Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] used M lense suggestions
From: "Hans Pahlen" <hans@komvux.skola.mark.se>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 23:17:33 +0200

We all have to start somewhere. I think a good  strategy is to get used
lenses, and a 35/2 will give you most performance for the $ you spend. Maybe
you will be able to afford a  90 mm or a 50 mm as well.
Then later on, you will expand your lens range, or maybe you will trade your
35/2 to one of the asph versions.

If you decide to get only one lens, I would go for a 35 mm. Although the 50
mm is my favorite lens, I would not choose it as my one and only lens.

When I bought my first black M4 in 1974, I got a brand new 35/1,4, a used 50
DR and a used 90/2,8. Only months later I completed with a used M2 body, but
then I lived on water and cooked potatoes for the rest of the month.
/Hans

>> I'm trying to decide which used M lense to buy.  I can only afford one,
>> and I'm considering the 35/1.4, 35/2, and 50/2.  The 35/1.4 would be the
>> most versatile.  I'm also planning a lot of low light shooting.  But they
>> say the 35/2 is sharper (it's a little cheaper too). The 50/2 has
>> excellent optics and it's the least expensive.  I'm also wondering how
>> good the 35/1.4 Asph is.
>>
>> If you could only have one lense, which one would it be?
>>
>> kj
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