Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I decided to slim down my Leica holdings, It went pretty natural. I started selling lenses, and when I got down to my Summilux and Tele-Elmarit, I realized I wanted to keep them. So I did. Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 7:06 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > Oliver, I'll add a "me too!" to this thread. You will be able to figure > out what lenses you use the most. Or at least, the lenses with which > you took your favorite shots. In your case, you might also ask yourself: > "What kinds of pictures am I realistically going to take given my > situation? And what focal length would be best for those pictures?" > > Another possibility would be to put each lens on your camera for a day > or two and shoot with only that lens. See how you feel about the shots > from each lens. That might tell you something. > > Is there a specific reason to limit yourself to two lenses? You don't > have to carry all of them every day. > > Since you're using an M8, your 35mm Summicron is an almost-50 with a bit > more room (47mm equivalent). If it were me, I would keep that lens, and > one other. I know that when I used an M8, I used a 35mm lens way more > often than any other. > > Regardless of what you decide, keep shooting. Limitations are no fun, > but it's better to do what you can. Doing what you like is a key to > staying with it, and with us. > > Hope this helps! > --Peter > > > Unless you shoot a lot of film! According to my metadata, my most often > > used camera is the Nikon LS5000 (Scanner) and my most often used lens is > > Unknown!! > > > > After that, my most often used lens was the Noctilux, until I got the > SL. > > For many years, I only had two lenses, the Noctilux and the 35/1.4. > > > > Tina > > > > On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 9:46 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > > Oliver, > > > Just keep what you actually use a lot and sell the rest. If you use > > > Lightroom, here is a data driven to do it: > > > > > > > > > > https://lightroomkillertips.com/lightroom-can-tell-you-which-lens-is-your-favorite/ > > > > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information