Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Fellow LUGgers, I have not been contributing much of late - pressure of work. However, here are 10 recent pictures - comments and critiques welcome as always: http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/ten/ten.htm My major tools have been 35 and 50mm Summicrons, but for some time I have wondered about something wider; a 28mm perhaps. The CV is the cheapest solution, but would I always feel that I should have gone for a Leica lens. After many months of tossing the pros and cons around I finally bought a second hand Elmarit - latest version with the flat front element. So far I shot a couple of films with it and I can see that it is going to get some getting used to. Firstly, I have got to that age when I need glasses for critical things in the distance; though I can manage the 35mm frame with specs, and that took some practice, there is no way I can with the 28mm. Using my left eye is an added complication. So, I use it without glasses as focusing is not so critical. It is large compared to the 35mm (pre-ASPH), particularly with the lens hood, so not so discrete, which I prefer for street work. Also, I often go out with just one lens and feel that the 28 is more of a specialised lens than the 50 or 35; so that really means taking two lenses. Obviously, more experience and practice are required. I like the depth of field and the facility with which I can get even closer. Certainly, I am sure that I am going to enjoy it, but it is unlikely to replace my 35mm. Three of these pictures are taken with it. The others are 35 and 50mm, Tri-X and Neopan 1600, Xtol or D76. John _ John Beeching http://staff.bath.ac.uk/bssjrb/Photographic/photo.htm