Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]wow, they are even cheaper than 15 years ago when i got a gen III (E55) for something like $700. at the time i was astonished i could shoot straight into the sun without ill effect. -rei On Apr16 13:52, Feli di Giorgio wrote: > On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 13:15, Adam Bridge wrote: > > I want to buy a 90mm M lens for portraiture. I currently have a canadian f2.8 90 > > but would like to move to f2. I don't want the ultra-sharpness of the APO lens > > and I don't have the bucks for one anyway. > > > > I want to spend under $1,000 (US). > > Recommendations? > > thanks > > Adam > > Last pre-ASPH Summicron 2/90-M. I got mine for about $500 from KEH.com. > > Very nice lens. At f2 it has IMO a perfect combination of shallow DOF, > beautiful bokeh, smooth tones, It is sharp without with out being > clinical. > > Stopped down to about f4 or 5.6 this lens becomes VERY sharp. I have K64 > slides I took between f4 and f8 and they really have that sparkle > we associate with the newer leica glass. > > feli > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey