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Subject: [Leica] 75mm Summilux on M9
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:05:06 -0700
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For portrait, the soft/sharp combination of the 75 'lux is one of the best
ever. I use it just a few times a year, but it gets the best look for that.

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> It wouldn't matter what the lens was in Tina's hands of course!
> Umm check your maths  on the f stops difference Nathan ;-) ;-) But I agree
> of course that the Summarit is a great lens to consider too.
>
> Now putting my hand up for the APO Summicron 75 ASPH.
> It's my favourite lens of all. It is *ONE* stop slower than the Summilux
> ;-)
> (Also doesn't focus shift, is significantly smaller, shorter focus
> throw, better corrected and CAN do dreamy as well as sharp ;-)
> (Two LUG daughters)
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/134372492
>
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/139278350
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 20 March 2012 00:47, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
>
> > I totally agree, it is a difficult lens to master but the results are
> > magic when you get it right. A cheaper and easier alternative is the
> > new(ish) 2.5/75mm which is just as a good and a lot smaller and
> > cheaper--but of course it is almost 3 stops slower.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > http://www.nathanfoto.com
> > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >
> >
> > YNWA
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 19, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> >
> > > Here is one with the 75/1.4 on the M8:
> > >
> > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/110618070
> > >
> > > It's my favorite portrait length lens on the M's.
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Henning Wulff <
> henningw at archiphoto.com
> > >wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> Hello all,
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I'd appreciate some thoughts on the 75mm Summilux 'classic' as i'm
> > >>> looking for something rather longer than my 35 Summilux (classic or
> > rather
> > >>> pre-asph) and i'm sure there are plenty of opinions to be had from
> you
> > all
> > >>> ...
> > >>>>
> > >>>> So thanks in advance for your thoughts
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Lloyd
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Tina Manley, ASMP
> > >> www.tinamanley.com
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > > www.tinamanley.com
> > >
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


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