Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 11:51 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > It's really lovely Sonny. > > In all our discussing of the 75 Summilux it should be pointed out that > the 75 Summarit draws very similarly to the 75 Summilux at similar > apertures, is much lighter and cheaper, uses smaller filters and the > focus doesn't shift outside the depth of field. The only potential > downsides are that you lose the low light capability and 20cm of focus > (Summarit close focus 0.9m, Summilux close focus 0.75m). > > They seem mostly overlooked, possibly because they are not as > glamorous as faster lenses, but I think the Summarits are really under > rated. > Thanks Marty, I really under-use the lens, but I do like it more than my 90's . It is really light and relatively small, so I often tuck it into a pocket when I go shooting. I'm mostly a 35 guy, but when I need extra reach, I reach for the Summarit. I, for one, do not think bokeh is out of style. ;-) > Marty > > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Kathy's dogwood bloomed this weekend. That's the one that was chewed by > > the lab, crushed by a fallen limb, etc. > > > > http://sonc.com/look/?p=1870 > > > > M9, 75 Summarit > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA