Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 8/21/00 1:23 PM, Mark Rabiner at mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com wrote: > Paul Bolam wrote: >> <Snip> >> Bottom line though, if I had a preferrence between the 75 and 90, it would >> be the 75 as it focusses closer which is a distinct advantage in >> portraiture. >> Paul. > > ELMARIT-M > SUMMICRON-M ASPH. > SUMMILUX-M > 90 f/2.8 220 x 330 8.6 x 12.9 inches > 75 f/1.4 192 x 288 7.5 x 11.3 inches > An inch in each direction it looks like > or a half inch at each side roughly! > How good is the close focasing performance of the 75? > I heard it might be an issue. > Mark William Rabiner > I have both the 75 f/1,4 and the 90 ASPH. I do like the close focusing of the 75 for nature stuff (but I really want to get into an R system with the 100 Macro) and the razor thin DOF with outstanding bokeh makes it an outstanding portrait lens. But in any situation where I have to really think on my feet, especially street work, the 90 wins hands down every time. I use it with M6 and M6HM where it's really nice. Why? The framelines! I really have to concentrate to work with the little corners that show for the 75, while the 90 feels far more intuitive. It's also a little lighter.