Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And as great as he 90/2AA is, its optimal distance to mid-to-far. I need a short telephoto that does better at closer distance.That plus the smoother bokeh meant a 85/2 zeiss for me. It's even actually made in Germany for those who care about such thing. On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Nathan <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Mark, you should not speak of things of which you obviously know nothing. > The Summarit line is great, it is real Leica, a marriage of Leica > excellence > with modern manufacturing, resulting in a democratic price point. I have > the > 35mm and the 75mm and both are great, especially the 75mm which I think is > the sharpest Leica lens I own (and I have a 35mm Summicron ASPH, too). > > Try before you speak. > > Nathan > > > On 28/02/2010, at 8:47, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> >> >> I can personally recommend your first choice the 2.8/90mm Elmarit-M used. >> I can almost part with mine but not quite as I also have a Summicron Asph >> APO. >> And I kept both becaue I'd have two camera bodies going one with black and >> white and one with color and a short tele Is my bread and better; people >> on >> the backdrop or on location. >> The word " Summarit" bother me. >> I don't want it written on anything I own. >> And I think it was ill conceived. >> I'm fond of ASPH's and Apo's and cutting edge things in a Leica lens or >> any >> lens I get new. >> If I want a luddite lens with old fashioned techniques I'll get an older >> lens. A Leitz lens made in Wetzlar perhaps. That's how I approach it. >> The 2.8/90mm Elmarit-M is a phenomenal lens its development was funded by >> Nasa. To the moon without a rocket ship. >> >> >> [Rabs] >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]