Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Portraits and "too sharp" lenses
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 10:11:26 -0400
 
I have one from 1949 that I use on screw and M bodies. For portraits of
females I find that a little softening still is usually better. I use and
old "no name" filter for this purpose.

Cheers!

kw


>Have any LUG readers used the older 90 M lenses such as the 90 f/4?
>Possibly these older formulations would be better portrait lenses than the
>newest designs.
>
>Andy Morang
>Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA


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