I am pondering about adding a few more Leicas to my lens set (8 lenses all Zeiss) and my first Leica, a 60/2.8 Macro leitaxed to the D700.
--I am thinking of 28mm (obvious choice: version 2, but at the moment the price still seems a bit steep.
--then a lens in the range of 90mm
--the 280/4 is on the wish list for bird shots
--and maybe in between a 180mm.
since the Zeiss lenses are rather heavy I am also appreciating if the Leica set would be a lighter set for a change (or for different use eg. hiking).
the 180s: the lightest seems to be the Elmar 180/4 with 540g, and next in the row come 180/3.4 APO Telyt at 750g and 180/2.8 Elmarit ver.2 at 755g.
Is the APO superior in terms of sharpness and IQ or is it a rather subjective choice?
pricewise the APO is offered for around 700 € and sold for 650 or so, and the Elmarit is offered for around 600 €, so slightly cheaper, and can be had vor even 450. There are quite a few on the market of both.
The APO Elmarit 2.8 vers. 2 is 970g and about 2000 € if I am right, that is a bit much for me at the time, although this is certainly the best of them all.
I have seen the recent 180/3.4 APO images from Rolf (cemetery: very nice 3D and that funny headless dog. I like the rendering of these images.)
haven\'t thought to much about the 90 or other choices from 80-100 yet, but read the recent elaboration on it in the \"which first Leica lens\" thread. I guess the 90/2,8 Elmarit II would be the lightest choice with good IQ and value as well? (I have got the Zeiss 100 MP already, which I find sometimes to heavy to haul around in addition to other gear and lenses).
I would apreciate any images of the above lenses, this is why I am asking this here, rather than in a seperate thread, hope you don\'t mind. thanks in advance
edit: a close focusing ability in the 180 and 90 would also be a bonus. What is the difference in this respect between the lenses?
how close does the 180/3.4 focus? (1,8 m for the 2.8 Elmarit v. 2).
I am pondering about adding a few more Leicas to my lens set (8 lenses all Zeiss) and my first Leica, a 60/2.8 Macro leitaxed to the D700.
--I am thinking of 28mm (obvious choice: version 2, but at the moment the price still seems a bit steep.
--then a lens in the range of 90mm
--the 280/4 is on the wish list for bird shots
--and maybe in between a 180mm.
since the Zeiss lenses are rather heavy I am also appreciating if the Leica set would be a lighter set for a change (or for different use eg. hiking).
the 180s: the lightest seems to be the Elmar 180/4 with 540g, and next in the row come 180/3.4 APO Telyt at 750g and 180/2.8 Elmarit ver.2 at 755g.
Is the APO superior in terms of sharpness and IQ or is it a rather subjective choice?
pricewise the APO is offered for around 700 € and sold for 650 or so, and the Elmarit is offered for around 600 €, so slightly cheaper, and can be had vor even 450. There are quite a few on the market of both.
The APO Elmarit 2.8 vers. 2 is 970g and about 2000 € if I am right, that is a bit much for me at the time, although this is certainly the best of them all.
I have seen the recent 180/3.4 APO images from Rolf (cemetery: very nice 3D and that funny headless dog. I like the rendering of these images.)
haven\'t thought to much about the 90 or other choices from 80-100 yet, but read the recent elaboration on it in the \"which first Leica lens\" thread. I guess the 90/2,8 Elmarit II would be the lightest choice with good IQ and value as well? (I have got the Zeiss 100 MP already, which I find sometimes to heavy to haul around in addition to other gear and lenses).
I would apreciate any images of the above lenses, this is why I am asking this here, rather than in a seperate thread, hope you don\'t mind. thanks in advance
Feb 01, 2012 at 09:33 AM
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