healyzh
Well-known
So... A couple weeks ago I bought a beautiful 90mm Summicron (e55). Today I bought an A. Schacht 90mm Travenar f/2.8 LTM lens with an M-Mount adapter.
Three reasons, it's a fraction of the size of the Summicron, I was curious as to how well it will perform, AND it appears to have nice clean glass for only $95.
Am I crazy, or am I sick? Three weeks ago I had 2 lenses for my M6, now I have 7. Of course 4 of the 5 have been what *I* consider good deals.
Zane
Three reasons, it's a fraction of the size of the Summicron, I was curious as to how well it will perform, AND it appears to have nice clean glass for only $95.
Am I crazy, or am I sick? Three weeks ago I had 2 lenses for my M6, now I have 7. Of course 4 of the 5 have been what *I* consider good deals.
Zane
Bobfrance
Over Exposed
You crazy man!
You need a second body to go with all those lenses.
You need a second body to go with all those lenses.
Mudman
Well-known
I've got 2 90's (bought an LTM chrome Elmar, then got a Ver. 1 or 2 M mount Summicron) 3 50's (Elmar, Summar, Summicron) and recently a 35mm f2.5 VC. However I spent about 3 years building those up. The Summicron 90mm is great, the 50mm summicron I'm still on the fence. It's an early collapsible, and sometimes isn't as sharp as I would like, but that might be user error.
kxl
Social Documentary
The two are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Are you kidding...in here you're Normal...
healyzh
Well-known
You crazy man!
You need a second body to go with all those lenses.
Trust me, I *DO* need a second body. The photo I just scanned confirms that. I have an occasional light leak issue with my M6 TTL, and really need to send it in, but can't stand the thought of not having a Leica to use while it's in for repair. Plus I need to be able to go out with one body loaded with B&W and one with Colour. That's been the long term plan all along.
In fact I really should bump a 2nd body to the top of my list, before replacing my 50mm Jupiter-8 with Leica glass. I could have looked at a nice M2 with a collapsable 50mm Elmar f/2.8 lens today...
healyzh
Well-known
At least there is somewhere I can go where I'm considered normal!
It's just a case of the 90mm Summicron (my dream lens) is one I didn't expect to decide to duplicate.
Now the 135mm Hektor, I only bought that because it was $75 with the lens hood, and the glass is clean. I plan to get a 135mm f/2.8 w/goggles at some point. Then there are the various 50's I want at some point... My first lens was a Jupiter-8, I bought it because it was dirt cheap, and I knew that it was one of the many 50's I want eventually.
Max Jenkins
Member
Just to talk up the 135/2.8 - it is the best 135 made prior to the 90s. Really nice for portraits. The goggles are, well, inelegant, but entirely functional.
kuzano
Veteran
What!!!!
What!!!!
Now that would be SICK!
What!!!!
You crazy man!
You need a second body to go with all those lenses.
Now that would be SICK!