Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I recently purchased a chrome M6, (chose chrome over black purely for >aesthetic preference) and now I need a lens. I'd like to solicit 2 >opinions: > >Assuming street pics, snapshots of kids, and landscapes, which would you >consider a better choice for a first lens, a 2/50, or a 1.4/35.....or >something else? and > >Aesthetics aside, does the added weight of a chrome lens help you steady >the camera better than a lighter black one? Hello Bruce, Congratulations on your purchase. My first M6 was chrome and I got a 35/2 with it. I found this to be a very versitile lens. Now that I have others, it's still the one I reach for most. I also find the 50's very useable, but not alway a wide enough angle to take in the whole scene. The 35 is a good starter lens. Inevitabley others will follow. Enjoy, MK