Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/07

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Subject: [Leica] 80 Summilux R (was 'Am I being stupid? (R content)')
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 06:23:07 -0800
References: <C8FC1276.622C%mark@rabinergroup.com> <DAFF2A43-B745-414A-A1E9-E09B76D882CC@mac.com>
 
The argument over the "proper" focal length for portraits on the 24x36
format  has been going on in 35mm since the Zeiss Contax camera came out....

90mm ?  ( Leica RF)
85mm ? ( Contax RF)
105mm ? ( Nikon RF and later the Nikon F)
75mm ? (Leica RF)
80mm ? (Leica SLR)
100mm ? ( Leica SLR)

And I probably have forgotten a bunch more portrait lens focal lengths....
almost all of which are between 75 and 105mm

Use what you have, what makes you happy, or what you can afford.....

They all work.

Frank Filippone
Red735i at earthlink.net
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