Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraits and "too sharp" lenses
From: Michael Garmisa <elmar@webreach.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 13:07:15 -0500 (EST)

On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Andrew Morang wrote:

> Have any LUG readers used the older 90 M lenses such as the 90 f/4?  Possibly these older formulations would be better portrait lenses than the newest designs.
> 
> Andy Morang
> Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
> 

I use a 90 f4 collaps elmar.  It has that softness you are referring to
(at least i think) also mine is slightly fogged which may contribute to
the effect.  Also the old collapsable lens look really cool especially on
my M3

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