Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Haha. Well said. The 75 I'm sure is a great lens. As is the 50 ASPH, which I have. One great lens like that is enough. Time for a small one. f/4 and be there is correct. Be there as in be there in my bag, and not at home. I decided against the Summarit. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > In Leica M use many people think of their 50 as their long lens and shoot > portraits with it. Jim Marshall for instant. Hundreds of Jazz and rock > celebrities. All with a 50. Henri Cartier Besson look at his portrait book. > All with a 50. > > Tim, Although a 75 does not give you the perspective of a 90 a 90 does not > give you the perspective of a 75 either > In use you'd find the 75 nothing similar to a 50. I'd use a separate > viewfinder not those frame lines in the camera. > > The 90 appeals to me because its slow. > F 4 and be there. I love that. > A 39 filter size. > And light. 11 oz in silver lighter in black by quite a bit do doubt. > And collapsible. > The 75 is bigger and heavier all round. With a 49 filter size. > > I'd think the 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar M in the same generation of lens design > evolvement as the LEICA APO-SUMMICRON-M 75 mm f/2 ASPH. > > But in the tele area the 75 is Leica's latest breaking lens representing > the > culmination of all they've learned about optics. I like that. > The words "Summicron" always stops me in my tracks. > "Elmar" makes me think "Fud". > I also like it when they stick APO ?on a lens depending on the typography. > Leica has great typography. And are real serious about their "APO". > I also like it when the put ASPH On the lens with their typography. > Circles are boring. > I love non circles. Or A circles. Or odd circles. > I love the latest lens technology. > Almost as much as I love the latest typography. > Not the same thing I say. Others don't. > > A Summarit which promises NOT to give me any of that you'll not in my > camera > bag or camera apartment. > F 2.5 and be elsewhere. > Mediocrity is not what I look for in a new Leica lens > > I'm starting to like silver lenes. > On black bodies. > > To be or not to be > The compact collapsible 90mm f/4 Macro-Elmar M > Or the awesome APO-SUMMICRON-M 75 mm f/2 ASPH. > > I'd kill for either of these lenes. > Come to think of it its a tossup. > On a carpeted floor I hope. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:12:49 -0400 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar M >> >> I've thought about the 75 for that reason, and while it might cover > some of >> the same ground close in, it's ultimately a 75mm lens. ?Which > means I don't >> have the reach of a 90 when I want it, and also will not > have the perspective >> of a 90 for portraits, etc. ?I already have a > nice 50mm lens, and I think the >> 75 will be a bit too close to that. > It's also not as compact, and for the >> price, you can get the whole 90 > macro set, which does give you better close up >> abilities. > > Though, I do agree, if 75mm suits your style, you can fill some of >> the > gaps with that lens. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Mark Rabiner >> <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >> Although if its a macro in the SLR world >> sense of the word its not optimized >> for infinity but close in. >> And flat >> field though I'd not ask for that in this case. >> But think it might be a one >> in four chance its there. >> >> Me I shoot a lot more pix at 4 feet than >> infinity so I find macros >> agreeable. >> And I like they cause they're slow >> and often have well protected front >> elements which don't even require lens >> hoods. >> But often the find themselves too heavy. To many extra elements I >> guess so >> they do well close in and are ableI'v to rack out. All that >> machinery. >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Henning Wulff >> <henningw at archiphoto.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group >> <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:30:52 -0700 >>> To: Leica >> Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm Macro Elmar >> M >>> >>> Anyone interested in the 90 macro should note that the 75 Summicron >>> >> (or Summilux, for that matter) will enable a reproduction ration of >>> 1:7, >> whereas the 90 macro, without eyes will enable a rep.ratio of >>> 1:6.7. >> Essentially the same. >>> >>> So if you have or are considering either of these >> 75's, and don't >>> intend to get the goggles for the 90 macro, don't bother >> unless other >>> qualities like the collapsibility are your main reasons. >>> >>> >> Or get the 90 and goggles, as that combo definitely allows the >>> highest >> magnification on an M without Visoflex. >>> >>> BTW, the 75 Summicron works >> excellently in the close up range, what >>> with its floating elements for >> correction. The Summilux doesn't do as >>> well. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ? ? * >> ?Henning J. Wulff >>> ? ?/|\ ? ? ?Wulff Photography & Design >>> ? /###\ >> mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com >>> ? |[ ]| ? ? http://www.archiphoto.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users >> Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >