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Subject: [Leica] 75-90mm lenses - Opinions
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Tue May 9 11:39:13 2006
References: <006901c67302$1766a6d0$f944e344@newukolbqveo9i> <AE631AA4-6B46-475B-BF3A-20013F3E473D@mac.com> <6.2.1.2.0.20060508221517.0e862290@imap.duke.edu>

Great campaign for the 90/2.8. :-)
I don't use a 90 often, and only have a 90/4, but every time I use  
it, I'm surprised of the force of a close-up combined with OOF.


Op 9-mei-06, om 04:30 heeft Aaron Sandler het volgende geschreven:

> Jeffery,
>
> I'm with Ken...the current 90/2.8 is my long lens for the Leica and  
> I love it.  In addition to the rest, I believe it's a fair bit  
> smaller than the 90/2AA, although still pretty heavy.  Last I  
> checked it was around $750 minty used.
>
> It's been a little while since it appeared in my PAW...I've  
> simplified a bit in my day-to-day shooting since my son was  
> born...nevertheless, here are a few from earlier:
> http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2004_39/index.html
> http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2004_40/index.html
> http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2004_28/index.html
> http://www.sandlerphotographs.com/paw/2005_06/index.html
> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/Pix2003/pages/stereotax.html
> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/MBQ_Wedding/pages/ 
> 2004_MBQWed_r29_00410012.html
>
> I borrowed a 75/1.4 briefly...I couldn't focus that thing to save  
> my life, at least not close up and wide open...plus it felt like it  
> was about twice as big:
> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/2004_10_NYC24/TheEvent/pages/ 
> e0900940014.html
>
> Best,
> Aaron
>
>
> Kenneth Frazier wrote:
>> On May 8, 2006, at 8:47 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
>>> BTW, 90mm seems to be the length LEAST used by LUGers, at least  
>>> in PAW
>>> postings. It isn't THAT long......
>> Jeffery,
>>
>> I really like the Elmarit-M 90/2.8.  It's the most recent Leica lens
>> I've purchased, and I've really been pleased with it.
>> There are a few shots with it at my "Savannah" page, here:
>> http://tinyurl.com/nscm3
>> It's also considerably less expensive than the 90/2 or the 75, and
>> that's a big plus, for me.
>> Ken
>
>
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