looking for a faster len.

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I have m6 with 3 lens :50 cron ,35 cron and the 90 2.8(old version).I am looking for a faster lens . I realy like my 50 and 35 but i don't fell the same way with the 90 to big size and frame to small with the m system .So i never use it.My next len shoud be 75 lux or 50 lux? I worry that the 75 is a little like my 90? Change my 50 cron for a 50 lux is it a good idea?I am happy with my 35 cron and don't want other wide angle lens.Thanks for any help ,i very appreciate.

-- Pierre Cantin (cantinp@videotron.ca), October 20, 2001

Answers

Both the 75 'Lux and the Noct are (a lot) heavier than your 90 - Both are (a lot) bigger in diameter too. On the positive side, the 75 is only about the same length as your 90 and the Noct is a bit shorter...

-- Jack Flesher (jbflesher@msn.com), October 20, 2001.

Since you already have 35mm, 50mm and 90mm lenses, and don't like the 90mm, get the 75mm/f1.4 lens. You will get a fast lens and also a portrait lens, unlike the 50mm/f1.4. But the 75mm is big and heavy compared to the 50 Summilux. You need to go to a Leica dealer and handle the lenses yourself before making a decision.................

-- Muhammad Chishty (applemac97@aol.com), October 21, 2001.

You will get a fast lens and also a portrait lens, unlike the 50mm/f1.4.

Huh? 50mm is perfectly fine portrait lens -- full-body to head-and- shoulders. Heck, I even did some head-and-shoulders portraits with 35mm...

Alexander

-- Alexander Grekhov (grekhov@wgukraine.com), October 21, 2001.


For a quick'n dirty row of 75 lux portraits go here: and scroll to the bottom, then click on the thumbnails. All of them were taken at around 1.4, 1.7... The lens is tart. Makes you take portraits without distracting your subject as you may stay 1.5, 2 meters distance. This group of Swiss filmmakers was discussing while I was discretely shooting away. There are some 35 cron shots on that page, too. The only other lens I took along to that mountain resort. The 75/35 combo has remained my standard combo ever since. The weight of the 75 lux helps keeping my shooting steady even @ 1/15 and with a Sling it's a breeze to handle. Cheers.

-- Lutz Konermann (lutz@konermann.net), October 21, 2001.

I use 35 and 50 Summicrons, and several 90's - old Elmarit and new SAA. I also use the 75 Summilux; buying it was a very good decision for me. Fast, with great optical properties. Yes, it is bigger than other Leica lenses, but I find it relatively easy to work with: the advantages of having this lens far outweigh the disadvantages of size, weight, and expense. Check one out, my experience is positive.

-- David (pagedt@attglobal.net), October 21, 2001.


I owned a 75 Lux and sold it because it unbalanced the M, blocked a significant part of the finder frame, focused slowly, stiffly and the DOF was so minimal wide open that it overtaxed my imagination and ability w/ respect to the rangefinder/viewfinder, and I found it impossible to turn the camera for a vertical shot without my hand blocking the rangefinder. Your results may vary. I strongly suggest trying one out, or buying with a "no-hassle" MBG period.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), October 21, 2001.

I asked a very similar question last year. I received many good responses, and I am including the link for that old thread below. The funny thing is that after all of this time, I am using the same lenses without much of a problem. I can handhold my M6 at least a one-stop longer shutterspeed than my SLRs, so I have been able to reconcile my "wants versus my needs" in the area of a faster lens for problem solving. On the other hand, I have been enthralled by the artistic rendition of a tiny sliver of a focus plane, with a normal perspective, and am still considering the acquisition of a faster lens... not because I need one, but because I want one to achieve a particular look that I like.

Check out the following link:fast glass

-- Al Smith (smith58@msn.com), October 21, 2001.


Have you think in a M3 and 90/2; great combo!

-- r watson (al1231234@hotmail.com), October 22, 2001.

Pierre

I have the R equivalent (80mm 'lux) and think it superb and a great team with a 35mm. I suggest you look very carefully at a 75mm. Handling is really the issue here. Personally I think this kind of lens may work better on a reflex, but many people love the 75mm on the M.

-- Robin Smith (smith_robin@hotmail.com), October 22, 2001.


Thank's you all .I am not sure to find a dealer who have the lens in stock.I will buy probably without see one and hold in my hand. So your advise is very important to me.Feel free to write more . I realy like it .Lutz your pictures are great.

-- pierre cantin (cantinp@videotron.ca), October 22, 2001.


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