Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/08

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Subject: [Leica] 80 Summilux-R f1.4
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 21:32:38 -0400

Hi, LUGnuts -

I'm thinking about adding this lens to my R selection.  So far, all I've 
got for the R are the very wide - 19 mm, the telephotos - 400, etc, and the 
macros - 60 and 100 APO's.  For everything else, I depend on my M's; 
however, I do like to keep B&W in the M's and color in the R's.  I've been 
reading a lot of good things about the 80/1.4 for the R.

If you have one of these and have used it, what do you think?  I have the 
75/1.4 for the M.  Do I also need the 80/1.4 for the R if I'm going to use 
it exclusively for color?  How does it compare to the 75/1.4 for the M?  I 
like the metering in the R8 for color.  Is that enough reason to go with 
the 80/1.4?  Is it a huge lens or similar to the 60 Macro?  Is there a 
difference in the earlier versions and the later ones that I should consider?

Thanks for any advice you can give me. Plus, if you have an 80/1.4 for sale 
really cheap, e-mail me personally  :-)

Tina

Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com

Replies: Reply from "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] 80 Summilux-R f1.4)