Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think that it is the ideal lens for portraits if one is going to use a 50. On 10/21/07, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeffery, have you shot any people with the M8 and the 50/2 heliar? i > kind of like this lens for people shooting > > On 10/21/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@gmail.com> wrote: > > They are very much like what I have gotten using film with the Heliar > > 50/2. Some people report that it is very similar to the current 50/2 > > Summicron, but think it is more like the 50/2 Sonnar of 50 years ago > > (or its 50/2 Jupiter offspring). But is like the look, especially when > > shooting people. It lacks the grit of a 50/2.8 Elmar, but for some > > things, I like a lack of grit. > > > > -- > > Jeffery L. Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA