Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No complaint here about the sharpness of the 90 APO. In fact I wish all my lens have the same performance as the 90. One can always soften the image when needed, but you can never achieve sharpness if the lens is the weakest link. - --- Derek Zeanah <derek@zeanah.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > OK, I'm finally following my gut and have traded off > my F5 (which never > really fit me -- should have listened to my > instincts instead of my wallet on > this one) and 85 f1.4 for an M6 with a 35/2. Now I > need a replacement > available-light portrait lens, and I'm looking for > help. > > It looks like my choices are the 75 Summilux, the 90 > Summicron, and the 90 > APO Summicron. I'm looking for the voice of > experience to step in and offer > guidance. > > I've used a 75 Summilux for a couple of rolls in the > past and was blown away > by the result on the light table, but they're > painfully expensive and the > focal length seems pretty close to the 50/2 I've > already got. It's probably > the best low-light lens of the bunch though. > > The Summicron 90 APO gets raves from users, but > people complain that it's too > sharp for flattering portraiture. I've never had > the opportunity to use one. > Is this an accurate assessment, and if so how does > the immediately-prior 90 > stack up? > > For the most part this will be a general-purpose > lens, but I do shoot the > occasional wedding (2-5 per year), where low-light > ability and resistance to > flare are big plusses. If you were choosing a 75/90 > which of the available > options would you lean toward? Are there any > ergonomic issues (how well it > balances, is the built-in lens hood useless?) that I > should be concerned with? > > Is there a great place that I should buy from? Or > does anyone know who would > be willing to trade a user Leica lens for user > Hasselblad gear? > > Thanks. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAjyKR04ACgkQgFulSVO/UBpQngCeNtT11SG9DPwA9X9JDtuPf8ne > DhMAn2WgN3wtc+4RXLo6xIswj4NHvFS5 > =PKUe > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html