Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/01

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Subject: [Leica] lens choice?
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Dec 1 10:12:03 2008

I generally keep my 28 on the M8, but also carry a 35 or 50 in the pocket if 
I am going minimal.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Howard Ritter <hlritter@bex.net>
>
> I generally keep a 24/2.8 on my M8, approximately equivalent to a 35  
> on a film camera.
> My M3 usually wears its original DR 'cron.
> My LHSA MP3 and its 50mm 'lux seem to be inseparably beautiful  
> together, esthetically and functionally.
> 
> --howard
> 
> On Nov 30, 2008, at 8:55 PM, Philip Forrest wrote:
> 
> > Disregarding brand and stripe (Leica vs. Canon vs. Nikon vs. Zeiss) if
> > you had to pick one lens for daily use on your rangefinder and it was
> > either a 35mm f/2.0 or a 50mm f/1.4 which would it be? (or digital
> > equivalent for y'all working in 1's and 0's)
> > I ask since they are both within the "normal" range for rangefinder
> > shooters and often a question we have to face. I hate carrying a lot  
> > of
> > equipment and refuse to carry redundant equipment of which I consider
> > the 35 and 50mm lenses I own (excluding my DR Summicron).
> > Just throwing this out there to see the opinions which will come
> > through.
> >
> > Phil Forrest
> >
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