Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BF31CB.C2AE7B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is this also the case with the 75mm Summilux-M ? Cheers, Paul. Absolutely not. The biggest complain about the Summilux M might be that it's too damn sharp, and reveals ever past and present defect in a subject's face. Also that it has virtually no depth of field at all at 1.4. It is a really stunning lens, even if it isn't ASPH, and even if it is big by M standards...of course, compare it to the Nikon 85 1.4, to which it is very similar in terms of sharpness, bokah, and depth of field, and the Nikon takes a 72 filter - which is to say, a dinner plate..much bigger than the Leica 75, although the 75 is longer than the Nikon...But forget the size and shoot away - if you're looking for a short-tele, fast lens, the 75 M is it... B. D. - ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BF31CB.C2AE7B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Is this also the case with the 75mm Summilux-M=20 ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paul.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D670305812-18111999>Absolutely not. The biggest complain about = the=20 Summilux M might be that it's too damn sharp, and reveals ever past = and=20 present defect in a subject's face. Also that it has virtually no = depth of=20 field at all at 1.4. It is a really stunning lens, even if it isn't = ASPH, and=20 even if it is big by M standards...of course, compare it to the Nikon = 85 1.4,=20 to which it is <U>very</U> similar in terms of sharpness, bokah, and = depth of=20 field, and the Nikon takes a 72 filter - which is to say, a dinner = plate..much=20 bigger than the Leica 75, although the 75 is longer than the = Nikon...But=20 forget the size and shoot away - if you're looking for a short-tele, = fast=20 lens, the 75 M is it...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D670305812-18111999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D670305812-18111999>B.=20 D.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BF31CB.C2AE7B00--