Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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? > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. > > > > > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Don > > > don.dory at gmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live? SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. > > http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail?. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme