Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep I already said most of that! Just responding to the M 75 being introduced into the conversation there. Happy R shooting ;-) Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 7 November 2010 15:14, Tim Gray <tgray at 125px.com> wrote: > On Nov 07, 2010 at 02:39 PM +1000, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> I looked at the new shots after posting and recalled that they were shot >> at >> minimum distance too so that invalidates the comparison of the field size >> of >> a 90 @ 1m vs. Summicron 75 @ 0.7m If you have the Macro Elmar then you >> can >> compare directly yourself of course. >> > > According to the specs, they are functionally the same, the 75's smallest > field is 16.9 x 25.4 cm at .7m, while the Macro 90 does 16.1 x 24.1 cm at > .77m. Of course the Macro 90 gets much tighter with the adapter... > > The APO 90 gets down to 22 x 33 cm at 1m. > > Depending on one's style, the 75 is the clear choice. If I were Leica, I'd > be working on a 90 AA II with a floating element that goes down to .7m. :) > > > Sorry I don't follow your preference for the APO 90 over the APO 75 when >> already have the Macro Elmar but hey whatever makes sense to you of >> course. >> > > I most likely will not buy the APO 90 or 75 for the M, and instead will get > something for an SLR. Maybe I'll just end up with the Canon 85/1.8 :) > > > Everyone's ideal lens selction is different/ >> > > Indeed. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >