squirrel$$$bandit
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M or LTM, any brand, 75, 85, 90, 100.
What are the most compact teles for Leica?
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Steve Bellayr
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In M mount...Leica...90mm tele-elmarit thin version is probably the smallest. The Summicron is the largest and heaviest. The elmarit the sharpest. I don't know about the newer-asph or summarit lenses.
ampguy
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for 90, maybe the M-Hexanon 2.8? I have one in the classifieds. Great lens.
Bingley
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Yes!! The earlier chrome and black is very small and very sharp, and not too expensive. Takes up little room in a camera bag or pocket. Works well w/ 90 framelines on M cameras.
raid
Dad Photographer
The Canon 100/3.5 is awesome and it is tiny in size and weight.
Bingley
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The old Elmar 90 in various versions is also quite small. I borrowed a 1936 Elmar 90/4 a couple of years ago. It was about the same size as the Canon 100, perhaps a little narrower and a tiny bit longer by comparison. Beautiful (uncoated) glass, producing less contrasty images as one might expect and colors w/ more pastel hues. If that's a look you're after, then that's a lens worth looking for, although finding one w/ glass in great condition may be a challenge.
raid
Dad Photographer
Steve,
I echo your suggestion. I have a 90/4 Elmar from the 40's that has very clean optics. I asked Brian to optimize it for me, and it is now an excellent lens.
I echo your suggestion. I have a 90/4 Elmar from the 40's that has very clean optics. I asked Brian to optimize it for me, and it is now an excellent lens.
suckerpunch
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90/2.8 thin tele elmarit for sure!
Rob-F
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Without their hoods, my 75mm CV is about 1/2 inch shorter than my 90mm thin tele-Elmar. It is only about 3/8 inch longer than my 50mm pre-ASPH Summilux.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
Blank288
Established
What about the 4/90 Elmar-C for CL? Mine is a fine performer.
awilder
Alan Wilder
Without a doubt it's the "thin" 90/2.8 Tele-Elmarit (TE). It's the same size as the 90/4 Elmar-C but interestingly slightly lighter in weight.
squirrel$$$bandit
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I should clarify that by compact I don't necessarily mean smaller, but shorter--that is, which tele juts out least from the camera?
raid
Dad Photographer
I know the Canon 100mm/3.5 LTM to be very short.
FPjohn
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Perhaps the collapsible 90mm f4 Elmar or the newer Macro version.
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FPJ
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FPJ
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squirrel$$$bandit
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I didn't even know that existed--what a wild looking lens!
raid
Dad Photographer
I forgot about this lens; it is extremely well built.
wjlapier
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How does it's size compare to the Nikkor versions? I have a black one in S mount which I thought was pretty small, and a chrome LTM version which is a little bigger and heavier.
I'm thinking the same thing in regards to the 90. The Ver I Summicron I bought is huge and heavy--I use it on my D700 more than on my M3 😎
raid
Dad Photographer
I have not seen any Nikkor 100mm 3.5. The 105mm 2.5 is heavy and large.
It is my favorite tele lens.
It is my favorite tele lens.
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wjlapier
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I should have read more carefully. I meant the 13.5cm's. Forget what I asked!
Tim Gray
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The new Leica 90/4 macro is certainly very small when collapsed. Extended its a hair shorter than the 75 and 90 Summarits, which are also quite small. I don't know about some of the older lenses...
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