Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 75mm f/1.4 vs. 80mm f1.4
From: John Gong <jgong@cisco.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 15:22:33 -0700

At 05:16 PM 07/07/1999 -0400, Andre Jean Quintal wrote:
>	--> after having read the very lucid and open
>	answers this thread generated, I've come to
>	wonder about this unresolved question:
>
>	Is the Leica-R 80mm f/1.4 the same or about the same
>	as the Leica-M 75mm f/1.4, optically ? Photo-wise ?
>

They are similar in results, although like Erwin Puts wrote in his review of the 75, it's sharper at the wide aperatures.  They are both wonderful lenses.  I sold the 80 (to another LUGger) when I started using the 75 in all occasions that called for a medium telephoto.

John



>	There have been some quite potent arguments
>	put forth to now. How lucky you are to have
>	constant access to such wonderful equipment.
>
>	AJQ
>