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Elmarit-R 135 wide open
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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:01 pm    Post subject: Elmarit-R 135 wide open Reply with quote
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Wide open hand-held on the 5DMkII


PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Lovely. I think you could make anything look good with any lense. Not to mean anything against this lense.


PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
impressive!


PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Amazing!

I should sell all my 135mm lenses and hunt this Elmarit!


PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
they often go for under $200!

particularly the most undesirable 1-cam version.

i've been wondering if i should spring for this... or a Contax Zeiss 135/2.8, or the CZJ Olympic Sonnar.. they all go for about the same price.

or will a Tair-11 suit me? Smile


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think only the last version will provide this wide open performance.
(while stopped down they could do much similar)
However I paid for my version (last version) 200 Euros
Not on Ebay though. From a local seller.


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
@ Orio, just a check, your version is the 3-cam with filter size 55?

Just for the record....who knows?

The mflenses members never have too many lenses..... Laughing Laughing


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
magnet-2009 wrote:
@ Orio, just a check, your version is the 3-cam with filter size 55?


Yes, mine is last (third) version, serial number 3135367, built in 1981.
The first version is optically different.
Not sure about the second version (must check my book which I don't have at hand here).


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The latest optical version of the lens was released in 1968 and begins with serial number 2193701. The body was updated again in 1976 (with both 55mm and series 7 filter threads) but is optically identical to the 1968 version. Happy hunting Cool

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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks conor12.

If you could, give us the link of this critical piece of information... Wink


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here is a great site with info on versions, serial numbers etc... It is incomplete though.

http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Leica_db.html


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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If you could, give us the link of this critical piece of information...


I can recommend the Leica pocket book by Erwin Puts for information of nearly all leica lenses for R, M and screwmount. Recalling the information about the Elmarit 135 I can confirm that there is no optical difference between 2nd and 3rd version. Only the body changed.

As far as I remember from the printed MTF-graphs there shouldn't be much difference between the 1st version and the other two. If you want more information about the lenses I can give you some additional details from the pocket book when I am at home.

BTW I am just waiting for a copy of the lens which should arrive this week - (3rd version, serial 31...) which I got for just 170EUR Very Happy


PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2009 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the information. Very Happy
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