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Subject: [Leica] Your Recommendations (Don)
From: grdalton at hotmail.com (Gary Dalton)
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:51:02 -0700
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Thank you, Don... A 28 it might have to be because I've blown my budget on a 
couple of CLAs. I suppose I need to research the angle of view for the 28 to 
see how much wider it is than the 35... It might be enough...



> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:03:46 -0400
> From: don.dory at gmail.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations
> 
> Gary,
> That gets you down to 28mm and the price may be right.  If you go wider
> track down the appropriate finder.  Many of the C/V lenses come with a
> finder.  The whole finder of an M2 is close enough for 28mm work if you
> don't wear glasses or don't mind mashing them up against the viewfinder.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Thanks to Jim, Ric, Don, et al for their input on a lens for the M2 wider
> > than a 35 Summaron...
> >
> > With respect to a camera viewfinder for a wider lens, I read a comment
> > suggesting the use of an old Yashica Electro G Tele-Wide view finder on 
> > an
> > M2 for a wide angle CV lens. I don't know which lens, specifically, but 
> > does
> > that sound doable to anyone?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:52:42 -0400
> > > From: don.dory at gmail.com
> > > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations
> > >
> > > Gary,
> > > On a small budget the Cosina/Voightlander  lenses available at
> > CameraQuest
> > > as previously mentioned.  The 25mm if you just can't back up enough
> > > currently or have some subject in mind that needs a wider view.  The 
> > > 21mm
> > > are very good for moderately mind expanding images; as Slobodan 
> > > mentioned
> > > there is a real learning curve to getting the near far relationship 
> > > down.
> > > As you go ultrawide it is all to easy to have everything in the frame a
> > > little tiny speck out there somewhere.
> > >
> > > If you are feeling really adventurous, then pick up the 15mm.  With 
> > > that
> > > lens you need to be real friendly with your subjects.  If you can't 
> > > reach
> > > out and touch your subject you are too far away.  But it is a way to 
> > > make
> > > very different images.
> > >
> > > On a larger budget substitute the Zeiss offerings but I would go to the
> > 18mm
> > > instead of the 21.  With the Zeiss you will be spending around 1k per
> > lens
> > > give or take.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I have an M2. My widest lens is currently a 35 Summaron.
> > > >
> > > > If I wanted to go wider, what are my best options?
> > > >
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> 
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