Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/04/10

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: first lens
From: Mark_Bishop@ipc.co.uk (Mark Bishop)
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 08:43:24 +0100
 
BReisner@BOMC.TIMEINC.COM (Brad Reisner) wrote:
>Hi. Getting an M6 sometime this month, and was wondering what


>recommendations people have as to the best first lens to get (assuming one


>will be starting off with a single lens). I am leaning towards the 35 F2


Before now I have made the mistake of buying a camera with *one* lens without 
considering which my next lens purchase should be. For me the rationale for 
buying a Leica was to take unobtrusive, hand-held coloour transparencies, so 
fast lenses are a priority. Accordingly by ideal system is 21mm, 35mm Summilux-M  
Aspheric, 75mm 1.4 (ideally also aspheric if they ever launch one). 
Unfortunately I am something of a perfectionist hence will only buy brand-new, 
sealed-box equipment, so have so far made do with only the M6 body and 35mm. A 
75mm will probably be next.