Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I use both of mine - the 80 on my DMRs and the 75 on my film Ms/M9. I find the R80 easier to focus as it has a shorter throw than the M75 (notwithstanding the difference between RF and SLR). I'm not prepared to sell either as I use them both and love the way they render the images. Charlie Charlie Chan www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 10 Mar 2013, at 19:58, Cedric Agie wrote: > I am a Leica R and Leica-M afficionado, but I must be honnest with you > and say I don't know these 2 lenses because I never had and never used > them. But results in good hands seem wonderfull with both. > In general I prefer the Summicron glass at most because of risks of > depth of field problems with tele's and...... the pricetag. > > But consider this; I hope we will ever see another Leica R camera, but > some folks at Solms (a young lady) solemny said no. > On the other hand you have Leica M lense(s), at least a Summilux M > 75mm, and we see a whole new generation of digital Leica M's etc. > coming. > > I love both systhems, but if you absolutely want to get rid of one of > both lenses, be logic keep the M version. You will go a long way with > it and the future of the R-systhem is uncertain. > > Good luck, > > Cedric > > > 2013/3/10 Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>: >> I have and use both. I use the 75 a lot more than the 80 since it fits on >> my M's. Someday, I may have an M that will use the 80 so I'm not getting >> rid of it. The 75 is harder to focus than the 80, for me, anyway. >> >> Tina >> >> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote: >> >>> Leica 75mm Summilux vs 80mm Summilux-R? >>> >>> Any reason to keep both? >>> >>> I understand that the optical formulas are almost identical. >>> >>> And sure, SLR may be easier to nail focus than the RF. >>> >>> But, are there other reasons to consider, to figure out which one to >>> keep? >>> >>> ....Vick >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> www.tinamanley.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