Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] What does the 75 Summilux really look like?
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:13:19 -0500

Sam - In all seriousness - decide if you need a 50 1.4 that's just a tad
longer in reach than a 50, and a great deal sharper and contrastier than a
Summilux. If you do, the go for it. Buy the lens and make sure you have
return privileges. Run a couple rolls through your camera and then either
keep it or send it back. But don't worry about photos of it. The 75 1.4 is a
hell of a lens. As to size, yes, compared to most M lenses its big -
compared to any other manufacturer's 80-85 1.4s, it's compact.

B. D.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Sam
Carleton
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 4:29 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] What does the 75 Summilux really look like?




"B. D. Colen" wrote:
>
> Wow! So there really are Leica photographers.
> Just remember to have your lens powder it's nose and brush it's hair
before
> you have it pose for you. ;-)
>
> Seriously though - :-) - doesn't it make a whole lot more sense to go to
> your nearest camera store, mount a 75 on your favorite M body, heft it,
play
> with it, focus it, and get a feel for it, rather than worry about what it
> looks like on your computer monitor?

B. D.

In an ideal world, I would agree with you 100%.  The only local camera
store that is a Leica dealer stocks a chrome M6, a crome 50 Summicron, a
C1, C11, Minilux, and the Minilux Zoom.  That is it!  I figured that
seeing a picture of one is better then nothing, but that is only my
opinion.

Sam Carleton
cincinnati, oh
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