Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >