Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]tm wrote: > > I'm contemplating buying the above lens so as to have the ability to shoot > beyond the 64 degree angle of my 35 mm Summicron at times, even though the > Elmarit goes only to 76 degrees. Can anybody extol the virtues of this > additional degree of coverage and, if recommendable, indicate why? Thanks! > > Terry A 35 is, in my view, a normal lens, that allows you to get more of the environment in your shots than, say, a 50. With a 28 your are beginning to step into wide angle territory. There is distortion there, if you want it, and virtually none of you don't. It will give you more latitude when shooting in doors, in terms of getting more people, environment, what ever, into a shoot in tightish places. It's still a pretty tame lens...but it is a good compromise as wide's go.... B. D. A 20-21 Kinda Guy