Leica Lente de Foco Manual Telefoto Telyt M 135mm f/3.4 APO USA

Comments about Leica Telephoto 135mm f/3.4 APO Telyt M Manual Focus Lens:

Was not sure that a tele-lens was really something I would need.
After two weeks, I don't want to miss it anymore. I have to say it is "tricky" to get it right with the focus but if, the photos are amazing.

Comments about Leica Telephoto 135mm f/3.4 APO Telyt M Manual Focus Lens:

Optically this is a great lens. About as good as you get at this focal length. There are two main limitations. First, you need the 1.4X Leica magnifier to focus adequately on M9. Second, unless taking pictures in daylight, I feel that a tripod is necessary to get adequately sharp pictures (since max aperture is 3.4 and need at least 1/60sec shutter speed handheld). I feel that best use of lens is for portraits. On tripod, after sunrise and before sunset, this lens is just amazing for portraits. Again, one has to accept the above mentioned limitations. Very special-purpose lens and not a walk-around lens. Sharpness and bokeh amazing at every aperture.

Comments about Leica Telephoto 135mm f/3.4 APO Telyt M Manual Focus Lens:

1. I just received this lens overnight from B&H. I immediately stepped outside, after unpacking this lens, made a few quick snaps, including at wide-open aperture & this lens performs very well on my Leica M9. I did this because I had read reports that this lens is difficult to focus and is not recommended for shooting at open aperture. Another group of shooters with this lens, say it functions just fine for them at all apertures, they don't need a magnifier, and that the lens is sharp, good contrast and colors -- well, my findings are consistent with this latter group of shooters.

2. Overall, an excellent lens for my needs, plus it's small, light-weight and very easy to carry for a lens of this focal length; and, I am glad I went ahead and purchased this lens, despite what I've heard from some others. On the M9, all I do is select this lens in the lens menu manually, quickly focus and fire away, it's no problem at all. Frankly, I select the lens manually to have it's focal length recorded in metadata for the images I shoot with it; this lens attached to my M9 functions well, with or without doing this.