Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I can tell you from personal experience that the 75/1.4 and the 50/1.4, >produce a smoothness and glow that is lost with the ASPH CAD assisted >lenses. This is not bad. Everyone now has a choice of Computer Aided >Design, or Human Design as Leica lenses live forever. I would not give up >my 35/1.4 ASPH for any other 35mm lens. Likewise on the 24 ASPH. But I'm >not sure if I would ever want a 50/1.4 ASPH as no matter what folks say, >the current 50/1.4 lens is the epitome of "Leica Character." Or Leica Glow >if you wish. I know for sure that I would not want a 75 ASPH. This lens at >f/1.4 and f/2 speaks volumes of magic quality, unobtainable, in my >estimation, anywhere else. > >IMHO, > >Jim I have the 75 and the 90 Elmarit M I think much the same as Jim on character of the lenses. I also really like my 35 and 24 ASPH lenses - best I have ever seen by far. The 75 is different, sharp and soft all at once. I do wonder though if the 90APO could not be tamed a bit by choosing a softer film. I think I should sell my 90 Elmarit and get the 90APO, then the next day I should sell it and have only the 75. I know I prefer the 75 length for the "super 50" effect that Jim mentions. I have not used the 90 since I got the 75! so maybe I don't need it! In choosing one or the other focal length I think the choice is more one of "how much reach/speed do I need?" rather than which is sharpest. Only my opinion. Henry Ambrose