Peter Chow Posted July 14, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the 50mm and the 90mm. Will I miss anything if I do not have the 75mm? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laki Posted July 14, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 14, 2011 I have the 50mm and the 90mm. Will I miss anything if I do not have the 75mm? did you miss it till now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haich Posted July 14, 2011 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2011 Why not look towards the wider end, like a 35mm? Any reason you feel the 75mm would be a good focal length for you over the 90mm, do you find 90mm too long? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted July 14, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 14, 2011 You do not specify which 50 and 90 you currently have and which 75 you'd like to have so this might affect the actual outcome, but 1 - Ask yourself how many times you really wished you had a 75mm to take a picture 2 - After you determined the number above, ask yourself how many times you couldn't fix it by either using the 50mm and taking some steps closer or using the 90mm and taking some steps further 3 - Compare the above number to the price of the 75 you'd like to have and draw your conclusions. Cheers, Bruno 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted July 14, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2011 My old standard response: Use the frame preview lever on the camera. Try the 75mm frame on the kinds of subjects you normally take pictures of. Do you find that this kind of subject crop would make your pictures better? My preliminary diagnosis is an attack of GAS – Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Follow my ordination, and continue to use the lenses you have, until practical experience demonstrates the need for an in-between focal length. The old man from the Age of the Single Fixed Lens Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted July 14, 2011 Share #6 Posted July 14, 2011 I love the perspective of the 75mm, but going all the way back to the introduction of the M4-P I've never really been able to make my eye and brain work well with the minimal framelines for this focal length and ultimately sold my 75mm Summilux. Too bad...but that's life. YMMV (and I hope it does). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Chow Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted July 14, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica must have reasons to make 75mm. What are these reasons? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted July 14, 2011 Share #8 Posted July 14, 2011 They build them because some people buy them. Leica is a business firm, not a missionary society or an order of penitents. The old man who loved his 75mm – on his Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted July 14, 2011 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2011 Leica must have reasons to make 75mm. What are these reasons? First ones that come to my mind are: 1 - Depending on personal inclinations and tastes one *might* like to have a light combo 35 + 75 instead of the Holy Trinity 35-50-90, or as someone said (Erwin Puts?) have an alternative combo including 75+135 instead of 50+90. 2 - The 'lux 75 was (is) a beautiful glass 3 - The 'cron 75 is also a nice piece of optical engineering Cheers, Bruno 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted July 14, 2011 Share #10 Posted July 14, 2011 Leica must have reasons to make 75mm. What are these reasons? The same can be said of every lens in existence. Doesn't mean we need them all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laki Posted July 14, 2011 Share #11 Posted July 14, 2011 Leica must have reasons to make 75mm. What are these reasons? same applies to: Leica Camera AG - Photography - Lenses so I would recommend to go and buy all of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted July 14, 2011 Share #12 Posted July 14, 2011 Leica must have reasons to make 75mm. What are these reasons? In part because you can't design a 90mm f/1.4 that doesn't obscure the view/rangefinder to an impractical extent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted July 15, 2011 Share #13 Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) What is wrong with some of you, "why do Leica make a 75mm lens"! (talking about use on a full frame camera) Surely some of this is personal taste regarding focal length. I have a 75 Summicron which I use occasionally when I think I have specific need for anything longer than 50mm, or I'm in the mood to play with the 75. Gorgeous lens. I have a CV 90mm Apo Lanthar cheapie if for some bizarre reason I want a longer lens (or my style changes in the future but I have only used it once. Good it only cost me $400 (real Australian dollars) Almost all of my photography is in the 28 to 50mm range with 35mm as my standard,, and occasionally I may go wider to 21 rather than longer. In summary, 75mm is a perfect maximum FL for me as I only occasionally want a telephoto. It's size and ergonomics, and quality suit me just fine. For someit's clearly an important FL, and others just a 50 75 fill-in uf dubiuos importance. I'm quite happy Leica makes 75mm lenses. Mark Edited July 15, 2011 by MarkP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 15, 2011 Share #14 Posted July 15, 2011 It's not the 75 FOV I find awkward; it's the frame lines. Never liked them compared to all others. Loved my 75 Summicron asph...fine lens...but sold it when the 50 Summilux asph appeared. I'd rather use my feet and suffer the perspective change. Jeff PS I suspect this thread will get moved out of the M9 forum and into the Customer section. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted July 15, 2011 Share #15 Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) Hi Jeff I would agree with your comment regarding the framelines but there's not much that can be done about it, and I would not abandon the 75mm FL for that reason. With respect to 50 vs 75, I also agree to some extent they are close but not if I want to go longer when using the 28 or 35, rather than one of my 50s. Furthermore, the perspective is still different between 50 and 75 (like 35 and 50),not just matter of walking backward or forward. Regards, Mark Edited July 15, 2011 by MarkP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted July 15, 2011 Share #16 Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) I think more time and energy should be spent thinking about the image(s) you wish to capture. It's a bit like fishing (I suspect). If the bait you are using Doesn't work, change it! So if the lens you are using doesn't work (consistently), change it. Your lens choice should always be driven by your work style and requirement. You should not need to ask advice on which lens to use. Nobody knows what or how you shoot. It's a creative process. Only you can 'paint' your picture(s). P.S. I agree about the 75mm framelines. The 75'cron is one of my favourite lenses, but I have to work hard with those framelines. I force myself to look at the subject by 'mentally' cropping the VF down to the centre of my interest. Eventually I find those elusive framelines are where I'm looking. Just another discipline to work at. Edited July 15, 2011 by erl Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 15, 2011 Share #17 Posted July 15, 2011 Furthermore, the perspective is still different between 50 and 75 (like 35 and 50),not just matter of walking backward or forward. Common misconception. The perspective is identical from the same camera position (a 50 mm image can be cropped to 75 without change in perspective). Perspective only changes when camera position is changed relative to subject. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Thompson Posted July 15, 2011 Share #18 Posted July 15, 2011 Only you can determine whether or not a 75 meets your needs with your M9. Why not just rent one for a weekend and see how it fits into your shootng style? I have a 75 Summarit that I use with my M8 and I love it. If I were to trade up to a M9, I'd probably get rid of it and just go with my 90. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted July 15, 2011 Share #19 Posted July 15, 2011 one good way to consider a 75mm is to think of it as a long standard rather than a tele lens. So often what we 'look' at is the centre of our vision. when photographed from the same position using a standard (50mm) lens, there is alweays more in the captured image than one was 'seeing'. Using the 75mm in this scenario is nearly a 'perfect' crop of the subject. Just one POV. Regarding the perspective comment in an earlier post. Yes, perspective is only a function of viewing distance from obserrver to subject. What I believe the even earlier poster was implying is that with a 50mm you need to move closer to get the same framing as a 75mm. In that scenario, the perspective does changer, because the viewing distance has. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 15, 2011 Share #20 Posted July 15, 2011 What I believe the even earlier poster was implying is that with a 50mm you need to move closer to get the same framing as a 75mm. In that scenario, the perspective does changer, because the viewing distance has. Which is why I started off by saying that I would move closer with my 50 and suffer the perspective change. The OP then commented incorrectly on this statement. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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