Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Willie, Welcome to the Leica family! It is a decision that your heart will delight in for years to come while your pocket book will become lighter and lighter. The 100 APO lens is a stellar optic. Aside from its incredible sharpness, the color transmission is superb. It etches slight color nuances into the emulsion missed by most other lenses. Those nuances enrich the image. Also, the lens is very versatile. It can be used from infinity to close-ups. For portraiture (especially for a female model), a slight softening filter should be used because the lens is so razor sharp. In short, it is my favorite lens - one that cannot be praised enough. Bill Christensen - -----Original Message----- From: Willie Ju <wju@ibm.net> To: Leica Users <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Saturday, September 12, 1998 3:20 AM Subject: [Leica] Newbie >Greetings to all. I'm about to trade in my Canon EOS gear for a used >Leica R system, and need some advice on which lenses to get. I would >appreciate comments on the following lenses as far as resolution and >contrast are concerned: > >1. 35mm 1.4 Summilux vs. 35mm 2.0 Summicron; >2. 80mm 1.4 Summilux vs. 90mm 2.0 Summicron; >3. 100mm 2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit vs. 135mm 2.8 Elmarit. > >Any advice on any other particular lenses that you consider a must-have >for every R system is also welcome. Thank you. >