Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraiture lens preferences
From: ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 16:19:49 -0800

and I love the 80/1.4..no flash!

> From: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 22:05:13 +0100
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraiture lens preferences
> 
> Terry,
> 
> I prefer precisely the two lenses you have--90mm Apo for M and 100mm Macro for
> R. They provide the sharpest images with the best colour fidelity, and those
> are
> the things I look for in a lens, regardless of the subject. If you want the
> soft
> 1930s look, just put on a UV filter and smear vaseline on it...
> 
> Nathan
> 
> tm wrote:
> 
>> Can all who have a moment tell me which Leica lens they prefer for taking
>> portraits? On the M side, I have the 90 APO but not the 75 1.4. On the R
>> side, I have the 100 APO-Macro Elmarit but neither the discontinued 90mm
>> Summicron. nor the 80mm 1.4 Summilux. Of course, your recommendations can be
>> the aforementioned lenses I don't have, but please include reasons in all
>> cases. In advance, THANKS!
>> 
>> Terry
>> 
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