Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 19:58 25.05.1998 +0200, you wrote: >As for the 90mm/2.0 lens, the guru of all Leica lenses, Erwin Puts, suggests >that in the 90mm length, the 2.8 Elmarit-M is a better choice. Or if you >want speed, then the 1.4/75mm Summilux. You should take a look at Erwin's >home page, http://www.imx,nl/photosite/leica/m/lenses before buying. Sorry, to argue on that view - it's not the only one, even not a good one, and it's uncomplete. If I remember correct, Erwin mentions, that the 2/90 M Summicron is famous for its creamy bokeh, and Laney reports, that Leitz needed 22 years, to surpass the first version of this lens by *minor* advantages (as Erwin also confirms). All in all, the 2/90 M Summicron, *1-st or 2-nd version*, is still the first choice for any portrait or b/w photographer. The 1.4/75 is nice, but not because of it's speed - that's an additional. And, the 2.8/90 is nice also, maybe because of its sharpness and its price, but these are not the only parameters, that count in photography. Alf - -------------------------------------------------- Alfred Breull http://members.aol.com/abreull/index.htm