Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lucien, I could not agree more with you. The 35 is, with the 50, the "lens" for the M camera. The work of Raymond Depardon, Guy LeQuerrec, Tony Ray-Jones and many others has showed extensively the virtues of the 35/50 combo. The use of the longer lenses is valid, but the discretion of the M allows the photographer to be inside the action and thus, reduce the need of of these. Pierre Lucien a *crit : > Jackie Fuchs wrote: > > > I'm new to the group and just wanted to get some opinions on which wide-angle > > lens to get. I shoot an M6TTL and right now have a 50mm and 90mm lens and need > > a wide-angle to complete my set. I absolutely hate the distortion of wide-angle > > lenses to I had been thinking about getting a 35mm, but it seems a little > > redundant with a normal lens so I've been moving toward a 28. Any thoughts > > about the relative advantages? > > By the way, I'm wondering how many LUGer are owning a M > camera without using a 35mm. > > I'm just curious. > > Jackie, > > In my opinion, a 35mm is not at all redundant with a 50mm on > a M. > > Lucien