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Subject: [Leica] Still toying with getting a 75mm Summilux
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:22:59 -0700
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On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 4:13 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:
>> Mark. they are very different things.
>>
>> The 75 Summilux is like a Noctilux, except 25mm longer (I measured it).
>>
>> The 75 Summicron is like a 50/1.4ASPH monster eating, fire breathing,
>> earthing quaking piece of glass.
>>
>> You use the Lux for portraits. The bokeh will melt any woman's heart.
>>
>> You use the 'Cron for... everything else. It's crunchy.
>
> You got a point but I'm shooting portraits with my 90 APO ASPH Summicron.
> And my Apo-Telyt-M 135 mm f/3.4 for tight head shots.
> A 75 I'd use for full lengths.
>
>

The 90/2 AA is still too brutal. This is 75

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