Portrait lenses ... 75mm and longer. Post your examples.

[Mcary]

Voigtlander 75mm F 2.5 on Leica M8

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[rhl-oregon]

What fun! I have no 75mm, but hope this helps or at least entertains for a moment.

Here's a Serenar 100 3.5 chrome/black on a GXR (=150mm).

 

[rhl-oregon]

...and the chrome Serenar 85 1.9 on the M5:

 

[rhl-oregon]

...and the in-between 90/4 Elmar C designed for the CL ( on the M5):

 

[helen.HH]

75 Summilux...

musing into the Night... by helenhill_HH, on Flickr



Rff meet up... by helenhill_HH, on Flickr



Untitled by helenhill_HH, on Flickr

 

[siracusa]

Elmar-C 90 on M-E. IMO excellent value:

The one thing I still can't get into the habit of doing is changing the lens in the menu every time I change lenses on the M-E.

 

[Krosya]

What, no LTM Nikkor 85/2? A bit hard to focus on RD1S, but still:
These are from the more rare black version of this lens:







And there is, of course, M-Hexanon 90/2.8:

 

[f16sunshine]

Nice to find you back at RFF George!

 

[Steve Bellayr]

First of all why the Summilux and not the Summarit? If available read Mr. Puts evaluation of the Summarit. Secondly, I have found the Summarit extremely sharp but, and this is a big but, not always appropriate for portraiture. When photographing women in that focal length I use a softer lens, the 90mm tele-elmarit. As a rule of thumb, though not always true, women do not like every detail on their face to be shown while men don't care. That is from my personal experience; others may have experienced it differently. All said and done check the Summarit.

 

[Krosya]

Nice to find you back at RFF George!

Thanks!, I took a bit of a break from photography, but trying to find time to get back. Sort of re-discovering my cameras and lenses again. Hope it sticks.

 

[f16sunshine]

Some reflex Manual focus Portrait Beauties 🙂

Some reflex Manual focus Portrait Beauties 🙂

Keith I know you started this thread looking for RF lenses but now that you mention your Zuiko 85,... I actually prefer mid tele Portraits with Reflex lenses and Cameras.

Pancolar 1.8/80mm is an M42 mount gem. Here on 5Dii. If I had to choose only one 80-100mm this is it. I love the funky character.
sanjuan valentines day 2 by Adnan W, on Flickr

3D like mad with sorta wild-y oof area
sanjuan valentines day 1 by Adnan W, on Flickr

At mid distance and wide open you can get an almost Medium format sort of DOF.

<untitled> 30 by Adnan W, on Flickr

<untitled> 26 by Adnan W, on Flickr

The very popular Zeiss Contax Planar 1.4/85 is perfect for in focus hair and buttery oof area 😉
IMG_8655 by Adnan W, on Flickr

Zeiss Contax Sonnar f2.8/85 It used to be inexpensive but has caught on. It's one of my favs. Not as fast but much calmer oof and perfect sharpness and DOF at wide open for head and shoulder Portraits.

These two are Some old expired E6.
00220001 by Adnan W, on Flickr
00220007 by Adnan W, on Flickr

And lastly for a budget lens this one really shines. The OM Zuiko 2.8/100mm is I believe another ernostar like the Sonnar 85 and Hexanon 2.8/90mm. It's superb wide open if you get a good copy. Tiny and sells unde $100 all the time. Mirrorless users should all find a copy asap. Prices on this will go up!
HP5 at 100 w/rodinal 1:100 stand here.
Handsome Hugo by Adnan W, on Flickr

 

[x-ray]

I guess my favorite lens is my 75 Summilux. I'd thought about selling it but came to my senses.

 

[x-ray]

75 summilux on M9

 

[x-ray]

Another portrait on film with the summilux 75 shot at 1.4.

 

[x-ray]

Another film image with the summilux 75. Much of the documentary work I do I shot under terrible lighting.

 

[Doug]

Voigtlander 1.8/75mm on M9... very fond of this lens.

 

[Tom A]

Leica Summicron 75mm f2.0, Bessa R3M, Fuji Presto 400, PCK developer

 

[Tom A]

Leica Summlux 75mm f1.4, Leica M4P and Kodachrome 25. Turkey 1981

 

[Tom A]

Bessa R, Voigtlander Heliar 75mm f2.5. Fuji Neopan 400, D76. Japan 2000

 

[Tom A]

Voigtlander Heliar 75mm f1.8 Berlin Holocaust Memorial
Bessa R3M, Fuji Neopan 400, HC 110 1:60, 11 min