This week I am traveling with my new lens – a bit of an odd one – but cool non-the-less. It’s a Photex 80mm f/2.8 Tilt/Shift lens. It’s kind of awesome actually – all manual, very retro metal construction, and has both shift and tilt functionality.
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The sharpness and contrast are very high, and the size is great. It doesn’t occlude the viewfinder at all and it is very easy to focus.
Reactions to Switching to Leica and Using the Elmarit 28mm on my M8 I have officially switched to a Leica system for my walk-around camera. I was tired of not bringing my camera around to places because it was too bulky or the lens too long. The Leica M8 solves this problem. If you are...
The Elmarit is a series of lenses by Leica characterized by their relatively fast max aperture: f/2.8, high-contrast and resolving power as well as good price/performance ratio. For the budget-minded Leica shooter, the 90 mm Tele-Elmarit appears to be a good choice.