Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner wrote: > > Don Lawrence wrote: > > > > Oops, > > I did mean the Voigtlander 75/2.5 (not f2.8) > > > > Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about it? > > Price seems good, but what about performance. > > > > Don The performance is fine. It's a nice, compact, 75. Again, it isn't the $3 trillion SUmmilux 75 1.4, but if it was, it wouldn't be $300-400. If it's in your pocket when you visit your dying mother, it will do just fine. I got into Leica because I wanted a rangefinder - so not much choice until recently - I wanted good build - so still no choice - I wanted quiet. The 75 Color Heliar or what ever they call it allows me to go out with my M6 with 35 1.4 over my shoulder, and the 75 in my pocket, and have a complete outfit and not need new pants or to have my jacket pocket repaired. Quite frankly, if I am going to be doing any real shooting with any thing longer than a 50 it will be mounted on a reflex, which for me means the Nikon 85 1.4, which is as good as anything Leica makes, or the the 60 2.8 macro, which is also as good as what the gnomes of solms turn out...;-) > > It's OK. > I just know two luggers here in town who sold theirs. > The results they got from it were just OK and not OK enough I guess. > I saw their prints from the lens. They were OK. > The finish: Less than inspiring. > You just wouldn't want to photograph your dieing mother with it. > But it's probably OK. > I got into Leica because i wanted something better then OK. > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon > USA > updated temporary Website by "Foxy": http://spokenword.to/rabiner/ > (consisting of late night E-mail descriptions of photos)