Which portraits len is more suitable for leica m8 which is 1.33 crop factor?

[jeediver]

Leica m8 best suitable lens for portraits? It has crop factor of 1.33. Is the 75mm good enough for a head shot? what you guys think? which of the most common lens you guys used? anyone goes with the flash before? Any photo to share?

[JamesW]

With 1.33 CF, 75mm would be great for taking just the head shot.

[kross]

60mm f/1.2 hexanon......

[Hacker]

75mm is hardest to use, but needs practice for framing in the VF. I find the 90 much easier. Of course, check out the closest focusing distance also.

[jeediver]

anyone had photo of 60mm, 75mm and lastly 90mm?

[Hacker]

I highly recommend the 1.25x VF magnifier for longer focal lengths.

[Cactus jACK]

with thin dof, it is often a lot of hit and miss... but you can get around that by shooting a sequence with small adjustments to your focusing distance.

working distance with the 50 is a little too short, unless you want to include a fair bit of the surrounding. the 75 and 90 would be better in these aspects. however, the VF is not the best for 70 or 90. as hacker suggested, use the 1.25 VF mag.

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by Cactus jACK with thin dof, it is often a lot of hit and miss... but you can get around that by shooting a sequence with small adjustments to your focusing distance. working distance with the 50 is a little too short, unless you want to include a fair bit of the surrounding. the 75 and 90 would be better in these aspects. however, the VF is not the best for 70 or 90. as hacker suggested, use the 1.25 VF mag.

Get the 75 Lux, focuses to .7m and is f1.4! Has very, very nice bokeh also. You can also consider the Zeiss 85mm f2, the Nikkor 8.5cm f2, or the Nikkor 10.5cm f2.5 also. All are Sonnars and render portraits to perfection.

[gohaj]

Originally Posted by kross 60mm f/1.2 hexanon......

...i like to try this soon.....if i got $$$
one on sale @ ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com.sg/ws/eBayISAPI....m=380031106869)

Originally Posted by jeediver anyone had photo of 60mm, 75mm and lastly 90mm?

i am getting the voigtlander 75mm soon (targeted this fri)

[gommy]

Lux75 focuses to 0.75m & Cron75 to 0.7m
Portrait on M8 50-75mm-probably the older lenses not Apo or Asph.

Originally Posted by Hacker Get the 75 Lux, focuses to .7m and is f1.4! Has very, very nice bokeh also. You can also consider the Zeiss 85mm f2, the Nikkor 8.5cm f2, or the Nikkor 10.5cm f2.5 also. All are Sonnars and render portraits to perfection.

[jeediver]

What the different between using a leica and a non-leica lens? Anything different with the frameline? I using the nokton 35mm f1.2, can't gauge using the frameline. The pic came out from the lcd was different when viewed from the viewfinder.

[Cactus jACK]

Originally Posted by gommy Lux75 focuses to 0.75m & Cron75 to 0.7m Portrait on M8 50-75mm-probably the older lenses not Apo or Asph.

i think it's somewhat up to personal preference, i too find the asph lenses a tad too sharp, preferring the older pre-asph versions...

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by gommy Lux75 focuses to 0.75m & Cron75 to 0.7m Portrait on M8 50-75mm-probably the older lenses not Apo or Asph.

Yup, the 75 Lux focuses to 0.75m, not 0.7m.

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by Cactus jACK i think it's somewhat up to personal preference, i too find the asph lenses a tad too sharp, preferring the older pre-asph versions...

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Non-Leica lenses are plentiful and gives very nice results too.

[Anjinnete Ross]

Thambar?

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by Anjinnete Ross Thambar?

Of course! Or a Summarex.

[CooperS]

Well, I am happy with a 50mm and go up close for blurry backgrounds.