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Subject: [Leica] R 90mm Elmarit's sweet spot?
From: leica_korenman at hotmail.com (eric)
Date: Tue Apr 13 03:18:51 2004
References: <BAY10-DAV58RvpBQDfl000333ef@hotmail.com>

responding to myself :
If  you like deadly sharp focus, would the 100mm apo lens be a better
choice?
Does it perform well at a distance, say past 20 feet?

Eric

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eric" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com>
To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:06 AM
Subject: [Leica] R 90mm Elmarit's sweet spot?


> For the past year  I have been shooting family and portrait work with an
R7
> with 60mm Macro and 90mm Elmarit lenses.
> I have heard much praise on the LUG for the 90mm elmarit, but I just can't
> get my lens to 'sing' like my 60mm.
> Images always seems a bit too soft (well, yes compared to the razor sharp
> 60mm), but I like deadly sharp focus.
> Any suggestions? - I try to shoot the 90mm at 5.6. I am usually using
> strobes, so shutter speed is 1/100.
>
> thanks
> Eric
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