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Summicron-m 75 f2


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Querying any users of this newish lens about features: pros and cons. Any comments either negative or positive are welcome. I am thinking I need to save up and buy one, but obviously don't want to invest if the user reports are bad. thanks for any and all input on this lens.

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Welcome, Martha, to the Forum!

 

William Lamb was one of the first to obtain the 75 f2 AA. He has posted several marvelous photographs with it. Here is one most recently:

 

William's 75 Shot of Bentley

 

I hope you will find us a friendly bunch, and indulge your interest in Leica by visiting here often.

 

Thanks.

 

Allan

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The only downside to the 75 'cron I've experienced is that the viewfinder shows both 75 and 50mm framelines (true of all 75 or 50 lenses), and this may be confusing or distracting compared to the clean single frameline for a 90mm.

 

I've noticed an occasional hint of 'drag' in the focusing due to the floating-element mechanism - but that's mostly because the focusing is so smooth and fast the rest of the time.

 

Optically, it is quite probably the sharpest lens Leica produces, and also the tightest-framing (except for the 90 Makro).

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Thanks, Allan, for the Bentley example. I'm not sure that I could even get my eyes to focus that finely (hahha) to use it. Wow, love the--what is it?--bokah (?spelling.) Colors look realisitic. Photo looks like I could just reach out and touch it. Now, if I can just win the powerball....

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I have been very tempted to buy one, but am still uncertain about my ability to frame accurately with my M6 0.58 viewfinder. I think I would have to see one twinned with an accessory viewfinder first. Not easy!

 

David

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I only had mine a few days before it was time to send it off to Solms for coding but in that short time, it's clear it's a great lens, the latest optical design from Leica beautifully compact amd easy to use and I've been more than pleased with the results. Recommended.

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Here's one: I attached the Leica polarizer a bit to firmly this Monday and when I went to remove the adapter ring, the collar surrounding the front element came with it! Took me a bit of struggle before I got the two rings free of each other.

 

Lesson: don't attach filter rings too tightly.

 

When I send it back to Leica to add the 6-bit coding, I'll ask them to re-tighten the front ring.

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One of the best Leica Lenses I have handled. The focusing is ultra smooth. The throw is short. And the results have been superb.

 

I have no complaints after a few months of heavy use.

 

If you can, buy one today.

 

brad.

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Although this lens has great glass, you need to be in tune with 75mm. The other good one is the Summilux-M 50mm asph.

 

My experience with 75mm is great, I never had any problems. It is more the question if you will go for a digital M, because then 1.4/50mm will become roughly 1.4/70mm

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My experience with 75mm is great, I never had any problems. It is more the question if you will go for a digital M, because then 1.4/50mm will become roughly 1.4/70mm

 

Yes Peter, I have been thinking this way every time I see the new Summicron 75 asph, and reach for my credit card! :)

 

Then I think of my Summilux 50 asph, and the result of x1.33 =66.5 mm and f1.86 max aperture.

 

Yours will do well: = 100mm, f1.86.

 

Regards, William

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