Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Will, I agree. The new 50mm Elmar is also my favorite lens. It is superb. Chris At 11:58 AM 10/15/96 -0400, you wrote: >Hi All, > >OK, one more vote for the lowly 50mm lens, especially on the Leica M. An >observation: > >Yes, when a lot of us started in photography the 50mm was the standard lens, >for all the reasons we've read over the years; its "natural" perspective, the >fact that it was the first common 35mm format lens, etc. But think about the >last 10 years, at least, in consumer 35mm photography. Most point and shoot >cameras, including those made by Leica, come with 35mm focal length lenses as >standard. I maintain that whatever the relative merits of that focal length, >most people are now used to the 35mm perspective and coverage, which makes >the 50mm considerably less common - boring, if you will - than it once was. > >When I run out the door with only one camera and lens, which is admitedly >rare, it will almost always be my M6 and new collapsible 50mm Elmar. Before >acquiring that lens, the various 50mm Summicrons (I believe I have owned all >of the variants) were my standard lens. I still prefer it for group >portraits, ie more than one person, when space limitations allow it. > >Interesting thread. > >Will > >