Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Garbutt wrote: >I'm a newcomer to this group and don't quite have a Leica yet. I have >been saving for an M6 and 50mm Summicron and am about a month away >thanks to the extension of the $500 rebate till September. Someone >suggested I become a LUGnut and here I am. <snip> > 2. Someone I talked to along the way suggested that I should consider a > 35mm lens rather than a 50mm because the 35mm "suits Leica photography". > It was a throw away line I never followed up because the comment didn't > really make sense to me. Any comments on this? I'm more a 50/85mm > photographer than a 35mm one - I would have thought it was my style that > mattered not the camera's (whatever that means - is this some Leica > mysticism I have not been initiated into yet?). Hi Robert, welcome to the group. I have two answers to your second question: 1. If you are a 50/85 guy, your equipment should fit your needs, not vice versa. My expierience with a 50mm and a 90mm lens is that the Leica supports these focal lengthes very good. 2. However my preferences changed and I am looking for a 35mm or a 28mm to trade for my 90mm Tele-Elmarit. Working with the Leica M changed my view and I think it supports the wide angle lenses perfectly. It is a camera for a photographer who is a member of a group of people rather than viewing the group from far away being afraid to get caught in the (photographing) act. christoph