Good quality 90mm f3.5-4 lens

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davidzapr

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Hi and thanks to all who answer! I Am having my CL with 40mm summicron CLA'ed by dag, and I have a Bessa R3A. I have been searching for a good quality 90mm f3.5-4 lens to accomany theses camers, that is also not too expensive as the camera will be in my car and I do not want to risk my 90 summicron or 90 macro elmar to theft. I have bought, and returned, 2 Leica Elmar C lenses off of Ebay that were supposed to be 'mint'(and I even asked the second seller to check the lens...) and they both had haze and/or fungus(in the second one) in the interior surfaces. Even though the mechanics were truly mint, I use my lenses to actually take pictures. I do not want to risk another Elmar. What do you think of the Voigtlander 90mm f3.5 Lanthar? I can get that new. Or if anyone here has another suggestion I am all ears.... I just wish sellers knew to check their lenses with a flashlight to check for haze/fungus. The second seller I even asked to do this and said all was fine! I don't mind a little dust, but gosh! Anyway, rant over. Thanks to all who reply!!

David
 
Yes, I did see Sean's review! I always like to ask here, some of you guys have like 40 years of experience(I have Esp. liked Raid's comments, observations). Thanks Steve for the suggestion!.
 
Is there any chance that CV will release the 90mm Lanthar in an M-mount version? I would like a low-cost alternative to the upcoming Summarit 90mm and I am not too crazy about using LTM lenses with adaptors.
 
The other alternative is to wait until a Leitz/Rokkor one pops up here in the rff classifieds. You're much more likely to get one in good condition that way.

-Randy
 
Your right about that Randy. Everything I have bought here has been perfect, probably because we are all photographers and know what we would like to see if we bought an item like a lens.
 
What about the original Leica 90/4 from years ago? They came in M mount and were a great size. If you want to chance something a bit bigger you might look at a Steinheil Munchien 85/2.8. They were small and said to be sharp.

B2 (;->
 
My Steinheil Culminar 85/2.8 works well. A 90/4 Elmar is an excellent option. A screw lens with an M adapter becomes an M mount lens. When I had an M3 I would often forget that my lenses were all LTM.
 
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