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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7554 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:02 pm Post subject: Leica Summicron-R 90mm F2 on NEX 5N |
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calvin83 wrote:
This is my only Leica lens. I found one at affordable price when I searching for other lenses. The serial number of my lens is 287xxxx, which is produced in 1977. The MFD of this lens is about 0.7 meter, which is pretty good for a 90mm.
This lens is decently sharp at F2, improve a bit at F2.8 and become pretty good at F4. The borders look ok to me at F2 and become decently sharp at F2.8. The contrast is pretty good overall for a single coated lens. The flare resistant is not so good but build-in hood really helps in many situations.
All my photos posted in this section are processed with the same way with minimal amount of processing.
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16544 Location: Weinheim, Germany
Expire: 2021-03-09
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:57 am Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Certainly a fine lens you got Calvin! There is some pronounced OOF CA visible (birds), but that can be handled with. _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7554 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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calvin83 wrote:
kds315* wrote: |
Certainly a fine lens you got Calvin! There is some pronounced OOF CA visible (birds), but that can be handled with. |
Thank you my friend. It seems more people will prefer the Elmarit for its better contrast and resolution. Unlike the Elmarit, this lens has it own character at F2 to F2.8. You can see a very nice balance between the contrast in focus area and the contrast OOF area. This is the reason why i say this is a very good portrait lens.
The control of lateral CA is not very good at close distance(the bird in #1 is only one to two meters away). At far distance, the lateral CA is not prominent(refer to the wide open shot at #6). _________________ https://lensfever.com/
https://www.instagram.com/_lens_fever/
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16544 Location: Weinheim, Germany
Expire: 2021-03-09
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
calvin83 wrote: |
kds315* wrote: |
Certainly a fine lens you got Calvin! There is some pronounced OOF CA visible (birds), but that can be handled with. |
Thank you my friend. It seems more people will prefer the Elmarit for its better contrast and resolution. Unlike the Elmarit, this lens has it own character at F2 to F2.8. You can see a very nice balance between the contrast in focus area and the contrast OOF area. This is the reason why i say this is a very good portrait lens.
The control of lateral CA is not very good at close distance(the bird in #1 is only one to two meters away). At far distance, the lateral CA is not prominent(refer to the wide open shot at #6). |
That was my impression too, CA is quite a bit more prominent at close ups. Sharpness + contrast really calls for portrait! _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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Billou
Joined: 01 Feb 2013 Posts: 169 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Billou wrote:
Very nice lens. I used one for a few months... A heavy little beast but sure it has character. The kind of lens where the early tests are "meh", and when you take it for a walk, shoot people and see the results, it always became a "wow" ! I miss it sometimes. |
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calvin83
Joined: 12 Apr 2009 Posts: 7554 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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calvin83 wrote:
Billou wrote: |
Very nice lens. I used one for a few months... A heavy little beast but sure it has character. The kind of lens where the early tests are "meh", and when you take it for a walk, shoot people and see the results, it always became a "wow" ! I miss it sometimes. |
Leica use a lots of glass and metals to build this lens... For shoot people, this lens is a "wow". For far objects, it is better to go for a Elmarit. _________________ https://lensfever.com/
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