Your 90mm lens on an RF

I run a pretty simple kit. Its usually just a 50mm summicron, but I always have my 90mm Rokkor in the bag. Its a great lens, but I just never seem to use it that often.

So now I have been leaving the 90mm attached to force myself to think of composition. Its nice to just leave a lens on and see what happens.
 
The extent to which I use them comes and goes. In fact I have two 90s, a Summicron and a Thambar. Neither gets a lot of use, except when they're needed, and the Summicron has to some extent been supplanted by the 75 Summicron. Then there's Frances's 90 Apo Lanthar...

They don't eat much and the 90 Summicron (last pre-aspheric) ain't worth much and don't weigh much, so I keep it for when I need it. The Thambar is pure magic for a very limited range of pictures.

Cheers,

R.
 
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liked the 90 on the rd1...

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but prefer the 75...

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I have Leitz Canada 90/2 - it doesn't take up too much room in my hot box and is great for head and shoulders. It is n't worth selling and as Roger notes they don't eat much (in my case about 100 kW/month pro rata)
 
Who owns a 85-90mm lens on their rangefinder? How often do you use it? And what circumstances do you use it?
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I own the Nikkor 8.5 f2 lens. Since it's pretty heavy I don't carry it around as much as my other lenses, but I should, as it delivers some very nice results.
I used it quite a bit for a portrait class I was taking. However, I recently took it out for a hike near Mt. Hood and was able to photograph some flowers with it. I strongly prefer using it with the M3 as opposed to using it with the M6.

I've also thought about buying a 75mm lens, but haven't done so yet. That will probably be a future acquisition.

Ellen
 
Roger Hicks said:
They don't eat much and the 90 Summicron (last pre-aspheric) ain't worth much and don't weigh much, so I keep it for when I need it. The Thambar is pure magic for a very limited range of pictures.

Cheers,

R.
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The 90 Summicron doesn't weigh much? Are we talking about the same last pre-aspheric? I use both this Summicron and the Elmar-C. They are both great performers, but I tend to leave the Summicron home as I find it quite heavy; well since I got the Elmar-C that is. I really only find it comfortable on the M3, but now I use the M4-2 and R3a the 90's get left home more often than not. I sometimes go out on a tele hunt and force myself to use this one FL for an entire roll. Otherwise they would be collecting dust... 🙁
 
Don't use 90mm lenses that much, but they're so cheap that I can't stop acquiring just one more. 🙂 Currently have the classic Elmarit, Elmars 3- and 4-element (rigid), and the collapsible. Elmarit is heavy and has nasty bokeh, but the ergos are great. The 4-element (rigid, collapsible) has smooth bokeh and beautiful rendition. 3-element is sharp, contrasty, and has middling bokeh. The collapsible has great ergos and astounding build quality, but sheer weight undermines Elmar portability. All but the collapsible have detachable heads (a feature I use on DSLRs). Travelling, I always take the 3-element.
 
I own a 90 Cron pre-asph, Canadian. Awesome lens, and had the luck to buy it when the prices weren't as high as they are today. I use it quite a bit, and always carry it with me.

Fantastic shots, ferider!!!. That's just the kind of photography I'm into. I love B&W grainy landscapes from desertic places. I use my 90 (and 50) for landscapes too.
 
I have an Elmar 90mm f4 that I really don't use much, and a 90mm Elmarit f2.8 that is a really wonderful lens. I have a few good shots from the Elmar but find it too slow. I have a friend who is really interested in it for his M8 and will pass it on to him soon. The Elmarit, on the other hand, is getting quite some use. We have a two month old baby in the house and with the 90mm she fills the frame at a comfortably close difference. It is also a fantastic lens for environmental portraits and now that summer is finally here it will be used a lot for that. I have recently been using a 35-90 combo as a two lens kit quite often.
 
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