Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Finances aside, I'd think that a 35/1.4 ASPH and 75/2 Summicron would make a really great 2 lens M kit, generally much more useful IMHO than a 35/90 configured 2 lens kit. Why so "eccentric" a focal length? Scott Frank F. Farmer wrote: > > All this said, at close to $2,700.00, I don't know that I'm going to > be taking the plunge into the 75 'cron pool just yet, if ever. :-(. > It is, as you say, and eccentric focal length. > > Thanks for the advice though. > > Frank > > On Jun 6, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Buzz Hausner wrote: > >> I can't speak for all of them, but my 75mm Summilux focuses down to >> about .75 meters. Of course, focusing this lens at that close distance >> is quite a challenge, but a challenge one easily meets with experience. >> You are correct in observing that the 75mm Summilux obtrudes into the >> frame lines, but that is something to which one grows accustomed..."its >> a Leica thing, get used to it!" >> >> That said, one must realize that 75mm is an eccentric focal length for a >> 35mm camera. You should only consider a 75mm lens if it is a focal >> length that compliments your style of photography. I use my 75 Summilux >> more than any other lens because it has a framing, perspective, depth of >> field, and field separation which express my vision. Most of all, I >> just plain like the image quality that the lens produces when the parts >> are summed. >> >> You should not purchase a 75mm Summicron or Summilux based upon the feel >> and finish of a demonstration lens. Indeed, at these prices, you >> shouldn't purchase any Leica lens based upon how it feels in the show >> room. I would wager that if one "[N]ever really [put] much value in the >> 75mm focal length," a smaller, lighter, aspherical expression of the >> lens isn't going to much change one's general impression of the focal >> length. My advice is first to determine if you NEED a 75mm lens and, if >> the answer is, "Yes," then to consider which of the two best suits your >> vision, needs, wallet, and orthopoedic resiliency. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information