Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] 75mm f1.4 Summilux-M & General use lenses
From: "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:28:57 -0500

> questions about the 75mm have been dismissed with the
> explanation that the 75mm is really just a specialists lens, indoor
> journalistic use mostly, not used in normal work.

It is my most used lense on my M, and a favorite of mine along with the
Zeiss 85/1.4 for my Contax, and Zeiss 110/2 for my Hasselblads.  As you can
tell, I like a mild telephoto, and it is suited very well to the type of
work I do.  One thing that the Leica 75/1.4 does better than any other lense
is bokeh, and since I shoot wide open most of the time, it's an exceptional
lense.  Anyone who 'dismisses' this lense for any reason (well, except cost)
is foolish.