Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 15:34 16-11-00 -0500, you wrote: >Tristan, >Go for the big gun, the Summicron. Go first class. >Kurt >German Business Translations >Ann Arbor, MI YES,YES,YES!!! SUMMICRON... BIG, BOLD, HEAVY and VERY sharp, great for available light. ...and contrary to Mr. Puts suggestion that "portrait lens should be stopped done, most professional photographers prefer very shallow depths of field when photographing the human face. Often to the point where the eyes and mouth would be in focus but the ears and shoulders softly out. It really does make the subject "jump" from the background and pack a punch. I once considered asking Leica for a refund on the f stops above 2.8 I've never used :^) My summicron is an older MADE IN CANADA version but it rocks wide open. If you don't mind the weight or size.... GO FOR IT! Greg Locke St. John's, Newfoundland locke@straylight.ca http://www.straylight.ca/locke - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Touched By Fire: doctors without borders in a third world crisis. http://www.straylight.ca/touchedbyfire.htm ISBN#0-7710-5305-3 McClelland & Stewart