colyn
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I have a chance to buy the Leica-M 75mm lens and was wondering what advantage this focal length would give me??
Why 75mm??
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Artorius
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Although I don't have this lens in an RF camera yet, I do have a 70 & 90 in DSLR. It is my 2nd favorite informal portrait lens, 90 is the first..
Informal portraits
Although I don't have this lens in an RF camera yet, I do have a 70 & 90 in DSLR. It is my 2nd favorite informal portrait lens, 90 is the first..
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usayit
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Some like that focal length for portraits.... On my 35mm SLR, one of my favorite lenses is an 85mm f1.8.
Ken Ford
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I prefer a 75 to 90 - my working RF kit is 28-35-75. 75 makes a nice mild tele.
telenous
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If you mean the Summicron 75 AA, get it. It ties with the Summilux 50 Asph. in unrivaled performance.
Both Leica 75's have a relative advantage to the the 90 FL. The Summilux 75 is the fastest you can get in a rangefinder portrait lens while the Summicron 75 focuses the closest than any other portrait lens (at closest focus you get a mildly cropped head - perhaps I am wrong but I do not think you can do that by any other Leica lens save for the specialised Macro Elmarit 90 that gets even closer).
Personally I do not feel the need for a 90 lens (and if I did I 'd go for the first version of the Elmarit or the macro Elmarit) but then I have concentrated my kit around the 50 FL (35-50-75) which is crucial for the kind of photography that interests me.
Both Leica 75's have a relative advantage to the the 90 FL. The Summilux 75 is the fastest you can get in a rangefinder portrait lens while the Summicron 75 focuses the closest than any other portrait lens (at closest focus you get a mildly cropped head - perhaps I am wrong but I do not think you can do that by any other Leica lens save for the specialised Macro Elmarit 90 that gets even closer).
Personally I do not feel the need for a 90 lens (and if I did I 'd go for the first version of the Elmarit or the macro Elmarit) but then I have concentrated my kit around the 50 FL (35-50-75) which is crucial for the kind of photography that interests me.
Jacob
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I have the CV 75/2.5 and often use in a combination with a 28 or 25 when travelling. I consider it a "tight normal" more than a tele. It is great to pick out details in a city, for whole figures when You can't/won't get close or portraits, as said. I think it has made me work with depth-of-field more conciously than with a 50mm. I like it a lot and I won't sell it until I get a Summicron 75...
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abesapien
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75 Summilux has been made for poetry. Honestly, never seen an out of focus area so morbid and delicate. I love it and never sell it. The best photos of my children have been made with that lens. Intimacy and sweet mood, in a word: lovely. Of course, the Summicron is lighter, but I still think that the signature of the Summilux is absolutely unique.
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abesapien said:
This is so very well put Abesapien - the Lux 75 is a remarkable lens as well. That's where the difficulty lies in this focal length, both the Summicron and the Summilux are incredible. I am trying to think how best to describe their difference in drawing - several similes from painting spring to mind, depending on how they capture the light. There was a thread some time ago (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26957&highlight=summilux+75) and the pictures posted by both lenses were jaw-droping. If only it were possible to own both...
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If I were to only carry two lenses they would be a 25/? (but faster than 4) and the 75/2 'cron. The size and quality are worth the cost. I like a bit more jump between lenses than most though. For me I like 2.5 or 2.6x between lenses. Perhaps it is the drugs.
If you end up not going with it, and it's the 'cron, do please let us know where we might find it.
Thanks.
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If you end up not going with it, and it's the 'cron, do please let us know where we might find it.
Thanks.
B2 (;->
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Ben Z
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I flirted brifely with a 75 Summilux as a local dealer had one in on trade and let me take it home for a long weekend. The things I noted were that it was quite heavy and even at infinity and with the hood retracted it blocked a fair part of the finder frame. It was also quite stiff to focus and had a long turning circle. It wasn't that I couldn't focus it accurately (that was no problem on my MP .72) but that I couldn't focus it quickly enough to shoot anything moving. For sitting portraits it was a good lens, but I hardly ever do that kind of thing so the lens wasn't worth it for me to put that kind of cash ($1100 at the time) into. I had been interested in it for the particular quality to the image and that was not disappointing at all. It just wasn't practical for me.
As for the 75 Summicron, that lens I have no interest in. I understand that 75mm was the limit for an f/1.4 lens that didn't completely block the finder, but otherwise it's just too close to a 50. If I had the money I would get the 50 Summilux-ASPH. Stop down to f/2 and take one step forward and there's your 75 Summicron at no additional cost 😀
However with the M8, a 75 is the closest thing to a 90mm FOV, so I expect the 75s to surge in popularity, especially the Voitlander, because it's the best bang for the buck if the 90 FOV isn't a mainstay. I know when I travel I carry a 90 but rarely use it, preferring the 135 if reach is needed. If I get an M8 I expect my 90 to get more of a workout.
As for the 75 Summicron, that lens I have no interest in. I understand that 75mm was the limit for an f/1.4 lens that didn't completely block the finder, but otherwise it's just too close to a 50. If I had the money I would get the 50 Summilux-ASPH. Stop down to f/2 and take one step forward and there's your 75 Summicron at no additional cost 😀
However with the M8, a 75 is the closest thing to a 90mm FOV, so I expect the 75s to surge in popularity, especially the Voitlander, because it's the best bang for the buck if the 90 FOV isn't a mainstay. I know when I travel I carry a 90 but rarely use it, preferring the 135 if reach is needed. If I get an M8 I expect my 90 to get more of a workout.
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abesapien
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It's a matter of taste. 75 Summicron and Summilux... Some prefer Jorge Luis Borges, other prefer Hemingway. They are both excellent, but in the end it's just a matter of taste. I go for the butterlike out of focus since I'm not that much into "strong contrast" (I even like the Summitar...). Maybe in 10 years I'll change my mind and feel the call of very sharp edges 🙂
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colyn
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It looks like everybody has convinced me. I will be getting a 75. The Summicron should look very nice on my M6.
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Hello:
The 75mm focal length (IMHO)is an adhesive normal lens. Portraits are intimate without the distortion or flattening of a 50 or 90. The 75 also has reach for landscape work that the 50mm does not.
There is a caveat, the 75mm are large, un"leica" large! I might whisper the existance of the CV 75.
yours
Frank
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Hello:
The 75mm focal length (IMHO)is an adhesive normal lens. Portraits are intimate without the distortion or flattening of a 50 or 90. The 75 also has reach for landscape work that the 50mm does not.
There is a caveat, the 75mm are large, un"leica" large! I might whisper the existance of the CV 75.
yours
Frank
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