[Leica] Still toying with getting a 75mm Summilux

Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/22

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Subject: [Leica] Still toying with getting a 75mm Summilux
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:09:57 -0700
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Objectively.....

If you are going to use the 75 LUX on your M8, then it sounds like you
should be prepared to take you lens and camera to Leica for a "mating".  If
you do not mind that, them go for it....  It is a fantastic lens.  And F1.4
lenses are not exactly easy to find.....  Remember it will be the angle of
view of a 100mm...... compared to FF.

If the mating bothers you, then the Summicron option or the Summarit option
is still available, and according to Henning, should actually be a better
match out of the box.

75 Lux were a $1300 lens about 5 year ago..... then again, so were the
Noctilux.  Then the M8 came out, and a lot of people wanted them badly
enough that they are now quite a bit higher in price.

Frank Filippone
red735i at earthlink.net

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