Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you would LIKE to have the extra stop, but don't NEED it, consider the older non ASPH 35/1.4. Quite useable at 1.4, if you only use that aperture occasionally. Stopped down, the lens is as good as any other. And they appear to be fairly plentiful on the used market. For me it is the quintessential Leica lens. Dan C. At 10:51 AM 02-04-99 -0500, you wrote: > > > > >> > Assuming street pics, snapshots of kids, and landscapes, which would you >> > consider a better choice for a first lens, a 2/50, or a 1.4/35.....or >> > something else? >> > >> > >Assuming that it's a first Leica lens, not a first lens - as in, you've been >shooting for a while - if you need the extra stop, I'd go for the 35 1.4, ASPH >if possible. If you don't need the extra stop, go for the 35 Summicron. > > > >> > Aesthetics aside, does the added weight of a chrome lens help you steady >> > the camera better than a lighter black one? >> > >> > >No, but it sure adds weight to the camera package. For a fairly bizarre reason I >have the 35 Summilux ASPH in titanium, and the damn thing weighs almost as much >as my M6 body.... >Go for the black aluminum..... > >> > > >