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Subject: [Leica] 13 sample portraits using my Elmar 90 f/4 LTM on a IIIf
From: reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid)
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:25:26 -0700
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> Today's lenses are engineered to be SHARP, CRISP, HIGH CONTRAST.
> Katy is none of these.? ( old 90 ELmar)
> Stay with what you like.

I did. I love the look of images from my old 90 Elmar. So do my 
subjects. I'm suspicious of lenses that are sharper than my eyes.

I have a 75 Summicron-M APO F/2 for when I want sharp and crisp and 
contrasty. I can't use it on my IIIf, of course.

But mostly these days I use my Q2, which has a fixed 28/1.7 Summilux and 
a zillion pixels.
I bet there is a Thambar plugin for Lightroom if I want to get rid of 
sharp and crisp.


In reply to: Message from reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Leica Elmar 90mm f4 LTM)
Message from reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] 13 sample portraits using my Elmar 90 f/4 LTM on a IIIf)