Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/20

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Subject: Re: portrait lens
From: aglang@sprynet.com
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 23:32:03 -0800

Get a 73/1.9 Hektor. Wide open a great soft lens.

On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Howard Sanner <70357.3471@compuserve.com> wrote:
>   I'd like to get a lens for my M3 for taking portraits. IMHO, for this 
>application, the ultimate in sharpness and contrast is not always a virtue. 
>I've considered getting a pre-War 135mm f/4.5 Hektor and a screwmount to M 
>adaptor. The rationale would be that using it wide open and the lack of 
>coating would probably give a kind of softness to the image. In addition, by 
>getting it in LTM, I'll be able to use it when I get my IIIc. (Note I didn't 
>say "if." <g>)
>
>   Comments? Alternative suggestions?
>
>   Many thanks.
>
>                                          Howard Sanner
>                                          70357.3471@compuserve.com
>