Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is an MC lens even though it is not marked as such. It was only made as an MC lens even though it was sold with MD equipment, because you should only use it in aperture priority mode. It wouldn't make sense to use it in Shutter priority because you get different softness with different apertures. Lucian On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Joe Berenbaum wrote: > 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 >