Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:52 02/12/97 -0800, you wrote: >Well, here we go again: >My best lens for portraits is a Minolta 85mm f2.8 VARISOFT. >No need for filters, cellophane, women's stockings, vaseline, touch-ups! >All I need is to watch my aperture and softness ring and shoot. >It's not cheap, but it beats Nicola Perscheid by some tens of thousands, >and there is still a sharp image at the heart of things surrounded by glow >which attenuates any blemish to where you don't see it anymore. >So, guys, don't be affraid to step up and pay for a real tool instead of >improvisations if you care about what you get on film! >Lucian I'm curious- is this an MD lens or an AF lens? Joe Berenbaum