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