Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a very nice focusing mount for a 90mm Elmar, but not the optics. Anyone have optics without focusing mount? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Some Elmars > Thanks for the tips. Mine is the screw mount from the 50s. > > Have a hood on the way. It doesn't seem to like pointing into the light. > > Optics look pretty clean, but the body is a little nasty. Unscrewing from > focus mount helps a ton with cleaning glass. > > Ric > > > On Jul 2, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: >>> don't you hate a slump? >>> >>> just plucked an elmar 90 from the bay (auction). any helpful advice on >>> the >>> little sucker? >> >> Make sure it is clean. You can do that yourself. Almost all 90 Elmars >> I've run across let you screw them about (with your bare hands) and >> you can get to all the elements you need to clean, even the internal >> ones. >> >> Don't be afraid to shoot it all over the board ... f4 to f11. I've >> never gone smaller than f11 and I only did then: >> >> http://dlridings.net/blog/?p=31 >> >> Because the sun was so bright and I was already at 1/1000. >> >> The "shadow side" of Ewa was at 5.6 >> >> http://dlridings.se/gallery/v/Shoebox/2008-06/08v26-0015.jpg.html >> >> Use a lens-shade. I don't know which Elmar you have. There are >> basically two variants when it comes to shades, the older kind that >> you clamp on or the more recent, 12575 shade (for the Tele-Elmarit and >> others like that). >> >> I got tired of carrying around the 90/2.0 Summicron. I don't use a 90 >> very often and it was just in the way. The 90/4 is a lens I can just >> stuff in an extra pocket of my bag or jacket. >> >> Thanks for taking a look. I'll pull out of my slump. >> >> Best, >> Daniel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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