Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know these two from the recent trip to Barcelona were with the 90/4 Elmar http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/album08/04v41_0008.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/lugbarcelona/12v27-14.jpg.html I am thinking more and more that the portrait of Philippe was too. The reason I doubted at the time was because I knew it would have to be a very, very slow shutter speed at f4, but I pull that off on occasion (miss more than I succeed). http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/dlridings/lugbarcelona/12v27-22.jpg.html On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:04 PM, jshulman at judgecrater.com <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote: > I've used the Elmar C 90 for years. Small, light, and very sharp. It's > also relatively cheap for a post 1960s Leica lens. > > A while ago I was paging through a book of 1950s era photos by Leica > photographers. About a quarter were made with 90 mm lenses, while very > few were made with anything wider than a 50. That inspired me to dig out > my 90 for a day of shooting. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings at gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Jul 10, 2012 4:31 pm > Subject: [Leica] Leitz Elmar 90 mm f/4 > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > I've got three of them. One M-mount, one screw mount that looks like > yours, and one black one from the 40's that I had to clean up with > Sears Eye-glass cleaning fluid. Took the mushrooms right off the glass > and just might be the best of the three. > > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com> > wrote: >> And keep loving ... >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlridings/4687036845/in/pool-504982 at N20/ >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> A lens you just got'a love ... >>> >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlridings/4920186450/in/photostream >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:17 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at >>> rabinergroup.com> wrote: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/Portfolio/071009_lhsa_rc_047b.jpg >>>> .html or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/7w9kker >>>> >>>> I shot this the above the day I bought it in Rochester from Jimmy of >>>> Koh's >>>> cameras at the LHSA swap meet on Sunday. Oct 14, 2007. >>>> For my IIIF. >>>> >>>> I did the shot with a 50 instead of 90 finder. As soon as I got back to >>>> NY I >>>> put on the 90 finder which I'd got ahead of time as there was no doubt >>>> in my >>>> mind I'd be getting a 90 for my LTM system in a very short wile. >>>> >>>> >>>> Here is a pic of me holding the lens for a fella from Spain's blog its >>>> half >>>> way down the page >>>> http://elrectanguloenlamano.blogspot.com/2008_06_15_archive.html >>>> " Very beautiful screwmount Leitz Elmar 90 mm f/4, property of Mr Mark >>>> William Rabiner, LHSA member. Crowne Plaza Hotel lobby. Rochester (New >>>> York). October 14th 2007. Photo: Jos? Manuel Serrano Esparza. >>>> " >>>> >>>> The pic itself of the lens in my hand. >>>> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QomDizboK-A/SFx0L0ALqTI/AAAAAAAAAXI/Bfgdeys30NY/s1 >>>> 600-h/15.jpg or >>>> http://tinyurl.com/35f55x5 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - - from my iRabs. >>>> Mark Rabiner >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information