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Subject: [Leica] More about the 75mm
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Sat Oct 9 20:56:38 2004
References: <ILENJKCCOJOKJFHFEFACMEHOCCAA.luisripoll@telefonica.net> <000001c4ae66$b6214f30$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4>

Whose 15 do you use, Don? If there's more than one. I just have 3
lenses: 35, 50 and 90 and have been thinking of moving to wider ones
but don't have the $$$'s to buy new Leica glass that's for sure.

Adam


On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 21:16:01 -0400, Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Luis,
> Everyone has a focal length that they naturally gravitate to.  Many
> Leica shooters find the 35 just perfect.  For me, if I had to have only
> one lens, it would be the 50.  For a slightly heavier kit, I could be
> pretty happy with a 35-75 kit.
> 
> Unfortunately, I almost never carry a lighter kit.  If I move beyond the
> 50, I typically will carry a 15,21,24,50, and 75.  With an M outfit,
> that is not a lot of weight.  Now a heavy outfit would add a 35, 90, and
> 135 with two or more bodies.  Of course that is just the tourist, walk
> about kit.
> 
> For me, the 75 focal length is when I am doing portraits or will be in a
> situation that I can not get close to my subject but want to isolate a
> person or small group.
> 
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+dorysrus=mindspring.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of Luis Ripoll
> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 7:03 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] More about the 75mm
> 
> To Buzz Hausner and everyone
> 
> I've found very interesting your opinion about the 75mm focal, that
> maybe is
> not the same as the 75 Summilux, because this one has his own great
> personality, and now I realise that it seems a very lovely and desirable
> lens.
> 
> I would like to know your opinion and from others too about the 75mm,
> this
> lens is neither a 50 or 90, but I think it can replaces both, I love the
> 50,
> and today taking pictures I was asking about the small difference with
> the
> 50 and 75 mm, and it could be a extraordinary instrument to take a
> reduced
> equipment as 21-35-75, or the Tri - Elmar replacing the 35. Like this
> you
> have at least one high performance lens on your outfit.
> 
> This could be important to choose the 75 instead off the 1,4/50, I've
> read
> not excellent comments for this one; probably another superb would be
> the
> 1,4/35.
> 
> I would like read your opinions as said for the 75, a good replacement
> for
> the 50 & 90?
> 
> Luis
> 
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