Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, understood. My pics were performance examples for one of the lenses Wade is considering. I changed from the .85 to a .72 as I like to use wider lenses as well. I am comfortable using the 90 & 135 with the .72. Would be nice to try the 1.25 magnifier. Nice to try them all on an M8 for that matter! Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Thursday, 1 February 2007 09:51 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Portrait Lens On Jan 31, 2007, at 4:46 PM, Brian Reid wrote: > Your examples were shot with an M7. I'm sure an Elmarit 90 is a > wonderful portrait lens for an M7. We're talking about an M8 here, > on which I don't think that is the right lens for portraiture. agree, when I use a 90mm its usually on an M6 or M7 vf 0.85...the M8 has a vf of 0.68...that coupled with the mag factor for the sensor really changes things... > > >> Wade, I have the Elmarit M 90 (the current one). I am extremely >> happy with its performance. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information