RE: [Leica] 21, 24, or 28?

["Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>]

Hi Robert,

One option would be to wait and see what Leica comes out with at Photokina
in the fall.  Rumors are that they will offer a .58x mag. M6 TTL with
framelines for the wider angles.  With that camera, I should think the
24/2.8 ASPH would be the lens of choice for architectural photography with
an M6.

Regards,
Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert
> Clark
> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 4:14 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] 21, 24, or 28?
> Importance: Low
>
>
> Hi Luggers:
> I've owned my M6TTL now for about eight months and am delighted with the
> camera.  I use a 50mm Summilux and am considering a second lens which
> will either be a 21, 24, or 28mm.  I enjoy architectural photography and
> on a recent trip to Paris took about fifteen rolls of bw prints, but I
> am not completely pleased with the ability of the 50mm lens to
> photograph buildings, interiors, and landscapes with expansive
> foregrounds. What should I consider in choosing between these three
> lenses?  In using the frame switch on the M6, I can see the framelines
> for a 28mm exposure and did this alot when overseas.  Coming back home,
> I convinced myself that the 28mm was the way to go...until reading and
> learning more about the other two.  Right now, I think I would prefer
> the 28mm because the brightline viewfinder frames are visible in the
> camera and I wouldn't need the external viewfinder.  Any thoughts from
> the group will be greatly appreicated.
>
> regards,
> Robert Clark
> Lancaster, PA
>