Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For portrait, the soft/sharp combination of the 75 'lux is one of the best ever. I use it just a few times a year, but it gets the best look for that. On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > It wouldn't matter what the lens was in Tina's hands of course! > Umm check your maths on the f stops difference Nathan ;-) ;-) But I agree > of course that the Summarit is a great lens to consider too. > > Now putting my hand up for the APO Summicron 75 ASPH. > It's my favourite lens of all. It is *ONE* stop slower than the Summilux > ;-) > (Also doesn't focus shift, is significantly smaller, shorter focus > throw, better corrected and CAN do dreamy as well as sharp ;-) > (Two LUG daughters) > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/134372492 > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/139278350 > > > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 20 March 2012 00:47, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > > I totally agree, it is a difficult lens to master but the results are > > magic when you get it right. A cheaper and easier alternative is the > > new(ish) 2.5/75mm which is just as a good and a lot smaller and > > cheaper--but of course it is almost 3 stops slower. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > > > > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Mar 19, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > > > > > Here is one with the 75/1.4 on the M8: > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/110618070 > > > > > > It's my favorite portrait length lens on the M's. > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > >> > > >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Henning Wulff < > henningw at archiphoto.com > > >wrote: > > >> > > >>>> Hello all, > > >>>> > > >>>> I'd appreciate some thoughts on the 75mm Summilux 'classic' as i'm > > >>> looking for something rather longer than my 35 Summilux (classic or > > rather > > >>> pre-asph) and i'm sure there are plenty of opinions to be had from > you > > all > > >>> ... > > >>>> > > >>>> So thanks in advance for your thoughts > > >>>> > > >>>> Lloyd > > >>>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Tina Manley, ASMP > > >> www.tinamanley.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>