Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In Leica M use many people think of their 50 as their long lens and shoot portraits with it. Jim Marshall for instant. Hundreds of Jazz and rock celebrities. All with a 50. Henri Cartier Besson look at his portrait book. All with a 50. Tim, Although a 75 does not give you the perspective of a 90 a 90 does not give you the perspective of a 75 either In use you'd find the 75 nothing similar to a 50. I'd use a separate viewfinder not those frame lines in the camera. The 90 appeals to me because its slow. F 4 and be there. I love that. A 39 filter size. And light. 11 oz in silver lighter in black by quite a bit do doubt. And collapsible. The 75 is bigger and heavier all round. With a 49 filter size. I'd think the 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar M in the same generation of lens design evolvement as the LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 75 mm f/2 ASPH. But in the tele area the 75 is Leica's latest breaking lens representing the culmination of all they've learned about optics. I like that. The words "Summicron" always stops me in my tracks. "Elmar" makes me think "Fud". I also like it when they stick APO on a lens depending on the typography. Leica has great typography. And are real serious about their "APO". I also like it when the put ASPH On the lens with their typography. Circles are boring. I love non circles. Or A circles. Or odd circles. I love the latest lens technology. Almost as much as I love the latest typography. Not the same thing I say. Others don't. A Summarit which promises NOT to give me any of that you'll not in my camera bag or camera apartment. F 2.5 and be elsewhere. Mediocrity is not what I look for in a new Leica lens I'm starting to like silver lenes. On black bodies. To be or not to be The compact collapsible 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar M Or the awesome APO-SUMMICRON-M 75 mm f/2 ASPH. I'd kill for either of these lenes. Come to think of it its a tossup. On a carpeted floor I hope. Mark William Rabiner > From: Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:12:49 -0400 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M > > I've thought about the 75 for that reason, and while it might cover some of > the same ground close in, it's ultimately a 75mm lens. Which means I don't > have the reach of a 90 when I want it, and also will not have the perspective > of a 90 for portraits, etc. I already have a nice 50mm lens, and I think the > 75 will be a bit too close to that. It's also not as compact, and for the > price, you can get the whole 90 macro set, which does give you better close up > abilities. Though, I do agree, if 75mm suits your style, you can fill some of > the gaps with that lens. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Mark Rabiner > <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Although if its a macro in the SLR world > sense of the word its not optimized > for infinity but close in. > And flat > field though I'd not ask for that in this case. > But think it might be a one > in four chance its there. > > Me I shoot a lot more pix at 4 feet than > infinity so I find macros > agreeable. > And I like they cause they're slow > and often have well protected front > elements which don't even require lens > hoods. > But often the find themselves too heavy. To many extra elements I > guess so > they do well close in and are ableI'v to rack out. All that > machinery. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Henning Wulff > <henningw at archiphoto.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group > <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:30:52 -0700 >> To: Leica > Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar > M >> >> Anyone interested in the 90 macro should note that the 75 Summicron >> > (or Summilux, for that matter) will enable a reproduction ration of >> 1:7, > whereas the 90 macro, without eyes will enable a rep.ratio of >> 1:6.7. > Essentially the same. >> >> So if you have or are considering either of these > 75's, and don't >> intend to get the goggles for the 90 macro, don't bother > unless other >> qualities like the collapsibility are your main reasons. >> >> > Or get the 90 and goggles, as that combo definitely allows the >> highest > magnification on an M without Visoflex. >> >> BTW, the 75 Summicron works > excellently in the close up range, what >> with its floating elements for > correction. The Summilux doesn't do as >> well. >> >> -- >> >> ? ? * ? ? ? ? ? > ?Henning J. Wulff >> ? ?/|\ ? ? ?Wulff Photography & Design >> ? /###\ ? > mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com >> ? |[ ]| ? ? http://www.archiphoto.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users > Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information