Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ultimate sharpness for portraits???? YUCK
From: Joe Berenbaum <joe-b@dircon.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 21:09:36

At 10:52 02/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Well, here we go again:
>My best lens for portraits is a Minolta 85mm f2.8 VARISOFT.
>No need for filters, cellophane, women's stockings, vaseline, touch-ups!
>All I need is to watch my aperture and softness ring and shoot.
>It's not cheap, but it beats Nicola Perscheid by some tens of thousands,
>and there is still a sharp image at the heart of things surrounded by glow
>which attenuates any blemish to where you don't see it anymore.
>So, guys, don't be affraid to step up and pay for a real tool instead of
>improvisations if you care about what you get on film!
>Lucian

I'm curious- is this an MD lens or an AF lens?

Joe Berenbaum