Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> If one were to buy a lens for an M6HM > to use as their ONLY lens, I assume the > consensus is that the 50mm is the best > choice since it fits nicely between wide > angle and short telephoto, Salgado and > Cartier-Bresson used it as a standard > lens, etc. Francesco - Why do you care about consensus? What lens works best for YOU, rather than for Cartier-Bresson and Salgado? If I had to choose only one lens I would make it the 35 Summilux ASPH, but that's because it suits my style of photography, that has nothing to do with that will work best for you. > Now, how does one choose between the > Summicron and the Summilux? Is the 50 > Summilux as good wide open as the 35 > Summilux? I have read that the Summicron > is the BEST 50mm lens PERIOD. Is this true > or is the 50 Summilux just as good at f/2? > If they are equal from f/2 down to f/16, > the choice would be the Summilux just > because it has f/1.4, right? Go look at what Erwin has written. > Francesco Sanfilippo > francesco@incsystems.com > Webmaster & Network Administrator, > InContact Systems, MentorU.Com > > >