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Subject: [Leica] 75-90mm lenses - Opinions
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Tue May 9 13:21:26 2006
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Philippe:

All the extremely fast lenses for the Leica are a bit bulky. I've always 
preferred the Leicas over slrs because the way they handled. Put a 75 
1.4 on one and you may as well be using a Nikon F100. It is always 
better to be using what you are used to, especially on an important 
shoot. :-)

Walt

Philippe Orlent wrote:

> 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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Replies: Reply from richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard) ([Leica] 75-90mm lenses - Opinions)
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