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Subject: [Leica] In the Matter of the 75 Summicroncron But Lacking a Fugue on Leica Prices
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Tue Jun 7 04:14:10 2005
References: <000401c56ad8$6c11c030$121afea9@Hausner> <ffbba5949ef4d65e17e3c75fc003bdf4@bellsouth.net>

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.
>
>
>
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