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Re: Most clinical Leica M telephoto??


90 AA
135/3.4 APO

Focal Length of choice.

I have the 75/2.4 and the 135/3.4 APO, so the 90 AA isn't in my bag due to the proximity to my 75. But, if I wasn't going to have the pair (75 / 135) ... the 90 AA would be in my bag. That said, the 135 is the longest M lens in the arsenal, so if telephoto "reach" is a consideration, there's that.

I'll readily shoot pano's with either my 75 or 135. You specifically mentioned nodal points ... suggesting you are shooting closer foreground objects as part of your panos (if nodal work is critical). Is your quest for the telephoto for the reach, or the magnification / compression of closer objects (vs. infinity panos).

I've got a handheld pano-stitch (and detail crop of farm a few miles away) shot in terrible lighting (actually overcast / raining), that I posted up a few years back ... shot on 24 MP SL2-S.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1880024/0#16683292



Feb 15, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Re: Most clinical Leica M telephoto??


90 AA
135/3.4 APO

Focal Length of choice.

I have the 75/2.4 and the 135/3.4 APO, so the 90 AA isn't in my bag due to the proximity to my 75. But, if I wasn't going to have the pair (75 / 135) ... the 90 AA would be in my bag. That said, the 135 is the longest M lens in the arsenal, so if telephoto "reach" is a consideration, there's that.

I'll readily shoot pano's with either my 75 or 135. You specifically mentioned nodal points ... suggesting you are shooting closer foreground objects as part of your panos (if nodal work is critical). Is your quest for the telephoto for the reach, or the magnification / compression of closer objects (vs. infinity panos).

I've got a pano (and detail crop of farm a few miles away) shot in terrible lighting (actually overcast / raining), that I posted up a few years back ... shot on 24 MP SL2-S.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1880024/0#16683292



Feb 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM





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