Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't followed every turn in the discussion of portrait lenses, but I get the impression that for a number of people, it pays to have a lens of lesser quality to soften portraits and that lenses like the 100mm f/2.8 APO are considered poor for portraits because they're too sharp. That's not my experience, and I'd be interested in hearing from other LUGers who have used their best lenses for portraits. I certainly have. My absolute favorite portrait lens was the Zeiss T* 150mm on a Hassleblad. On Leicas I use the best I have -- 90mm Elmarit and 100mm Elmar. I've always felt I could create appealing portraits by controling all the other variables -- lighting, development, printing, film selection, etc. I've never felt the need to use a mediocre lens to flatter a subject. - --Gib