Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/17

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: [Leica] Decisions
From: feli at creocollective.com (Feli di Giorgio)
Date: Sat Jul 17 22:24:07 2004
References: <BD1F538A.1955E%telyt@earthlink.net> <004d01c46c86$8e007a70$6401a8c0@lan.artvader.com>
 
On Sat, 2004-07-17 at 22:17, Jon wrote:
> Doug,
> Thanks for the reply....90 is Pre-APO,  The Camera is an R8....Purposes are
> Fine Art, Models, BW and color. The question is from a pro that has 
> recently
> moved Contax to Leica...(I agree with you on the 90)  Jon

The 90 ASPH APO is blazing sharp. REALLY sharp. Probably too sharp
even for a model with perfect skin. I have the last pre-asph 90 for
my M (which is similar to the R version) and it's very sharp between
f5.6 and 11 and perfect wide open for portrait work.

I've never used the 80, but my friends 1.4/75 for the M (I believe they
share a similar optical formula). Beautiful lens, but I prefer the extra
reach of the 90 over the 75. The 90's are also a lot more compact.


Feli
In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] Decisions)
Message from jon.stanton at comcast.net (Jon) ([Leica] Decisions)