Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alfred, I was only trying to point a new member towards a valuable resource. I am sure that not everyone agrees with Erwin's assessments of the various optics, but certainly I have not seen anything else on the Web which rivals his site in terms of thoroughness and objectivity. In his review of the 2.0/90mm, Erwin says that while it is a fine lens, its performance at full aperture is not that great (weak micro contrast) and concludes that "a better alternative to a high speed medium-tele lens is the Summilux-M 1.4/75mm". Nathan Alfred Breull wrote: > 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 - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html