rsolomon Posted September 4, 2017 Share #21 Posted September 4, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have used them both carries them both. Given the high performance of both I think the biggest factor difference is size/weight. Given that if you walk and carry as I do the 75 is a winner. Going out for the day with a 35 75 cron kit feels right in most any situation. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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anickpick Posted September 4, 2017 Share #22 Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Anickpick, what else do you not like about the close performance of the 90, and do you find the 75 cron to be better in that regard? Well, I think both lenses draw beautifully. From about 3 meters until infinity, the 90 apo is simply perfect. The 75 apo is superb at all distances. The way it "draws" to my eyes is somewhere in between the 50 Lux and the 50 Apo Summicron. It is one of my very favorite lenses. Having said this, the portrait at display at my mother's funeral was taken with the 90 Apo (from approx 1 - 1.5 meters) while not pixel-peeking-perfect, it was the best portrait I had made of her (and there had been many over the years). Edited September 4, 2017 by anickpick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csacwp Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share #23 Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Well after shooting with the 90 for another day, I think I'm sold on the focal length for portraiture. I also feel like the 75mm apo wouldn't get used much since I already own the 50 apo. Now I have to decide whether I want the 90 apo or pre-apo. I've been reading a lot about the differences, and for female portraiture I certainly prefer the rendering of the pre-apo. The bokeh is also lovely on that model, although there are times when the 90 apo's bokeh blows me away (and times where it is underwhelming). For street photography and male portraiture I think I'd prefer the added resolution of the 90 apo, and it probably would perform better stopped down for landscapes as well. Edited September 4, 2017 by Csacwp 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted September 4, 2017 Share #24 Posted September 4, 2017 The 90 Summicron is designed to be a general-purpose lens with a large aperture for dim light, and a longer reach than a 50mm. It is not strictly "a portrait lens" - although that is one of the functions it might fulfill. Leica describes it as "ideal for photojournalism, theatre and even portrait photography." Portraits being rather an afterthought, in that phrasing. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 5, 2017 Share #25 Posted September 5, 2017 I had the APO-Summicron-M 75 ASPH (to give it a full title), and really struggled focusing it. Maybe I had a bad example, but I never gelled with it. I bought the 75 Summilux, and loved it at first instance (soft wide open, tack sharp stopped down); I added the AA 90 Summicron, and used it rarely, so I sold it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted September 5, 2017 Share #26 Posted September 5, 2017 The 90 apo in Black Paint is the one to own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted September 5, 2017 Share #27 Posted September 5, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) The 90 apo in Black Paint is the one to own. Certainly if you want to use a lens to club somebody to death. I think it is at least partly made from depleted uranium – it certainly felt like it when I tried one out. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted September 5, 2017 Share #28 Posted September 5, 2017 Certainly if you want to use a lens to club somebody to death. I think it is at least partly made from depleted uranium – it certainly felt like it when I tried one out. Covered with lead in my experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB23 Posted September 5, 2017 Share #29 Posted September 5, 2017 "Smile or I'll hit you to death with my lens" I never saw so many people smile and keep smiling for so long. I love it when my tools work as intended. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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