Well, I feel redeemed Yes, it is a great lens, optically, but to me, it is missing a little magic. The 90 AA has a little, and the 50 Lux ASPH has a little more. But I think you hit the nail on the head with your description: Leica lenses are typified by the 75 Cron: they don\'t get in your way or in your face like Zeiss glass. The subject is the subject, not the photo.
In fact, this gets down to the bottom of why I sometimes prefer Zeiss, sometimes Leica. The Zeiss is great for making photos with a great look. The subject is somewhat less important. The Rokkor is also such a lens. There is so much added to the scene compared to with the naked eye that the subject is often not even mentioned in the discussion of the photo. It is all about \"I love the lively boke\" or \"amazing colours\" or \"look at the micro-contrast\".
The Leica gets out of the way. The modern Leicas have very little to no CA, are sharp edge to edge, and have very neutral boke with no extraneous features, more perfect than perfect. The ultimate lens designer\'s lenses. When you look at a photo made with a Leica, it is all about the subject. This is possibly why photojournalists have such a strong historical tie to Leica.
Sometimes I am just walking around making photos of whatever. Zeiss lenses are perfect for this. However, for some subjects I prefer Leicas, like portraits.
Well, I feel redeemed Yes, it is a great lens, optically, but to me, it is missing a little magic. The 90 AA has a little, and the 50 Lux ASPH has a little more. But I think you hit the nail on the head with your description: Leica lenses are typified by the 75 Cron: they don\'t get in your way or in your face like Zeiss glass. The subject is the subject, not the photo.
In fact, this gets down to the bottom of why I sometimes prefer Zeiss, sometimes Leica. The Zeiss is great for making photos with a great look. The subject is somewhat less important. The Rokkor is also such a lens. There is so much added to the scene compared to with the naked eye that the subject is often not even mentioned in the discussion of the photo. It is all about \"I love the lively boke\" or \"amazing colours\" or look at the micro-contrast.
The Leica gets out of the way. The modern Leicas have very little to no CA, are sharp edge to edge, and have very neutral boke with no extraneous features, more perfect than perfect. The ultimate lens designer\'s lenses. When you look at a photo made with a Leica, it is all about the subject. This is possibly why photojournalists have such a strong historical tie to Leica.
Sometimes I am just walking around making photos of whatever. Zeiss lenses are perfect for this. However, for some subjects I prefer Leicas, like portraits.
Well, I feel redeemed Yes, it is a great lens, optically, but to me, it is missing a little magic. The 90 AA has a little, and the 50 Lux ASPH has a little more. But I think you hit the nail on the head with your description: Leica lenses are typified by the 75 Cron: they don\'t get in your way or in your face like Zeiss glass. The subject is the photo, not the photo.
In fact, this gets down to the bottom of why I sometimes prefer Zeiss, sometimes Leica. The Zeiss is great for making photos with a great look. The subject is somewhat less important. The Rokkor is also such a lens. There is so much added to the scene compared to with the naked eye that the subject is often not even mentioned in the discussion of the photo. It is all about \"I love the lively boke\" or \"amazing colours\" or look at the micro-contrast.
The Leica gets out of the way. The modern Leicas have very little to no CA, are sharp edge to edge, and have very neutral boke with no extraneous features, more perfect than perfect. The ultimate lens designer\'s lenses. When you look at a photo made with a Leica, it is all about the subject. This is possibly why photojournalists have such a strong historical tie to Leica.
Sometimes I am just walking around making photos of whatever. Zeiss lenses are perfect for this. However, for some subjects I prefer Leicas, like portraits.
Yes, it is a great lens, optically, but to me, it is missing a little magic. The 90 AA has a little, and the 50 Lux ASPH has a little more. But I think you hit the nail on the head with your description: Leica lenses are typified by the 75 Cron: they don\'t get in your way or in your face like Zeiss glass. The subject is the subject, not the photo.