Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] ideal SINGLE lens for M6HM
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 13:45:39 -0700

Francesco wrote:
> 
> I would like everyone's opinion on what would be the ONE SINGLE lens
> that you would carry with an M6 0.85, if it were to be the only lens you
> would use for the next 10 years.  This implies that this lens would have to
> cover
> all situations with great versatility.  Obviously, a 21mm or 135mm would be
> much too limiting, so which would you choose?
> 
> Francesco
> 
> PS:  I am torn between 35 and 50, leaning to 35.

It would be interesting to see how many of us having just posted our
most used lens would pick a different lens to be stuck alone with on a
desert Island.
I can see some of us saying things like "I use my Sumilux the most but
if I only had one lens it would be the Noct.!"
Logic not even coming close to being the issue.
Not that it needs to be.
Mark Rabiner