Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]** Reply to note from DFeldman@aol.com 12/11/95 12:26am -0500 > However, I am now uncertain. I have not used a 35mm a great deal and wonder > if the perspective distortion will bother me. Also, the 50mm lens is $500 > cheaper (new). You should get whay you are most comfortable with. Though there is hardly any wide-angle distortion with a 35 compared to a 50. That should not concern you. What should concern you, are you too timid to get that bit closer to get the picture? Remember Robert Capa's advice: If your pictures aren't good enough, you are not close enough. As for the 50 on a Leica M, some people comment they find it a more useful lens on a rangefinder than on an SLR. So if you liked your Nikkor 50, then you'll love a 50 Summicron. And don't let anyone tell you it's a boring lens. William Albert Allard, one of the best National Geographic photographers, commented that he was using a 50 more and more all the time. There are no boring lenses, only boring photographers. :-) Regards, Eric Welch Grants Pass, OR