Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So you'd pair the 35 Summilux-R and the 80 Summilux-R for an ideal R system? I already have the 180 Elmarit-R-APO (which is too long and big to carry around) and a 50 Summicron-R (which is not wide enough for me). Francesco At 07:14 AM 2/16/99 , Eric Welch wrote: >At 09:39 PM 2/15/99 -0800, you wrote: >>Are both of these lenses near perfection at the same aperture, f/5.6? > >Francesco, > >I'd say the 90 Summicron R which I have used for years, is at it's best at >f/4. That's my own experience. I haven't done any testing, but f/4 is just >amazing. Shoot, wide open is just fine. I have never hesitated to use it >wide open. Tack sharp. And it works great close up too. It's my favorite >basketball lens. > >But I'd probably get an 80 Summilux if I didn't already have the 75 >Summilux. But on the R, the 90 is much smaller and lighter. Which helps >when travelling. I'm still hoping that Leica will come out with the 90 ASPH >APO some day for the R. So I don't plan to get an 80 Summilux. The 90 is a >great lens already, so why spend the money? Knowing you, I suspect the 100 >Apo Macro would be a better choice, if you don't need the speed. Otherwise, >the 80 Summilux would be a better complement to that lens than either of >the 90s. > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >The best lack all conviction, while the worst \ Are full of passionate >intensity. -William Butler Yeats [The Second Coming] >