Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] new Asph 90
From: Dominique PELLISSIER <pelliss@droit-eco.u-nancy.fr>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:44:14 +0200

A 10:45 17/09/98 +0200, vous avez =E9crit :
>The new 90mm Summicron with every acronym available printed on the
>lens barrel is compared to the 100mm Macro lens in the R-range in
>Leica's own .pdf file.  Seems a bit odd: Several people have commented
>on the inappropriateness of the 100mm Macro lens as a portrait lens,
>because of it's high resolution and ruthless rendition of even small
>skin imperfections.  I was under the impression that one of the main
>areas of use for the M-mount, 90 Summicron *was* portraiture.  Has
>Leica designed a lens that is *too* good?
>
>
>M.

__________________
I prefer a 90 which gives pictures sharp as a razor because when I want
softness I can always put a Zeiss softar for contax lens : the filter siz=
e,
E55, is the same for both the lenses.
Dominique Pellissier