Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, the 75f1.4 is a truly great lens, one of my most favorite lenses in the world. BUT - it came up in discussion with a friend yesterday that he was "lusting" after one. Many people lust after one. I'd like to suggest that while it's a great lust object, you should think hard about what *you shoot* before you decide to buy one. The 75f1.4 is very important to me because it gives me a little bit of reach with maximum speed. But, if you never shoot "in the dark", the 90f2 or 90f2.8 will likely make you just as happy. (I only went from a 90f2 to a 75f1.4 to get the 1.4 speed. Now I'm hooked.) The other thing is, I carry a 35f1.4 and a 75f1.4. You *might* be just as happy with the rather cheaper 50f1.4 (I personally don't care much for 50's, some people do.) It's really key to think this through. It's very very easy to buy gear to either (a) shoot better what you *used* to do, or (b) shoot well what somebody else does. bmw