akiralx Posted December 9, 2011 Share #41  Posted December 9, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) That is what ND filters were invented for.Carl  Yes, I have ordered my first for the 35 Summilux - hopefully no visible effect on performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Hi akiralx, Take a look here Would a 75mm compliment my 35mm. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Studio58 Posted December 9, 2011 Share #42 Â Posted December 9, 2011 should have zero effect on performance... other than increasing options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickgrafixstop Posted December 9, 2011 Share #43 Â Posted December 9, 2011 Yes. And very well. Yet, depending on your personal style, so would a 50mm or a 90mm of any aperture. I find the 35/75 a most appealing combination for a two lens ouitfit. Which model is much more a question of budget than image quality. The 75 summicron is an outstanding lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudgey Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share #44 Â Posted December 10, 2011 Just got my 75 f2, due to a canceled order I only had to wait a week! Thanks for all the advice chaps it was very useful. I get to try it on the job today for a magazine so I look forward to testing it on first inspection it seems very impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted December 10, 2011 Share #45 Â Posted December 10, 2011 Please post some of the results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted December 10, 2011 Share #46 Â Posted December 10, 2011 I cannot comment on the other two Leica 75mm lenses - as I do not have them - but the Summicron is my favourite portrait lens. Easy to handle, small (little heavy though) and with great bokeh at full opening. It certainly complements a 35mm. Find herunder some portraits made in Aleppo (Syria) and Esfahan (Iran). And sorry; men are not supposed to make pictures of women in these countries. Â Â Zenfolio | Sander van Hulsenbeek Photography | Iran, Pictures of October 2011 | Photo 87 Zenfolio | Sander van Hulsenbeek Photography | Iran, Pictures of October 2011 | Photo 87 Zenfolio | Sander van Hulsenbeek Photography | Syria 2011 | Aleppo's Youth, on Friday afternoon in front of the Citadel Zenfolio | Sander van Hulsenbeek Photography | Iran, Pictures of October 2011 | Photo 118 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billib Posted December 10, 2011 Share #47 Â Posted December 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Find her under some portraits made in Aleppo (Syria) and Esfahan (Iran).Those are some stunning shots.What 16mm did/do you use? Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted December 10, 2011 Share #48  Posted December 10, 2011 Sander has the best reply for the question. The APO 75 can be used to make wonderful people photographs as well as providing useful tighter framing for travel photography. Naturally much depends on your interests and style too. I actually seldom use my fast lenses wide open, more like f/4 for people to give me the level of DoF that I am after.   Yes of course other lengths are suitable too. A 35 can certainly work for full length or groups say, For her personal project on young women's self images photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Three gals grins photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com but the 75 is superb for people at comfortable working distances. Dear Top Model judges, are you insane photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Fierce with cute photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com  The two focal lengths are very complementary. Another consideration with the APO 75 is that its minimum focus distance is less than that of the Summarit and also (of) longer focal lengths, so you can use the higher magnification to effect with closer shots too. Shorter and you run into visible perpective effects naturally. Wild Iris photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted December 11, 2011 Share #49 Â Posted December 11, 2011 Those are some stunning shots.What 16mm did/do you use? Thanks! Â The WATE, and I use all 16-18 and 21. My lens of choice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cembalaro Posted December 11, 2011 Share #50 Â Posted December 11, 2011 I love the 35 - 75 combination - in my case, the -luxe's. The -cron combination is less obtrusive, obviously - and the lenses might be more 'modern' - but the spectacular performance of the first-edition 35 Aspherical is impossible to beat by any standard and the 75 Summilux is just delicious in any possible way! But, to make this combo even more spectacular - and not much more bulky for traveling: mate up a 21 mm with it - and nothing much will stop you in terms of the typical 'M' close-quarters-yet-not-straight-in-your-face documentation of the special kind! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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