Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Francesco; If you are saying that the 50 is the only lens that you will use on the HM, and that you have another body with a 35 or 28 or something, then...ok. But, if the 50 will become your "only" lens be forewarned that the 50mm focal length, while arguably the most common focal length in the 35mm landscape, is the most difficult to master. Trust me on this one. If you intend to really learn the 50, be prepared to endure paying the price. The flip side is...when you really nail it with a 50, there is nothing sweeter...the photos sing. You have my support...but....you have been warned. MH p.s.: While Leica has him in their literature talking about the 50mm, Salgado doesn't use the 50mm often... most of the time he shoots with a 60mm Macro on an R camera for that focal length. - -------------------- Begin Original Message -------------------- Message text written by INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us "If one were to buy a lens for an M6HM to use as their ONLY lens, I assume the consensus is that the 50mm is the best choice since it fits nicely between wide angle and short telephoto, Salgado and Cartier-Bresson used it as a standard lens, etc." - -------------------- End Original Message --------------------