Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is it just me, or does everyone have a lens that seems to stand apart from the rest? For me it's the 28/2.8 Elmarit M (3rd version). I never was a fan of the 28mm focal length. I shot Nikon for years and I always preferred the 24. Ten-years-ago there wasn't a 24mm in the M line, so I bought a new 28. I'm not saying that every photograph taken with this lens is spectacular. In truth, overall 90 percent of the frames I shoot aren't worth keeping, and 9.9 percent are average at best. But every so often I get an exceptional photograph. Sometimes I play a role. More often it's luck. But every so often the lens makes it. When it's the lens it always seems to be the 28. Again, just curious if anyone else has a Leica lens that seems exceptional, especially if it's not a favorite. For instance, I use two other lenses far more often than the 28/2.8. But when somebody says that a new lens is the best in the Leica line I always wonder how it can be any better than my 28/2.8 M. Dave