Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Everybody! After 20 years of using SLRs (Pentax, Nikon and Canon) I finally succumbed to the Leica mystique and bought recently a new M6 TTL (0.72, Chrome) and a new Summicron-M 1:2/35 ASPH lens (Chrome). Needless to say, after using auto-everything cameras all these years, it is a joy to use a fully mechanical 35mm rangefinder camera. I shoot primarily slides and B&W film, and the quality of the Leica lens is amazing! Comparing slides and negatives shot with my quite sharp earlier Nikon and Canon autofocus fixed focal length lenses to the ones shot with the Summicron, I can clearly see a higher degree of image quality - contrast, sharpness, color and saturation. Just using the M6 is a wonderful tactile experience! Winding the film and hearing the soft sound of the shutter is almost a religious experience! I need your help in selecting a lens for portrait photography with the M6. I am considering the 90mm/f2.0 APO ASPH and the 135mm/f3.4 APO lenses. I can afford to buy only one of these lenses! I would like to know what veteran users of these focal lengths think and recommend. From time to time, I also plan to use the lens for landscape photography. Thanks in advance! Muhammad Chishty