Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Remember, wide angle lenses from 35 to 50 are very nice for "environmental" portraits, showing the subject in his/her surroundings. Don't make the mistake of skipping over the 35/2 ASPH or the 50/2 as perfect portrait lenses! Francesco At 10:53 AM 10/26/98 , you wrote: > >I'd like to find a portrait lens, and I'm interested in opinions >from those of you who have "already been this route". > >My usage & preferences: > >- M6, available light, hand held, candids, black & white >- I'll probably be doing a fair amount of work wide open or close to it >- focusing ergonomics are important to me >- size & weight: don't want too much, but as long as it's well balanced it's ok >- don't want too much of the viewfinder blocked (consider the hood, too) > >In the running: > >- 90/2 Summicron-M >- 90/2.8 Elmarit-M >- 75/1.4 Summilux-M > >The 75 may be too short (I just sold my 50 for that reason; it hardly >saw any use at all). The 2.8 is only one stop faster than my Elmar >screw mount (granted, the Elmarit sounds superior in so many other >ways). > >I'm leaning towards the 90/2, especially since the release of the >APO version should make second-hand 90/2's nicely priced (anyone >selling one?) > >Of course I'm the only one who can make the decision, but I suspect >many of you know much more about these lenses than I do, so I'd be >grateful if I could leverage your knowledge! > >And if you do have a 90/2 for sale, email me privately. With a good >price (especially on a "user" condition one) you may not have to >wait until Friday to sell it :) > >Andrew >