[Leica] in search of a portrait f2 90

[abridge at dcn.org (Adam Bridge)]

On 4/16/04 <bdcolen@earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)> thoughtfully wrote: 

>Yup - If for some bizarre reason you really want to do your portrait
>shooting with a rangefinder rather than a reflex, go with the 90
>Summicron - It's plenty sharp and contrasty, but not overwhelmingly
>either, which makes it an excellent portrait lens. I briefly owned the
>90 APO, and I sold it and went back to the old war horse - and haven't
>regreted it for a moment.

Bizarre? Well for me it has become the ONLY camera I use for portraiture. It's
small, doesn't intimidate either the subject or me, and since everything I shoot
qualifies as "environmental" in that I don't use lights or a studio the
excellent wide-open glass works well for me. And seeing beyond the frame lines
helps me remember to change my position.

Sometimes I lose shoots because I move and forget to focus. I do that less and
less.

Thanks for the datapoint, however bizarre my choices.

Adam