Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]snip > 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? and > > Aesthetics aside, does the added weight of a chrome lens help you steady > the camera better than a lighter black one? snip > Bruce > Atlanta, GA I was always put off by the added weight of the chrome but as it turns out it is chrome over brass instead of black over aluminum. That has a nice ring to it! My last lens of my outfit will be the 24 (might have been smarter to have it be the first) and I might at the time shell out the added bucks for the chrome and lug around a few extra once's. It might look cool and a black body! It might look cool and a chrome body which is what I sofar have! Good luck, no matter which one you get it's always going to be something else. I say marry it! Shoot with one lens for a whole year! I don't think steadiness is an issue with lenes this smaller size. Its my 21 st anaversary! Mark Rabiner