RE: [Leica] 28 mm M Lens recommendation

["Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>]

John,

>>You can't crop wider, after all.<<
 
Exactly! Which is why I'm surprised that people who claim there's an
insignificant difference between a 28 and 35 would own the 35. After all,
you can always crop down the 28 down to the 35's angle of view. But you
can't do the opposite. The difference must be significant for someone to
choose a 35. 

I think Frank made a good point in that the difference really is in the
perspective. You don't really see it as much through an M viewfinder. I
swapped between my 28 Elmarit R and my 35 Summicron R on my R7 last night.
Viewing  TTL tells the story more convincingly. Someone may prefer one focal
length over the other. But I don't buy the rationale that they're too
similar to justify owning both. 

I owned a 50mm and a 60mm for my Hasselblad. The 60 was perfect for group
shots. The 50 was too wide (even if I framed both identically). I ran into
problems with the 50. Had to be careful who was at the edge of the frame.
("Am I really that fat?") Never had a problem with the 60. Subtle difference
to some people. Not so subtle to others.

Dave