Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri, 09 November 2001, FIGLIO4CAP@aol.com wrote: > > I had forgotten the look of the older Summicrons, especially the 90 for > portraits. > > My God! Such a beautiful glow particularly with back lighting - no flare, > nothing washed out, just a wonderful dimensional image filled with subtlety > and pastel shadings - all at F2.0! This is why I got into Leica gear over > thirty years ago. It is simply amazing how much detail that lens produces > while avoiding the brittle look. > The image just lights up. > This is one of those threads that comes by periodically... praise for the 90mm Summicron-R. I agree completely. Threads will come and threads will go but the 90mm Summicron-R will always light up our chromes. No APO, ASPH, CRC, or exotic glass but it's one lens I'll never sell. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html