Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I still have a 55/1.8 Tak as well. I always thought it was just a little bit sharper than the 50/1.4. As to the reason for the longer FL, I think it had to do with finding space for the mirror mechanism, which they eventually got down to 50mm. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 24, 2019, at 2:43 PM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Weren?t I already married to Alice, Id sure propose to you young man. All > the more so as the takumar 50mm 1.4 remains a solid gem in my memory :-) > > A very nice selfie indeed ! > > Amities > > Philippe > > > >> Le 24 sept. 2019 ? 19:59, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> a >> ?crit : >> >> I got new glasses last week, updated prescriptions and frames that don't >> slide down on my nose, so I shot some new selfies to see if I looked >> respectable. I used a lens that many of us have owned in the past, and >> that I have always considered a fine portrait lens, the Pentax >> Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 50/1.4. Scalp dermatology by PhotoShop. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190923-P9230237.JPG.html >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >