Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Mark wrote: > >>> With digital people think of ways to not have to change lenses. > I think with DSLR's people who used to pride themselves on primes now > zoom.<< > > I was on vacation and took more photographs this past week than over the > previous year combined. I used a 50/2 Summicron 90% of the time. I used > a 28/2.8 Elmarit occasionally, and a 90/2.8 very little. > > I rarely changed lenses, IOW, even with primes. If I had a 28-70 zoom > I'd probably end up with most of my shots at 50mm. That seems to be the > angle at which I see things. > > BTW, I hiked a lot in very hot weather. The D700 w/50 never seemed > heavy. It only seems weighty with big lenses attached. > > The 50 Summicron is a marvelous lens. Quick and versatile, and it sure > knows how to herd photons into the proper corrals on a full frame > sensor. > > Sometimes I look at the new AF 50s that have been introduced recently > and wonder what, if anything, they offer over the Summicron. Less user > involvement, I suppose. I wouldn't have to focus. OTOH, focusing is one > of those little things that causes me feel like I'm crafting the shot > :-). > > Dave R > > Amazing what you can do with a 50 on an SLR but if I had you set up I'd make sure Santa got me a Leica 21-35/3.5-4 Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH. What you cant to with a wide angle zoom ain't worth talking about. Right now on my camera all week I've been shooting with a telephoto zoom. Just for a change; reach out and grab something.... Mark William Rabiner