Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg, Thanks for your vote. Yes, my 90/2 is big, heavy, bold and not for these pansies that want these featherweight combinations. I always say if you can't go first class, don't bother going at all. Weight is stability! Regards Kurt German Business Translations Ann Arbor, Michigan Greg Locke wrote: > At 15:34 16-11-00 -0500, you wrote: > >Tristan, > >Go for the big gun, the Summicron. Go first class. > >Kurt > >German Business Translations > >Ann Arbor, MI > > YES,YES,YES!!! SUMMICRON... BIG, BOLD, HEAVY and VERY sharp, great for > available light. > > ...and contrary to Mr. Puts suggestion that "portrait lens should be > stopped done, most professional photographers prefer very shallow depths of > field when photographing the human face. Often to the point where the eyes > and mouth would be in focus but the ears and shoulders softly out. > > It really does make the subject "jump" from the background and pack a punch. > I once considered asking Leica for a refund on the f stops above 2.8 I've > never used :^) > > My summicron is an older MADE IN CANADA version but it rocks wide open. > If you don't mind the weight or size.... GO FOR IT! > > Greg Locke St. John's, Newfoundland > locke@straylight.ca http://www.straylight.ca/locke > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Touched By Fire: doctors without borders in a third world crisis. > http://www.straylight.ca/touchedbyfire.htm > ISBN#0-7710-5305-3 McClelland & Stewart