satureyes Posted August 13, 2013 Share #1  Posted August 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Some advice please people.  I had set my mind on selling my 75 'cron and in it's place getting the 50 'lux. I know I need the 50 for the work I do.  I've sourced a 50 'lux and put a deposit down- so it's ready for me a soon as I pay the balance.  In the meantime I've been thinking it leaves me a little short at the tele-end. I also will be thinking for video shoots that I'll have nothing past 50 for portrait/interview shots.  However - I rarely used the 75 and it would be quite close to the 50.  So I'm thinking do I:  - Keep or sell the 75  - Sell the 75 and then eventually look to get a 90 'cron  - Consider the 90 summarit (which I had years ago and sold)  What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alainD Posted August 13, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted August 13, 2013 You say you do not use the 75mm, then sell it. As about 90mm, there are many good options: summarit, elmarit or summicron. I had them all at one point or another. The 90 summicron was excellent for distance/landscape shots but I found it was a bit softer than the summarit at a distance of about 3 feet... Also note that (on a M9 at least), focusing a 90mm wide open is NOT easy. I used a x1.4 magnifier. I'm sure liveview on the M will help. Â Alain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted August 13, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted August 13, 2013 The 75 cron is one of Leica's best. Never sell a lens. Oh, wait a minute, that happens to be the only Leica lens I've ever sold. Bought a 75 Lux instead. Happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted August 13, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted August 13, 2013 Sell. To me. Really cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 13, 2013 Share #5 Â Posted August 13, 2013 50 + 75 is too close so if you need a 50 there is no choice but a 90 IMO. I have no experience with the Summarit but the Summicron asph is outstanding and is not specially difficult to focus on the M240. It is not soft at all at short distance either. Beware that it does not focus below one meter though contrary to the Summicron 75. Other options would be a latest Elmarit 90/2.8 or a tiny 90/4 macro. Both superb lenses as well. The Elmarit is a bargain by comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satureyes Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share #6 Â Posted August 13, 2013 The 75 cron is one of Leica's best. Never sell a lens. Oh, wait a minute, that happens to be the only Leica lens I've ever sold. Bought a 75 Lux instead. Happy. Â Hmm -See I really need to sell it to pay for the 50mm but I think I MAY be able to not sell it - or sell it and swap for say a 90.. but I'm thinking that I didn't/haven't used it much so not sure it's a bit of a waste sitting there.. Â between 50+75 or 50+90.. still can't decide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted August 14, 2013 Share #7  Posted August 14, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Rick - I got the 75 cron and found it to be perfect. It has it all. But, I also had the 50 Lux and it always ended up on the camera because it is just one of those lenses (actually it is THE lens) that just amazes every time it is on the camera. For me, it was just hard to want to put that technically perfect 75 cron on the camera when I just loved the 50 lux. So, I sold the 75. Never regretted it.  I bought the 75 Lux locally after Christmas 2007 on a 20% off sale on all used camera gear. The camera store had a perfect 75 Lux that ended up being $1,700. I don't use it much because, I have the smaller 50 lux. But, the 75 lux is another one of those special lenses. I don't mis the 75 cron  If, you are like me (we have determined you aren't ) then I don't think you will mis the 75 cron. I do know the 50 lux will become a favorite lens for you.  I have the 90 Macro Elmar. It covers my 50 + 90 well (travel guy here). I don't consider myself to have 50 + 75 + 90 because, I never carry the 75 lux with me. It is an extravagance that I just can't bear to sell and the price of them has gone through the roof. I'd never have bought it if it weren't Christmas and if it wasn't on sale.  Sell the 75 cron and get the 50 lux. No question about it.  Rick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satureyes Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #8  Posted August 14, 2013 Sell the 75 cron and get the 50 lux. No question about it.  Rick  I am trying to sell it! I've found an almost perfect 50 lux in chrome which I've paid a holding deposit on.  I will carry on with my plan to use the money from the 75 cron sale to hopefully cover most of the 59lux purchase.  I may well consider the 90 macro once I've got sorted with the other purchases n Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satureyes Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #9 Â Posted August 14, 2013 50 lux of course. Not 59. That would be very strange Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted August 14, 2013 Share #10 Â Posted August 14, 2013 I always regret selling a lens and I have gone back and bought the same one again. The one good thing is that I have not lost money on selling them that I can remember. Gotta do what you gotta do. You will certainly love the lux. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted August 14, 2013 Share #11 Â Posted August 14, 2013 Very difficult question as you don't use the 75 much and previously sold the 90, but I always fall back on the mantra "Never sell Leica glass". I have never owned a 75 but instead find the 90 Elmarit-M a great lens in terms of size, weight, performance, cost. I've also shot with the 90 Summarit on several occasions and, while I prefer the mechanical build quality of the Elmarit, optically they are nearly identical and have very similar drawing styles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satureyes Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #12 Â Posted August 14, 2013 Very difficult question as you don't use the 75 much and previously sold the 90, but I always fall back on the mantra "Never sell Leica glass". I have never owned a 75 but instead find the 90 Elmarit-M a great lens in terms of size, weight, performance, cost. I've also shot with the 90 Summarit on several occasions and, while I prefer the mechanical build quality of the Elmarit, optically they are nearly identical and have very similar drawing styles. Â Never sell but when it's never used in 2 years then there's a good chance it's just a collectible. Â I would rather use the lenses than look at them and sure- I will lose money but as much as I love my work and my hobby I can't see these as memorabilia not to be used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marc G. Posted August 14, 2013 Share #13 Â Posted August 14, 2013 I never used the 75/2 but I have the 50 1.4 asph. If you need it anyway I say go for it. imo the best 50 there is anyway, although a whole lot of people might disagree here. Â If you never used it in 2 years you won't miss it anyway... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted August 14, 2013 Share #14 Â Posted August 14, 2013 Never sell but when it's never used in 2 years then there's a good chance it's just a collectible. .... Sometimes a lens falls out of favour and languishes on a shelf. It happens. My antidote is to go shooting with that lens, looking for subjects for which it is perfect. One camera - one lens. Usually you rediscover an old friend and it is back in the lens mix. Â Your dilemma is rather of your own making. You decided on a replacement without realising the value on the outgoing lens. Perhaps it is time to take stock and budget for that highly desirable 50 Summilux. There are plenty around at present. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satureyes Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share #15  Posted August 14, 2013 Sometimes a lens falls out of favour and languishes on a shelf. It happens. My antidote is to go shooting with that lens, looking for subjects for which it is perfect. One camera - one lens. Usually you rediscover an old friend and it is back in the lens mix. Your dilemma is rather of your own making. You decided on a replacement without realising the value on the outgoing lens. Perhaps it is time to take stock and budget for that highly desirable 50 Summilux. There are plenty around at present.  I went shooting with the lens for precisely the reason you mentioned. I took the lens alone out several times.  When I bought the lens I originally thought I liked shooting people from further back. Turns out as my work has matured and changed I don't see shots at all at the telephoto end. I thought I did. My best shots are all wide to mid.  I took the lens on a 2 week trip also and perhaps took 6/7 shots with it. My brain doesn't like it- and I'm not 'seeing' the FL anymore. I never did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted August 15, 2013 Share #16 Â Posted August 15, 2013 I took the lens on a 2 week trip also and perhaps took 6/7 shots with it. My brain doesn't like it- and I'm not 'seeing' the FL anymore. I never did. Â Then time to sell (or trade in). One problem though is that used (and sometimes new) lens prices are pretty soft at the moment. Good time to buy, but much harder to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 15, 2013 Share #17 Â Posted August 15, 2013 Another way to look at it. Â If you prefer shooting '50mm look', consider how many times you move your feet closer to nail that 50mm shot. It can happens more than you may realize. So now view your 75mm as having the ability to 'cherry pick' that part of your motif that your eyes identify, from within what you see. ie. it is ignoring the peripheral vision and concentrating on the real subject. Voila! Your 75 is working for you. Â The only thing that changes (slightly) will be the perspective of the background, between the 50 and the 75. It is my main 'goto' lens, but that is just me and my bias. Â If you were a mechanic, you would have a complete set of socket or ring spanners, with no size missing in between. You may only use some of them occasionaly, but would you get rid of those rarely used sizes? If photograohy is your work, you must cover all bases. If it is your passion, enjoy the coverage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 15, 2013 Share #18 Â Posted August 15, 2013 If you get the 50, you still can have a 75 FOV...just crop a bit (or pick up an M8 to get close)...no need to move your feet. But you can't expand the 75 to a 50 FOV (without changing perspective). So, if you have the choice of one or the other, pick the 50. Video is another issue. Â I sold my 75 (Summicron), mostly because I just dislike the 75 frame lines. On the M240, I'd much prefer a 90. In fact, when I get one, I'll pick up a Macro-Elmar. Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 15, 2013 Share #19 Â Posted August 15, 2013 50mm, 75mm, moving your feet, cropping, either with P.S. or using an M8 - it all smacks of 'the indecisive moment'. Â Until you are clear in your mind about what you want and how to get it, there will be no solution. Â Think, act (the decisive moment), smile. Done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 15, 2013 Share #20 Â Posted August 15, 2013 Seems about 90% of lens threads result from indecisive moments. Â Solution for me is not to post, but to try...buy, borrow, or rent. Hard to understand the public query, but makes for idle chatter. Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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