Leica macro-elmar 90mm lens

[kenspix]

Anybody purchase the macro elmar 90mm lens with the viewfinder? wondering how well it works for closeups..

[Shac]

I bought a used Visoflex II instead - way cheaper and although bulkier much more flexible and with the "SLR" function - no parallax problems. You might wish to consider this as an alternative (works with other lenses as well.
David

[awilder]

Do you mean the goggles for the close-up range down to 1:3? It's supposed to work well but there is a bit of field parallax when you get that close. The lens by itself works fine without the goggles in the normal focus range down to 0.77m although there is a very slight amount of cropping at that distance with slide film. The goggles are a very nice feature for light travel but gives one pause at the pricetag.

[sleepyhead]

Ralph Gibson uses this lens, he has done quite a few close ups with Leica that made me re-think Leica for close-ups because i always considered it SLR territory. Need I say more?

[kenspix]

Thanks all, i like to shoot the closeups with the 90/2 lens. The slr just sits on the shelf.