Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 22, 2007, at 4:15 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > I think that it is the ideal lens for portraits if one is going to > use a 50. why ? Thanks, Steve > > On 10/21/07, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: >> Jeffery, have you shot any people with the M8 and the 50/2 heliar? i >> kind of like this lens for people shooting >> >> On 10/21/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@gmail.com> wrote: >>> They are very much like what I have gotten using film with the >>> Heliar >>> 50/2. Some people report that it is very similar to the current 50/2 >>> Summicron, but think it is more like the 50/2 Sonnar of 50 years ago >>> (or its 50/2 Jupiter offspring). But is like the look, especially >>> when >>> shooting people. It lacks the grit of a 50/2.8 Elmar, but for some >>> things, I like a lack of grit. >>> >>> -- >>> Jeffery L. Smith >>> New Orleans, LA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > -- > Jeffery L. Smith > New Orleans, LA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information