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I've been going back and forth on which lens to get for portraits and just general photography. This is for a Canon 5DSR and Canon 6D (FF) so it has to be capable of working on a Canon with a lens adapter! I first thought about getting the Elmarit-R 90mm F2.8 version 2, E-55 because I heard great things about it, but they're hard to find, other than at KEH in "bargain" condition. Then I was looking on this site, and everyone was raving about the 80mm Summilux-R F/1.4 and said that any Leica collection isn't complete w/o this lens. But I didn't hear anyone say that it's a great portrait lens. I like Leica because of the unique look that each lens brings to a photograph. Otherwise, I really like Zeiss lenses as a second. I have the Elmarit-R 28mm F/2.8 E-55 and the Summicron-R 50mm F/2 vs- I (1966) which is a fantastic lens even though others came after version 1. I also have a Zeiss 100mm Makro F/2, but I'm not sure if it's a good portrait lens and because of CA, I don't feel comfortable about using it for professional work. If you could only afford one lens, which would you get for portrait work given that I have a Leica for 50mm and a Zeiss for 100mm general work and 1:2 Makro? Are these two lenses so good that I should try to find a good deal on each one, BUT then why and for what kind of photo work for each? What kind of Leica touch does each one give to the photos? Also, is the 60mm Elmarit-R Makro F/2.8 any good for this type of work, or is it not even in the class of the other two? Thanks. Bill
