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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Re: 75/1.4 question
From: Henry Krzciuk <hkrzciuk@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 18:22:28 -0800 (PST)

So which one, the 75 or the 90 do you use the most.
I just purchased the 90 ASPH and 15 years ago had the
75.   I only shot B&W back then.  I am interested in
your opinion, to see if I can't live with just the 90.

Thanks.

- --- George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> At 10:52 AM 08/12/2000 -0500, Lee, Ken wrote:
> >I find this comment very interesting. The focus on
> my 75 Summilux is much
> >stiffer than my 90 APO and I thought others had
> said the same. Maybe it
> >should go to Reinhold for a cleaning. Does anyone
> else find the focusing on
> >the 75 to be much stiffer than any other M lens?
> >
> 
> I find that to be true of the 75 as well.  Mine
> seems to focus very
> stiffly.  I remember someone on the LUG mentioning
> that this is done on
> purpose, to reduce slippage due to the very shallow
> depth of field wide
> open at close focusing range.
> 
> I have the 90 apo lens as well.  The photos each
> produce have a completely
> different look to them.  The 90 apo ASPH gives a
> very sharp, more contrasty
> image; the 75 has beautiful bokeh and buttery-smooth
> tonality.
> 
> 
> 
> NO ARCHIVE
> 
> EASY ON THE GRAVY
> 


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