Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use a chrome 90mm f4 Elmar on my IIIg and it is a little jewel. And it is sharp! On Mar 28, 2010, at 12:19 AM, James Laird wrote: > I'm using my 90mm Elmar-C, which I purchase in the70's with the > Summicron 40 with my CL, on my GH1 and getting some good shots but > something's missing. That shallow depth of field you get with an f/2 > or 2.8 really makes a portrait stand out. I've used the 90 f/2 both > pre and ASPH and even on my M3 that seemed like behemoths. Didn't > Leica make a smallish f/2.8 Tele-Elmarit back about that time. I had > my hot little hands one once but being in college at the time I > couldn't afford it even then. > I always loved the look of the photos I took with my Nikon 180 2.8 and > wondered if the GH1 with a Tele-Elmarit 2.8 would give me the same > 'warm in the belly' feeling without having to carry a bazooka in front > of my GH1? > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information