Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, not to start a flamewar, but I defy anyone to successfully pick either a shot taken with the Summilux 75, a magnificent lens, or the Nikon 85 1.4 AF D, an equally magnificent lens, out of a pile of photos taken with those two lenses. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of ..RODGERS, > RICK > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 3:02 PM > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: [Leica] 90 f/2 or 75 f/1.4 > > > Hello, I am trying to decide on which lens to buy fo my first leica. I > used a friends m6ttl and 75 1.4 for a week comparing it to my f100 and 85 > 1.4 and just finished putting the nikon up on ebay. I could not > get over the > difference in quality. I do mostly amateur travel photography and > have been > shooting for little over a year. My first roll on the leica was > better than > my 200th+ roll on the nikon. To the point, I was reading old messages on > this list and some various reviews on the web and seemed to be getting > differing opinions on the quality of the 90 2.0 relative to the 75 1.4. I > realize that the 90 apo version is the newer and presumably > better model of > the 90 f/2s available. I would rather sacrifice the extra stop in favor of > the extra focal length but I don't want to sacrifice the quality > I saw from > the 75 1.4. Am I over thinking this? Any opinions appreciated. > > Rick >