Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Per the discussion on the Elmar 90mm f4 LTM, I think it might almost be too sharp for a portrait lens. I took this when my only lenses for my M3 were the 50 Summicron collapsible and this 1946 Elmar 90 that I bought for $49.00 in 1974. The stop was f/5.6. View large and notice the stray hair on the cheek. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Portraits/Charisse/19750712_MR_Charisse_2.jpg.html > -- Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amagayneroshak at gmail.com <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt