Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've been wondering - is the 135 film format magic somehow? It gives us 20/2.8, 135/2, diminutive 40/1.4 lenses and so on and so forth. Surfing around MF gear, an f2.8 normal lens seems "fast," and we can forget LF stuff. And on small sensors, really fast wide lenses doesn't seem a reality. Is this a particular "feature" of the 135 film format, or just that lots of lens R&D was dumped into such a popular format? Scott Don Dory wrote: > B.D. > You and I represent the far end of the curve as it relates to typical > use. > Even journalist are using flash(war zones excepted). Because I use > the 50 > more than any other focal length the transition to the 35 Summilux > will not > be a problem except in the wallet. But for folks like you that eat up > the > 28 F2 the lack of fast wides will keep you away possibly. Which is why I > posted the problem about fast wides for a 1.3X sensor. > > With all that said, I suspect that the usefulness of 3200 will be there > whether as a RAW conversion or just bootleg 1600 underexposed and just > deal > with it. > > Photographically, we live in very interesting times. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 9/10/06, B. D. Colen <bd@bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > >> >> If shooting at 800 and 1600 eliminates the need for fast glass, why have >> so >> many of us invested so much in fast glass over the years, given that we >> routinely shoot at 800 and 1600? >> >> >> On 9/10/06 9:02 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Leica faces an interestin conundrum. If they bite the bullet and make >> > lenses for cropped sensors they will relcaim the small camera/high >> > performance position they held in the thirties and beyond. However, >> > thousands of Leicanistas will shriek in rage at being betrayed. >> So, in >> all >> > probablity no F1.4 26mm lens or for that matter no 21mm f2 lens. >> > >> > On the bright side, the ability to shoot at 800 to 1600 ameliorates >> the >> need >> > for fast lenses as far as capturing the image but we still have issues >> with >> > limiting DOF intentionally. On the down side, I am going to have to >> bite >> > the bullet and acquire a 35 F1.4 as the 50mm perspective is the one I >> use >> > most. Possibly the C/V 40mm F1.4 with the crop the edges won't >> matter. >> > >> > Don >> > don.dory@gmail.com >> > >> > >> > On 9/10/06, Aram Langhans <dnaplasmid@compwrx.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> 35! 32! 37! What's a few millimeters among friends??? >> >> Aram >> >> >> >>> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:04:45 -0400 >> >>> From: Stan Yoder <vze2myh5@verizon.net> >> >>> Subject: [Leica] M8 lens dilemma >> >>> To: lug@leica-users.org >> >>> Message-ID: <45047DED.7050007@verizon.net> >> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >> >>> >> >>> So what are yunz (Pittsburghese for 'you-all') planning to do for >> the >> >>> equivalent of a 35 on a film M? >> >>> >> >>> The 24 Elmarit-ASPH becomes a 32, and a 28 becomes a 37. >> >>> >> >>> Stan Yoder >> >>> The Burgh >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)