frank_horn Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Is there anyone else who wishes Leica had made a neat little 75mm Elmarit-M? This would be an f2.8 with pull-out hood and 39mm filter size. It would resemble the 90 TE. Nice and light and handy. 8 aperture blades. Just thought I'd ask, as 75mms are being discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Sounds like you are looking for the Voigtlander 75/2.5...it is about the size of the 90 TE, but it has a screw on hood and 43mm filter...10 blades. Supposed to be a nice lens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose_angel Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I think the `cron 75/2 is the lens. Better to have f/2 for portraits. It is already small enough, thought. I would prefer a new 90 Elmarit f/2.8 asph version with a 39mm filter thread as a travel lens. The Macro Elmarit is right, but f/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 It is puzzling why anyone would want a 'pull-out' hood on any lens shorter than a 90. Such hoods are circular of necessity and being so are prone to corner fall-off if long enough to protect from flare. A rectangular clip-on or push-on hood, even if designed for a 50 will still afford better flare protection. Circular hoods admit light to the top, bottom, and sides of the format amounting to forty percent or more of the light entering the lens. The issue is critical in lenses less than 90mm focal length and particularly so in wider angle objectives. Leica makes some very effective rectangular shades for some of the shorter lenses and it is puzzling why they persist in the expense of retractable shades on some models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_hess2 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Hmmm, although I get the occasional flare with my 75/2 Summicron, it's been in situations where most any other lens w/ hood would also flare. I have yet to see any corner light fall-off with the hood extended in any shooting situation so far. To me, the pull-out hood with the 50 & 75 'crons have not been an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 The pull-out hoods are obviously designed to avoid corner fall-off and as such will admit extraneous light at the sides, top, and sometimes bottom of the format. If the hood is deepened to avoid the flare the fall-off occurs. If the lens is prone to flare, it is a no-win situation. More modern lenses with multicoating are not as badly afflicted but all lenses will flare in some lighting situations -- particularly 'contre-jour', and rectangular shades are the only form that will provide optimum protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_drew4 Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I have the CV Color-Heliar 75mm f/2.5. It's the only lens I kept after selling all my CV stuff. It works great with an adapter on a Leica-M. It's not a Summicron, but it's a terrific candids lens & well-built. Image quality on mine is very fine. Considering its cost of a few hundred$ new, or less, it's a great value and fills that niche for me. The money saved is accumulating for other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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