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Subject: [Leica] Leica 75mm Summilux vs 80mm Summilux-R?
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:18:55 +1030
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I have and use both.  I use the 75 a lot more than the 80 since it fits on
> my M's.  Someday, I may have an M that will use the 80 so I'm not getting
> rid of it.  The 75 is harder to focus than the 80, for me, anyway.


I have both too.  I find the various R lens on other bodies solutions too
awkward to reasonably use, so the Summilux 80 is the only sensible reason I
have to keep using 35mm film at all.

Marty


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