Re: [Leica] 35 &90 2 lens M-kit, what happened to the 50??????

[budcook@ibm.net]

Duane,
You've just defined the reasons why I don't like the M6.  I could never get
used to the lack of corners or the clutter in the viewfinder.

For those of us who use mostly color reversal film, the 90 is almost a
normal lens.  You have to crop with the lens when using slide film.

I've decided that I'll stick to my M3 and Leicaflexes.

Bud Cook
- -----Original Message-----
From: BIRKEY, DUANE <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Friday, April 17, 1998 12:18 PM
Subject: [Leica] 35 &90 2 lens M-kit, what happened to the 50??????


>The reason I don't like the 35 and 90 combination is the 90 just seems
>too long when I'm working with a M-6.  It doesn't feel comfortable to me,
>a 90 is fine for close-up head shots, but it's too hard to see the
>subtleties at further distances because of the M-6's reduced
>magnification.  The other annoyance is that the corners are missing from
>the frame lines.   I use the 85 to 100mm range a lot with SLR's but it
>just doesn't feel right to me with a M-6.
>
>It's a bit ironic that Mike Johnston mentioned most M-users only use two
>lenses, a 35 and 90 after all the discussion about Smith and HCB who used
>primarily a 50.  I rarely use my 90 with the M-6, I use the 35 and the 50
>about equal.
>
>Duane Birkey
>
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>Quito Ecuador
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