Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Going forward the M series will allow the use of your R lenses on an M using focus peaking. The two lenses are a little different especially in the F2 to F4 range; if Tina finds the 80 to be better focusing then that would incline me to keep both until you resolve how well you do with focus peaking in an aux viewfinder. Just remember that you will alway regret selling a great lens and they seem to always inch up in value over time. Meaning unless you are in financial straights now, selling later just makes you happier with what is in your pocket. On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>wrote: > I use both of mine - the 80 on my DMRs and the 75 on my film Ms/M9. I find > the R80 easier to focus as it has a shorter throw than the M75 > (notwithstanding the difference between RF and SLR). I'm not prepared to > sell either as I use them both and love the way they render the images. > > Charlie > > Charlie Chan > www.charlie-chan.co.uk > > > > > On 10 Mar 2013, at 19:58, Cedric Agie wrote: > > > I am a Leica R and Leica-M afficionado, but I must be honnest with you > > and say I don't know these 2 lenses because I never had and never used > > them. But results in good hands seem wonderfull with both. > > In general I prefer the Summicron glass at most because of risks of > > depth of field problems with tele's and...... the pricetag. > > > > But consider this; I hope we will ever see another Leica R camera, but > > some folks at Solms (a young lady) solemny said no. > > On the other hand you have Leica M lense(s), at least a Summilux M > > 75mm, and we see a whole new generation of digital Leica M's etc. > > coming. > > > > I love both systhems, but if you absolutely want to get rid of one of > > both lenses, be logic keep the M version. You will go a long way with > > it and the future of the R-systhem is uncertain. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Cedric > > > > > > 2013/3/10 Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>: > >> I have and use both. I use the 75 a lot more than the 80 since it fits > on > >> my M's. Someday, I may have an M that will use the 80 so I'm not > getting > >> rid of it. The 75 is harder to focus than the 80, for me, anyway. > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Leica 75mm Summilux vs 80mm Summilux-R? > >>> > >>> Any reason to keep both? > >>> > >>> I understand that the optical formulas are almost identical. > >>> > >>> And sure, SLR may be easier to nail focus than the RF. > >>> > >>> But, are there other reasons to consider, to figure out which one to > keep? > >>> > >>> ....Vick > >>> > >>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Tina Manley, ASMP > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory at gmail.com