Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/13

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Subject: [Leica] R 90mm Elmarit's sweet spot?
From: feli at creocollective.com (Feli di Giorgio)
Date: Tue Apr 13 16:14:49 2004
References: <BAY10-DAV58RvpBQDfl000333ef@hotmail.com>

On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 03:06, eric wrote:
> For the past year  I have been shooting family and portrait work with an R7
> with 60mm Macro and 90mm Elmarit lenses.
> I have heard much praise on the LUG for the 90mm elmarit, but I just can't
> get my lens to 'sing' like my 60mm.
> Images always seems a bit too soft (well, yes compared to the razor sharp
> 60mm), but I like deadly sharp focus.
> Any suggestions? - I try to shoot the 90mm at 5.6. I am usually using
> strobes, so shutter speed is 1/100.
> 
> thanks
> Eric


Which version of the 90/2.8-R are you shooting? The compact E55 is the
killer one.



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