Leica M-mount 75mm lenses.... which one do you own and love

[RezaLoghme]

Have you ever tried 135mm? I have only one for M, but it does amazing work (if the sun is up).

 

[GregY]

Have you ever tried 135mm? I have only one for M, but it does amazing work (if the sun is up).

too long for portraits.... too much camera to subject distance. Did you look at the rodeo photos Rob posted as an example?

 

[RezaLoghme]

Yes they are nice.

Just saying - sometimes its good to experiment a bit. 135mm Elmars can be bought for next to nothing (and re-sold). My 75mm Summarit-M was expensive, if I look at how often I actually used it.

 

[GregY]

Yes they are nice.

Just saying - sometimes its good to experiment a bit. 135mm Elmars can be bought for next to nothing (and re-sold). My 75mm Summarit-M was expensive, if I look at how often I actually used it.

RL..... Rodeo grounds are busy places.... with limited space for portraits.....

 

[MattKing]

@RezaLoghme ,
@Rob Skeoch is an extremely experienced photographer, with oodles of experience with a wide variety of lens focal lengths, on a wide variety of formats.
He will already know very well how a 75mm lens will perform vis a vis field of view and perspective at the working distance he has in mind.
I expect he has a use in mind for his Leica M cameras that the 75mm lens field of view would suit perfectly and he is looking for a lens to fit his needs.

 

[cliveh]

The M series doesn't have a frame finder for 75mm. You would need a separate viewfinder.

 

[mshchem]

The M series doesn't have a frame finder for 75mm. You would need a separate viewfinder.

Later M bodies, M4 and M6, the pair is 50/75 mm

 

[RezaLoghme]

The M series doesn't have a frame finder for 75mm. You would need a separate viewfinder.

Do you own a Leica M??

M4-P, M6/M6TTL and M7, and modern-day M6, M-A and M-P have 75mm framelines.

 

[RezaLoghme]

Later M bodies, M4 and M6, the pair is 50/75 mm

Not the original M4 (I owned one) but the M4-P and all subsequent models.

 

[MattKing]

Do you own a Leica M??

I nearly lost my coffee when I saw this response to @cliveh

 

[mshchem]

Not the original M4 (I owned one) but the M4-P and all subsequent models.

OMG you're correct, I just checked my Wetzlar M4s no darn 75mm frame lines fortunately I have M6 etc

 

[cliveh]

Having only ever used an M2, I was unaware those later M series had a frameline for 75mm. I apologise and stand corrected.

 

[GregY]

The M series doesn't have a frame finder for 75mm. You would need a separate viewfinder.

The M6, MP, MA.. still in production have 75mm framelines....so do the M4-P & M7.
(I hated the mass of extra frame lines & sold my M6/& MP.....love the M2 viewfinder)
But if you're set on the 75..... there you go

 

[GregY]

@RezaLoghme ,
@Rob Skeoch is an extremely experienced photographer, with oodles of experience with a wide variety of lens focal lengths, on a wide variety of formats.
He will already know very well how a 75mm lens will perform vis a vis field of view and perspective at the working distance he has in mind.
I expect he has a use in mind for his Leica M cameras that the 75mm lens field of view would suit perfectly and he is looking for a lens to fit his needs.

Thanks Matt....you saved me some keyboard time.....

 

[mshchem]

I love all my viewfinders

 

[Rob Skeoch]

Have you ever tried 135mm? I have only one for M, but it does amazing work (if the sun is up).

I have not tried it. Seems hard to frame with the small viewfinder lines.

 

[__Brian]

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Prices on the Voigtlander 75/1.8 are not much more than the 75/2.5- the latter is subject to the cement for the rear group clouding up. I do not have the 75/1.8, but have bought many lenses from this seller. At 2m and greater - I use the 75mm framelines on the M9 and M Monochrom for my Nikkor 8.5cm F2, gives 100% framing. Used with the 75mm lens, you have a good margin.

 

[dave olson]

I have owned and used my Leica 75 f1.4 (Canada) for years. When I used to travel extensively, I carried two lenses, the 75 and a 28 f2 asph. In those days of Kodachrome 25, 64, and 200 fast(er) lenses were the norm. I like the way my 75 pulls the subject matter in close, but not so much as a 90. The Leica 75 (Canada) is considered one of the two best lenses ever designed. The other lens, a 50, was also Canadian-designed.

 

[George Collier]

A bit late here - I just saw this thread. I was trying to decide this some months ago and wound up buying the 75 Summarit for about 1K $. I love this lens. I bought it from Camera West and spoke with Sean for a while when ordering (used). It focuses very smoothly, has a reverse mounting hood and lens cap that work together either way (hood reversed or not). It's supposed to be much lighter and easier to use than the "lux" version which is 3x the cost. But I think it really depends on what and how you shoot. I like it for street photography over the 50 (unless I want a wide angle thing). Take a good look at the view frame that your body triggers for this one. I have 3 different Ms and they all have a different way of framing this. Some better than others.