Flouxooom Posted September 25, 2012 Share #81 Posted September 25, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just got mine today Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/173284-75-summilux/?do=findComment&comment=2124717'>More sharing options...
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iwskipper Posted November 18, 2012 Share #82 Posted November 18, 2012 Got mine last week Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/173284-75-summilux/?do=findComment&comment=2169596'>More sharing options...
iwskipper Posted November 18, 2012 Share #83 Posted November 18, 2012 The 75er Summilux is a tricky beast but I love that "damn" thing I had just a few hours off, so I took some 1st samples just next to my hotel.... No, I`m not a vampire bat Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/173284-75-summilux/?do=findComment&comment=2169610'>More sharing options...
otto.f Posted November 18, 2012 Share #84 Posted November 18, 2012 Very nice! The bokeh here is so typical for Walter Mandler, it resembles that of the pre-asph 35mm very much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted November 18, 2012 Share #85 Posted November 18, 2012 This lens is still on my want list ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted December 19, 2012 Share #86 Posted December 19, 2012 I will soon be the owner of one I spent 2 weeks with a friends and still love the pictures I took, the black weight and shadow detail was stunning. Can't wait Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted December 19, 2012 Share #87 Posted December 19, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I dislike portraits where the camera is placed less than 5 feet from the subject. Features are distorted, simple optical laws. If you want tight head shots, a 135 or perhaps 90 is a better choice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2012 Share #88 Posted December 19, 2012 I dislike portraits where the camera is placed less than 5 feet from the subject. Features are distorted, simple optical laws. If you want tight head shots, a 135 or perhaps 90 is a better choice. Of course, therefore I prefer the Summilux 75 cropped on a M8 for about 100mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted December 20, 2012 Share #89 Posted December 20, 2012 I dislike portraits where the camera is placed less than 5 feet from the subject. Features are distorted, simple optical laws. If you want tight head shots, a 135 or perhaps 90 is a better choice. I dislike portraits where the camera is placed more than 5 feet from the subject. Features look like a pancake, simple optical laws. If you want tight head shots, a close focussing 50 or perhaps 75 or 85 is a better choice. See, that is how subjective this point is. I know photographers, who prefer to do head shots with a 300/2.8, others swear by a 70-200 for head shots, others - like myself love to shoot head and shoulders with a 50mm. There are absolutely no rules for what has to be made how. I even shoot portraits with a 35mm, heck sometimes even a 21mm - who says, you have to push a wide angle up the nose of a subject, to get a true potato nose - you got to be creative with focal lengths or you end up with American corporate portraits in mass production. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted December 20, 2012 Share #90 Posted December 20, 2012 I dislike portraits where the camera is placed less than 5 feet from the subject. Features are distorted, simple optical laws. If you want tight head shots, a 135 or perhaps 90 is a better choice. Therefore the 75 is ideal for doubleportraits. And for babies and children this distance - psychology is different imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share #91 Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) I sent my Summilux off for a service and adjustment and it has come back a new lens. It's sharp wide open now, much better than it was. I would urge anyone who thinks they have a soft copy to have it looked at. Stunning, heavenly lens. This, to me, is the essence of Leica and is what defines the legacy and brand. It's pretty much untouchable. Edited June 14, 2013 by Paul J 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrossman Posted June 15, 2013 Share #92 Posted June 15, 2013 Couldn't agree more with you Paul. It's my favorite lens! Erik 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 16, 2013 Share #93 Posted June 16, 2013 Mine is SN 3837xxx and says Made in Canada. I could care where it's made as it is superb and is currently with Leica to have it changed to Made in Germany and 6 bit coded since I like to know what lens was used on each image since I almost never remember to manually change it. That's just me. Just joking about Made in Germany. Just now took a look at mine and it does say Made in Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfhrased Posted June 18, 2013 Share #94 Posted June 18, 2013 Question, the 75mm f/1.4 first manufactured in Canada, then moved to Germany and soon after stopped production. My question why is Leica now producing a newer, slower, f/2 version, it seems like Leica is not producing a faster version now, WHY. If you compare the 75/2 and the 75/1.4 in person it's easy to see why - the /2 feels like half the size of the /1.4! (even the 90/2 feels half the size, to be fair.) I sold my 75 1.4, and I don't regret it. I loved it while I had it, but very rarely used it after getting the 50 1.4. I'm still toying with the idea of the 75/2 though.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted June 18, 2013 Share #95 Posted June 18, 2013 If I wasn't concerned about weight, I would carry the 90/2 (for its sharpness), the 75/1.4 (for its character), the 50/0.95 (for its different character), 28/2 (for its useable field of view), 21/1.4 & 15/2.8 (for their drama). Every time I take out the 75/1.4 it astonishes me for its crispness stopped down, and for its Noctilux f1 character wide open. I can se why it was Mandler's favourite. Cheers John 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted June 18, 2013 Share #96 Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) My 75 Lux is not perfect. But for what I use it for; it is pretty damn close to perfection. It's sharp, yet soft. It's warm, yet cool. It draws light as a fine painter would. For example: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/288816-summer-breeze.html For those that enjoy photographing people; I'd go as far as saying the 75 Lux should be the foundation of your lens kit. Edit: for closer inspection: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited June 18, 2013 by Gerard To add URL 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/173284-75-summilux/?do=findComment&comment=2352174'>More sharing options...
enigmart Posted June 18, 2013 Share #97 Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) You need 1/180sec or better 1/250 sec, it is a great Lens, here some examples porträts Cheers philipp Edited June 18, 2013 by enigmart 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 18, 2013 Share #98 Posted June 18, 2013 One of my first shots with my 75/1.4. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/173284-75-summilux/?do=findComment&comment=2352611'>More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted June 18, 2013 Share #99 Posted June 18, 2013 Two from my first encounter, a truly wonderful lens Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/173284-75-summilux/?do=findComment&comment=2352866'>More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share #100 Posted June 19, 2013 If I wasn't concerned about weight, I would carry the 90/2 (for its sharpness), the 75/1.4 (for its character), the 50/0.95 (for its different character), 28/2 (for its useable field of view), 21/1.4 & 15/2.8 (for their drama). Every time I take out the 75/1.4 it astonishes me for its crispness stopped down, and for its Noctilux f1 character wide open. I can se why it was Mandler's favourite. Cheers John I agree John, stopped down it's jaw dropping. Combine that with the extra magnification you get with the focal length and it's relative close focusing and it's even more impressive what it can reveal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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