Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/08

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Subject: [Leica] RE: Re: 75/1.4 question (was: Homicide and photography)
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 07:08:33 -0800
References: <csf03tos2urlo6rtssrk1d2jse6qpe0jkt@4ax.com>

At 06:29 AM 12/8/00 -0500, Dan Honemann wrote:
>> Seriously, that 75 is as good as everyone says it is. [...]
>> It's on a par in that regard with the 35/2.0 ASPH IMO.
>
>And how does it compare with the 90 apo?
>
>Dan

The 75 is not an APO/ASPH lens. According to Erwin, it is the last "hand
computed" lens that Leitz designed. Everything after that used computers as
an aid.

The 75 has a unique fingerprint. It produces the true essences of a Leica
image. Unmistakable. Extremely sharp. Bokeh city.

Jim

In reply to: Message from Paul Chefurka <chefurka@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: 75/1.4 question (was: Homicide and photography))