Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my world, the 75-80mm range replaced my 50 many years ago... Even in my
Nikon days.
For photojournalism and documentary where the 35 is the standard lens this
range is the next useful step. If gives you just that little extra few
meters of reach.
It also kicks ass for portraiture allowing shallower depths of field....
Especially since I tend to shoot portraits in horizontal format. It gives a
more "cinematic" look and feel.
(...and as a friend of mine says, "if God had intended us to shoot vertical
format he wound not have put our eyes side by side")
I have a 90 f2 on the M's it's great ...but the 75 gets used more.
I've used the 80 on an R and its rocks. Very much the same qualities of the
M's 75.
Greg Locke
St. John's, Newfoundland
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July 8 - 18, 2004
St. John's, Newfoundland
> -----Original Message-----
> Behalf Of Jon
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 2:06 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Decisions
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> What is the preferred lens?
>
> R80 1.4
> R90 2.0
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