135/4 Tele-Elmar

[ray_g]

Anyone with sample photos taken with this lens? Thanks.

 

[peter_n]

Not an interesting picture Ray but the lens renders the image very pleasingly. The attached shot was taken at f4.

 

[ray_g]

Yes, it does look very nice. How do you find handholding the lens, Peter? Which version do you have?

 

[peter_n]

No problems handholding Ray, I haven't actually used it on the tripod yet... Mine is the first version Tele-Elmar, page 165 in the Hove book 7th ed. if you have it. I think it's a pretty good lens.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Very nice, Peter!

Now, I should get me one of those...

 

[ray_g]

Thanks, Peter. I have been doing some reading on this lens, and it appears to be a very good one. Bargain-priced, too, for leica at least, in the used market.

 

[Ben Z]

I'm sorry, I have lots of pix made with that lens (mine's a first version, early with deeply scalloped rings, bought as "KEH bargain" but looks like new to me) but since I don't keep a record of what lens I use for each shot I can't be certain which ones to show. All I can say is that for the $265 it cost me it's the best value/dollar of any Leica lens I've ever had. I have the short focusing mount for it also, that goes on the Visoflex. Great lens IMHO.

 

[thomasw_]

I have the leica tele-elmar 1:4/135mm and I love it on my M5 for getting shots of birds and landscapes.

 

[Palaeoboy]

This lens ranks along side the 40mm Summicron as one of those supurb Leica lenses that can had for little money. Many say its not worth spending 5 times more for the 3.4 APO 135.

 

[peter_n]

So Ray I found a couple more on my hard disk from the 135 Tele-Elmar. The first two are from the same session as the one I posted at the top of this thread, I just moved across the room to shoot at an angle to the light. The third one was taken at a Chelsea vs. AC Milan match at Gillette Stadium.

 

[ray_g]

Thanks, Peter! I will be posting some shots in the not too distant future. My elmar is in the mail from KEH. 🙂

You were right. These RFF meets are very dangerous. 😉