Hello all. I own a 90 f/2 APO Summicron and I am very pleased with it but I've been thinking -quite for a while now...- to either get a 75 f/2 APO as well and/or sell on the 90 and just keep the 75 f/2). I love portraits shots and I keep reading glowing reviews of the f/2 75... BUT, is the exchange REALLY worthed in your experience/feelings (considering matters like size, bo-keh, lens computation etc) ?. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
The 90 APO is such agreat lens and I would be loathe to part with it even for a 75. If you really feel you need the latter, save up your kopecks!! If you sell your 90, you will eventually regret it.
John A, it is a great lens but too slow for some and too sharp for some others. It is however perfectly capable of making meaningful portraits of people, but then so is a 28mm unless a 'portrait' has to mean 'face' or 'head' or 'head and shoulders' - a popular misconception. Johnny.
Luigi, Since picking up a 75/2.0 my 90SAA has seen very little use. My travel kit now consists of a 35/1.2 and 75/2.0, and I couldn't be happier. For me, the gap between 35 and 90 was too big, and the 90 a little too tight for close portraiture. I prefer to get a little more environment in the shot, and the 75 does that very well. Will I sell the 90SAA? No way. I will cut back on Starbucks for a few years instead. .
Dear Luigi, My 90 Summicron is pre-aspheric, but I don't regard this as terribly important: so's my 35 Summilux. But since getting the 75 Summicron I find 35/75 the perfect combination. It's focal length for me, not apheric/pre-aspheric. That and size, weight and the gorgeous quality of the 75/2... Cheers, Roger
Luigi, With all respect to your desires, you will probably regret selling the 90SAA. It is a fabulous lens imho Leica's best. I sold my black version and in two weeks(and a few rolls of film) withdrawls set in. I quickly turned around and purchased a chrome version and now I am happy to say I have my "fix" Richard