sfbk Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Could any one please direct me to a good comprehensive review on Leica75/2 apo summicron lens. A web link wuld be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Blackwell Images Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Look here: http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/mseries/Sum275/s2-75.html “When you come to a fork in the road, take it ...” – Yogi Berra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefano_giannuzzi1 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 This is the best review that I know:http://www.imx.nl/photosite/leica/mseries/Sum275/s2-75.htmlI have this lens and it's fantastic! Bye Stefano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Abid,-- I believe the reviewers about as much as I believe Dubbya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icuneko Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Dubbya has a 75? IQ maybe... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "Dubbya has a 75? IQ maybe... ;)" That must be why dubya is the leader of the free world and you're not. :-) What a silly comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_chan5 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "That must be why dubya is the leader of the free world and you're not. " - he wasn't even voted for by the majority of Americans, much "the free world". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Where have you been Steve, he received 50 % of the vote in the last election and is the leader of free world whether you like it or not. Moderator, please delete these silly comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 sorry, 52% of the vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb v. Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 He also thinks the world was made in 6 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Moderator, please delete this idiocy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland_schmid Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Moderator, please leave it. It's going to be one of the better threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny massey Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Eliot, please chill, there are plenty of reasons to hate the man, surely you can accept that? Anyway, back to that lens that I sadly can't afford . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond_tai Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Back on topic, there are plenty of reviews on the 90mm Summicron Apo Asph and the 75mm Summicron's performance is comparable. The 75mm is smaller and probably more usable since most users have the .72x where the 75mm framelines are reasonably large. Also the 75mm is tabbed which is preferable to me. The 75mm should be a few hundred bucks less than the 90AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Several recent threads have discussed this lens; look <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Eyel">here</a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00EjWT">here</a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00ER6J">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00EPhV">here</a>.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin m. Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 "... dubya is the leader of the free world ..." By definition, doesn't a leader need followers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirst Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Wrote: Raymond Tai , jan 30, 2006; 08:43 a.m. "Back on topic, there are plenty of reviews on the 90mm Summicron Apo Asph and the 75mm Summicron's performance is comparable. The 75mm is smaller and probably more usable since most users have the .72x where the 75mm framelines are reasonably large. Also the 75mm is tabbed which is preferable to me. The 75mm should be a few hundred bucks less than the 90AA." While Raymond's answer is on topic, unfortunately, it has two factual errors. The 75mm/2 AA is not a tabbed lens, but has a focusing ring almost exactly like the 90mm/2 AA lens. Also, the 75mm is more expensive than the 90mm/2 AA due to its floating element design. I agree that the 75mm framelines (found on most M bodies after the M4-P) are easier to use than the 90mm framelines. It's too bad the new Zeiss Ikon does not have 75mm framelines so Ikon owners can't practically use this lens. I have both lenses and much prefer the 75mm/2 AA since it is lighter, more compact, focuses closer (only the 90mm Macro Elmar focuses down to a smaller subject area among M-teles), and has a locking hood. The out of focus rendition of the 75mm/2 AA is very smooth at middle apertures, and sharpness at the focus plane is stunningly sharp whether the subject is far away or close-up. I think it is the best short telephoto focal length lens I have ever had, and I probably will sell the 90mm/2 AA (too heavy) keeping a 90mm/4 Elmar-C and the 75mm/2 AA as my teles for my M-mount cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond_tai Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Gosh you are right Steven. I am embarassed for getting the tab thing wrong. The first thing I did after getting the 75/2 was to put Lutz's steer on it so I guess it felt like a tab. I really like the lens for its performance and compactness. In the past I kept one or two compact 90's for walk around but since getting the 75/2 it have gotten rid of all the 90's since this one does it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icuneko Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Wow, I gotta :-) outta Eliot! Yeh, it was a silly comment, sophomoric even, but sometimes silly makes the world more palatable. And even fun(ny). For what it's worth, Eliot, I bet Kerry's IQ is comparable even though he speaks in 75-word, convoluted sentences. We Independents are equal-opportunity bashers. Back on topic, from all examples I've seen the 75/2 is quite a fine lens indeed. Wish I had one, but it wouldn't attach on my Hexar AF, which is soon to be for sale as I'm headed back to a 50 as my lens of choice. (Does this mean my IQ is 50?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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