Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff Bailey writes: > Hi All, > > Well, I have decided that I must have a manual camera and I have decided on > a Leica M. This will be my first exposure to a range finder camera. > > I think that I should start with one lense (minimize the number of variables > to start). I want your opinions on THE lense. I was thinking of either a > 35mm or 50mm. Oh boy, oh boy.... Looks like you're going to be swamped with opinions about the 35/this and the 35/that. I'll be odd man out. I *love* my 75/1.4. I'm still teaching myself to see in slightly wide angle shots (e.g. 35mm) but I think that (at the moment anyway) my sweet spot is short telephoto. I love the 90/2.8 too, though it's a bit slow for the places I use my M (small acoustic music venues). The 90/2.0 Apo sounds like a lot of fun.... I have the penultimate 35/2 and like it a lot, but I think I need to work on my compositional skills with it. So, think about what you're trying to shoot, and don't let all of those wide-going folks sway you away from the longer lenses if you want one. g.