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2024-03-21 FOR SALE: Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH, Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH, Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

2021-01-23 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Mt Whitney Drainage (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2021-01-22 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2016-07-12 3-Way Shootout at 90mm on Leica SL: Mannequin in Cerro Gordo Mining Museum

2016-01-13 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: Snow-Covered Bare Aspen (A7R II)

2016-01-13 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: Pines in Heavy Snowstorm (A7R II)

2015-05-18 Shootout: Leica 90mm f/2.4 Summarit-M vs Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH (Pescadero Creek Grass and Moss)

2015-05-17 Shootout: Leica 90mm f/2.4 Summarit-M vs Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH (Green Lichen Barn Exterior)

2014-02-17 Guide to Leica: Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH, Aperture Series: Sunlit Grasses with Colorful Leaves (M Typ 240)

2014-02-07 Guide to Leica: Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R on Leica M240 (Electrical Substation)

2014-02-06 Guide to Leica: Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M240 (Electrical Substation)

2014-02-04 Guide to Leica: Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Leica M240

2014-02-03 Guide to Leica: M240 Shutter Vibration with Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R (used with R-Adapter M)

2014-01-11 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH Planar Subject: Moots Mooto X YBB Aperture Series

2014-01-10 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH vs Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M240: Barcroft Blue Building

2014-01-10 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Sony A7R: Leaves on Creek Aperture Series

2013-10-31 Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Telphone Poles and Snowy Summit)

2013-10-31 Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R Examples Leica M Typ 240, White Mountains

2013-10-28 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Green Machine)

2013-10-28 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Green Machine)

2013-10-27 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Barcroft Blue Building)

2013-10-22 Brook Trout Spawning

2013-10-19 Leica M Typ 240 with Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

2013-10-17 Leica R Lenses on Leica M Typ 240 Using R-Adapter M

2013-04-19 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240

2013-03-30 Compared at Distance: Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM vs Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2013-03-24 APO.chromatic: + Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM + Sigma 150/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM + Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R + Voigtlander 180/4 APO-Lanthar + Nikon 70-200/2.8G VR II

2013-03-23 Apochromatic: Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM vs Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2013-03-22 Apropos Apochromatic: Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar vs Leica 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R and 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2012-09-17 24-Megapixel CMOS Leica M (Typ 240)

Leica M Typ 240 With Alternate Lenses

With Live View and EVF, non-M-mount lenses become feasible..

  1. M240 + Leica 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R (Fruit Bowl)

Leica 16-18-21mm f/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH

Leica’s ultra wide angle zoom lens..

  1. 16 vs 18 vs 21: 16-18-21/4 Tri-Elmar-M ASPH (Tiled Rooftops)

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

Leica’s longer tele for Leica M..

  1. Aperture Series: Barcroft Blue Building (90/2 R, M240)
  2. Aperture Series: Green Machine (90/2 R, M240)
  3. 90/2 APO vs 100/2.8 APO-Macro: Barcroft Blue Building (M240)
  4. Aperture Series: Barcroft Sensor Building (M240)
  5. Aperture Series: Barcroft Weather Box (M240)
  6. Aperture Series: White Mountains STOP Sign (M240)
  7. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10M)
  8. Secondary Color Correction ('Purple Fringing') vs Zeiss ZM 85/2 and 85/4 (Barn Interior, M240)

Shooting Leica R Lenses on Leica M

General discussion of R lenses on M..

  1. Adapting Leica R Lenses to M

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

Compact lens for portraiture or similar..

  1. Introduction: 90/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH
  2. MTF: 90/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH
  3. Vignetting: 90/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH
  4. Distortion: 90/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH
  5. Focus Shift with the 90/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH (Dolls)
  6. Examples: Eureka Dunes on the Winter Solstice
  7. Aperture Series: Barcroft Blue Building (M240)
  8. Aperture Series: Sunlit Grasses and Floating Leaves (M240)
  9. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10M)

Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R

Superb all-around macro and general-purpose lens..

  1. Introduction: 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
  2. MTF: 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
  3. Vignetting: 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
  4. Distortion: 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R
  5. Examples: Nikon D800E + 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R (Dolls)
  6. Leica M Type 240 + 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R (Fruit Bowl)

Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

World’s best mid-range telephoto lens..

  1. Introduction: 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
  2. MTF: 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
  3. Vignetting: 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
  4. Distortion: 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R
  5. Examples: Nikon D4 + 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R (Zoo)
  6. Examples: Stitched Panorama (San Francisco)
  7. vs Sigma 180/2.8 APO and Voigtlander 180/4 APO (D800E, Dolls)
  8. vs Sigma 150/2.8 APO, 180/2.8 APO, Voigtlander 180/4 APO, Nikon 70-200 VR2 (D800E, Rulers)
  9. vs Sigma 180/2.8 APO (D800E, Mosaic)
  10. Aperture Series: Pines in Heavy Snowstorm (M240)

Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R

Compact and ultra high performance long telephoto..

  1. Introduction: 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R
  2. MTF: 280/4 APO-Telyt-R
  3. Vignetting: 280/4 APO-Telyt-R
  4. Distortion: 280/4 APO-Telyt-R
  5. Examples: Various
  6. Examples: White Mountains

Zeiss ZM 85mm f/2 Sonnar

Ultra high performance (discontinued).

  1. Secondary Color Correction ('Purple Fringing') vs Zeiss ZM 85/4 and Leica 90/2 APO (Barn Interior, M240)

Zeiss ZM 85mm f/4 Tele-Tessar

Compact high performance medium telephoto..

  1. Secondary Color Correction ('Purple Fringing') vs Zeiss ZM 85/2 and Leica 90/2 APO (Barn Interior, M240)

Nikon D4

Nikon’s pro-body high speed low light wonder..

  1. Examples with Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R (Zoo Animals, etc)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

22 megapixel successor to the popular 5D Mark II..

  1. Examples — Alpine Creek

Nikon vs Canon: noise and sharpness

Nikon vs Canon: Noise and Sharpness.

  1. Canon’s Highlight Tone Priority (HTP)

Voigtlander 180mm f/4 APO-Lanthar

Telephoto with world-class chromatic correction..

  1. vs Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R (Res Chart)

Sigma Telephoto APO Macro Lenses: 150mm, 180mm

Sigma’s fast telephoto APO macro lenses..

  1. Sigma 180/2.8 APO vs Leica 180/2.8 APO vs Voigtlander 180/4 APO
  2. APO.chromatic: Sigma 180 and 150 + Leica 180/2.8, Voigtlander 180/4 + Nikon 70-200/2.8 VRII
  3. Sigma 180/2.8 APO vs Leica 180/2.8 APO vs Voigtlander 180/4 APO (Mosaic)

180mm Lenses for the Nikon D3x

Explores options for 180mm lenses on the Nikon D3x, including the Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R in Nikon mount, Nikon 180/2.8 ED, Nikon 70-200/2.8 VR, Nikon 70-300/4.5-5.6 VR, and Tamron 70-200/2.8. Updated: now includes the Voigtlander 180/4 APO!.

  1. Voigtlander 180mm f/4 vs Leica 180/2.8 APO Elmarit-R

Milvus 15mm f/2.8

Milvus garb for the venerable 15/2.8 Distagon, with improved lens coating..

  1. MTF for Milvus 15/2.8

15mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..

  1. 15/2.8 MTF Chart

100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

King of bokeh! Corner-to-corner sharpness, world class..

  1. Comparison to Leica 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R

Understanding optics

Understanding lens performance..

  1. Understanding Modulation Transfer Function (MTF)

Diffraction

The limits of resolution are governed by physics..

  1. Diffraction Example Using 21MP Canon 1Ds Mark III

Misc Reviews

Miscellaneous reviews..

  1. Canon EOS Meets Leica—1D Mark III mated to APO-Summicron-R 90/2 ASPH
  2. Canon EOS Meets Leica—1D Mark III Mated to APO-Elmarit-R 180/2.8

Ask Lloyd Chambers

Questions and answers on photography and computers and more..

  1. Zeiss 21/2.8 Distagon vs Leica 19/2.8 Elmarit-R

Sony Alpha A7R II

Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..

  1. Electronic First Curtain Shutter Vibration Assessment

Sony Alpha A7 II

Sensor stabilized 24MP full-frame..

  1. Sony A7 II @ 180mm: Focusing and Field Shooting (Leica 180/2.8 APO)


Blog posts, reverse chronological

2024

2024-03-21 FOR SALE: Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH, Leica 28mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH, Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

2021

2021-01-23 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Mt Whitney Drainage (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2021-01-22 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2016

2016-07-12 3-Way Shootout at 90mm on Leica SL: Mannequin in Cerro Gordo Mining Museum

2016-01-13 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: Snow-Covered Bare Aspen (A7R II)

2016-01-13 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: Pines in Heavy Snowstorm (A7R II)

2015

2015-05-18 Shootout: Leica 90mm f/2.4 Summarit-M vs Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH (Pescadero Creek Grass and Moss)

2015-05-17 Shootout: Leica 90mm f/2.4 Summarit-M vs Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH (Green Lichen Barn Exterior)

2014

2014-02-17 Guide to Leica: Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH, Aperture Series: Sunlit Grasses with Colorful Leaves (M Typ 240)

2014-02-07 Guide to Leica: Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R on Leica M240 (Electrical Substation)

2014-02-06 Guide to Leica: Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M240 (Electrical Substation)

2014-02-04 Guide to Leica: Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Leica M240

2014-02-03 Guide to Leica: M240 Shutter Vibration with Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R (used with R-Adapter M)

2014-01-11 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH Planar Subject: Moots Mooto X YBB Aperture Series

2014-01-10 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH vs Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M240: Barcroft Blue Building

2014-01-10 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Sony A7R: Leaves on Creek Aperture Series

2013

2013-10-31 Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Telphone Poles and Snowy Summit)

2013-10-31 Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R Examples Leica M Typ 240, White Mountains

2013-10-28 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Green Machine)

2013-10-28 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Green Machine)

2013-10-27 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Leica M Typ 240, Aperture Series (Barcroft Blue Building)

2013-10-22 Brook Trout Spawning

2013-10-19 Leica M Typ 240 with Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

2013-10-17 Leica R Lenses on Leica M Typ 240 Using R-Adapter M

2013-04-19 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R on Leica M Typ 240

2013-03-30 Compared at Distance: Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM vs Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2013-03-24 APO.chromatic: + Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM + Sigma 150/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM + Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R + Voigtlander 180/4 APO-Lanthar + Nikon 70-200/2.8G VR II

2013-03-23 Apochromatic: Sigma 180/2.8 APO Macro DG HSM vs Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2013-03-22 Apropos Apochromatic: Zeiss 135/2 APO-Sonnar vs Leica 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R and 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2012

2012-09-17 24-Megapixel CMOS Leica M (Typ 240)

2012-05-27 Nikon D4 with Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R (+ comments on Nikon 200/2 VR II)

2009

2009-07-15 Leica 19mm Elmarit-R vs Zeiss ZF 21/2.8 Distagon

2009-02-26 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-macro-Elmarit-R on Canon 5D Mark II

2009-02-16 180mm lenses on Nikon D3x

2009-02-02 Leica R lenses on Nikon

2009-01-07 Canon 5D Mark II first impressions

2008

2008-10-11 Handheld shooting and ISO

2008-06-14 Follow-up on Leica 90/2 APO Summicron-R ASPH

2007

2007-11-26 Followup on Leica 180/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

2007-11-24 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Canon updated

2007-11-20 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH on Canon

2007-11-19 Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Canon

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