Leitz 135mm f/4 ltm Elmar Archives

4 July, 2025

Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous

By Geoff Chaplin

Specifically the Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4, both LTM and both are late coated versions. Tony Warren recently wrote an excellent review of the 90mm Elmar should you wish t...

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Arthur Gottschalk on Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous
Why insult the clamp-on filters? They work perfectly, are easy to use, and have no chance of getting stuck on…
Eric Rose on Sunday morning with the Industar 61 in a Fuji XT-1
Stunning images! I have a few Russian lenses that have lots of character however I prefer to use them for…
Eric Rose on Leitz 50mm f3.5 and the 135mm f4 – A Brace of Elmars – Sublime to Ridiculous
The out "in the wild" images look sharper than your test image for the 50mm. I wonder if there was…

Leitz 135mm f/4 ltm Elmar

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