[Leica] lens choice?

[jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)]

2008-11-30-20:55:27 Philip Forrest:
> 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 find that for me, it's mostly psychological, having to do with my
notion of people's personal space, and to what extent I expect to be
willing and able to intrude.  If I'm wandering about among strangers, I
usually take something which corresponds to the field of view of a 50mm
lens on 35mm film.  If I expect to be among people I know, or to whom I
expect to be introduced, I'm more likely to take something of
35mm-on-35mm width.

Of course...  since I most often spend time indoors or in dimmish
twilight, I hate to be stuck with a lens slower than f/1.4.  So
practicality dictates that I now use my 35/1.4 ASPH for almost
everything, now that my body of choice is the M8.

 -Jeff