Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina had a large print of Sophie at the club meeting last night and boy, it was beautiful ! >From: Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] dang! everyone looks like a star in the 85 1.8 (orthe >75 1.4 if you can focus it) >Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:12:16 -0500 > >At 06:10 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote: >>i just got a new 85 1.8 for the leica d200 -- this replaces a long line >>of similar lenses -- i had the 75 1.4 for the leica but i couldn't focus >>it to save my life -- they could have taken one of the elements out and >>i'd never have known because all i ever got out of it was blobs of tri-x >>grain. (i sold it after a week.) > >Yeah, that 75/1.4 is a real slacker when it comes to focus: > >http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/85542848 > >;-) > > > >>http://www.kylecassidy.com/trillianstars/model/lewinsky.jpg > >I do like the shallow depth of field in this one - like the Canon 85/1.2- >my favorite Canon lens, but the Leica 75/1.4 is one of my favorite Leica >lenses, too, and even better than the Canon. Try it again. You'll like >it! > >Tina > >Tina Manley >ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI >http://www.tinamanley.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information