Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Elmar 50/3.5 on a Barnack Leica makes a very compact shooter. It does indeed force you to consider composition. For several years I have used a Contax T3 (fixed 35mm T* Sonnar) and felt that my photography improved no end. Hoping that using a 50mm only will further the experience. Regards, Richard >From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: [Leica] First it was 50 first, now it could be what 50 >Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 22:56:00 -0400 > >I keep coming back to 50mm lenses. They force you to think about your >image. With a 35-15 you can just get in close and shoot. With a 50, >you need to consider what you want in or out of the frame and move >appropriately. Aperture comes into play as well. Sometimes, nothing in >focus but a small point is exactly what the image screams for. Other >times F8 and be there works just fine. > >So, for me, it comes down to which 50. Summicron or Sonnar, Summilux or >Serenar, Summarit or Summar, SMC or Super Spectra, Nikon or Zeiss, then >there is always the Elmar or Summitar. All with different looks >especially as you open up and move in close. > >Don >dorysrus@mindspring.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail