[Leica] Best camera/lens choice

[pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein)]

Arrgh, hit the Send button before I changed the subject. . .

Julian:  Whenever I travel, I just take one M body and the classic trio of 
35, 50, 90.  If I'm going to Europe, then I take a 25/4 VC lens (recently 
replaced by the 21/4).  The VC wide is so small it's insignificant in the 
camera bag.

In 50 and 35mm lenses, I have both a pair of classic 1980s Summicrons and a 
pair of modern Asphs (35 Summilux Asph and VC 50 Nokton).  If I'm going to 
do a significant amount of available light, I take the fast pair.  If not, 
I take the Summicrons.

For a travel 90mm, I would recommend the VC 90/3.5.  It is small like the 
Tele-Elmarits, but very sharp wide open.  I love my 90 Summicron, but I am 
not going to schlepp it for two weeks unless I *know* I need it.

How often do I use each lens?  In order of frequency, 50, 35, 90, 21 or 
24.  If I had to, I'd leave them behind in reverse order.

Everything photographic I take has to fit in either my Billingham Small 
Hadley or my little LowePro fanny pack,  with the exception of film and a 
little table tripod.  One of these days I need to roll the Billingham in 
the mud so it's a less tempting target, but my wife likes that it looks nice.

--Peter

At 08:03 PM 12/27/04 -0800, Julian Koplen wrote:
>I was a little careless in my expression when I said money was not the
>consideration; I meant not a consideration between taking two M's or buying
>a 35-70 zoom to go with my R's.  If money were really no object, I would be
>first in line for an M7, maybe two.
>
>Amazing that almost no one is pushing a short tele like the 90mm.  Most seem
>to be suggesting a moderate wide and a "normal".