Re: [Leica] 90 f/2 or 75 f/1.4

["Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>]

Rick

Beware my friend, now that you have started, stopping will be nigh on
impossible!  Welcome to the land of Leica.  As for going with the 90AA, you
won't be disappointed, it is a superb piece of equipment, the rest is down
to you ;-)

Simon



RODGERS, RICK  wrote:

> aaahh, thats kindof what I was expecting. I think I'm in for the 90 as it
is
> a little lighter. then the 21, then a 50 1.0, then.... maybe I should stop
> before I start. Thanks for the reply. It put into words what I was
thinking
> myself.
>
> rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buzz Hausner [mailto:Buzz@marianmanor.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 3:33 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] 90 f/2 or 75 f/1.4
>
>
> Rick...
>
> Being in the market for only one lens, you have a tough choice to
> make.  You are considering two outstanding lenses.  What one must bear in
> mind is that neither lens is the "better" lens, they are different lenses
> intended for different purposes.  Consider what you want in your first
> lens...greater focal length?  The ability to shoot in lower light?
smaller
> and lighter lens?  The less expensive lens which will permit you to get
your
> second lens earlier?  Most of all, which lens will do the most to help you
> complete your vision.  You WILL end up owning more than one Leica lens.  I
> urge you to think deeply and make this very personal and subjective
decision
> based on your own vision, needs, and capabilities.  Both lenses you are
> considering will provide images of breathtaking quality...it is just that
> those breathtaking qualities will differ from one to the other.
>
> Buzz Hausner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ..RODGERS, RICK [mailto:rick@quicktest.com]
> 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
>