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Subject: [Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 17:22:25 -0400
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That is strange because the 90 Summicron is my favorite longer lens to use
on the M9 and the MM.  It's much easier to focus than the 75/1.4 or the
Noctilux.  For example:

http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/146427044

Tina


On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> How strange on that Summicron 90! I don't recall hearing that before. I
> like the 75 very much. It is a different design and meant to remain very
> good in close.
>  I have the little Elmarit M 90 which works very well
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/149627665
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/149749682
>
>
>
>
> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 21 May 2013 02:56, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mark,
> > I had the 90 Summicron APO and it had focusing problems in the middle
> > range distance.
> > I sent it to Leica and also had it twice adjusted by an independent
> > service person, Leica trained, in Hong Kong
> > and none of the fiddling could get the lens to focus accurately over the
> > entire range.
> > I finally sold it - before the prices sky rocketed - unfortunately. I
> > believe Henning had similar problems with his version too.
> > I kept my 90 Elmarit and it focuses like a charm - even on the X Pro 1 -
> > remember my balloon silhouette shot from the Burmese sunrise?
> > Bests
> > Howard
> > From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there - Mark
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >
> > It was not one of those lenses which were tricky on an M9 you had to send
> > it
> > in or something.
> > I was just reading Erwin was saying the problems with the 90 Apo asph on
> > the
> > M9 or a myth. Not his words. By far.
> > As that's a main lens for me that bit of info gets my interest.
> >
> >
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's)
In reply to: Message from cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer) ([Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] 90 Summicron APO on digital M's)