Re: [Leica] Choosing a 50mm Summicron

["Stephen A. Talesnick" <stephen@talesnick.com>]

WRONG STEPHEN, I am stephen@earthlink.net and have been for over 5 years.
Please have your stephen check with earthlink and get the correct address.
Thank you.  stephen@earthlink.net

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Larsen" <ohlen@sierratel.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Choosing a 50mm Summicron


> The question you pose is really very difficult to answer.  You are asking
for
> subjective opinions.  The problem is that not everyone has every lens  and
> people tend to use the lenses that they have.  You don't state why you
want
> another 50mm lens.
>
> Just as you infer, people that use several lenses of the same focal length
do
> so because of the reasons you state --- the optical characteristics they
are
> looking for...subject...photographer's mood...and sometimes because it is
what
> they have with them.
>
> Logically, you might consider adding the latest (i.e. most modern design)
50
> mm lens.  This should give you the most extreme variation from you
Summarit.
>
> Hope that this makes some sense.  For me, the best lenses to use are the
ones
> I have.
>
> Bill (who cuts costs by never buying a new lenses until he thinks he has
> mastered the ones he has) Larsen
>
> Shel writes:
>
> |
> |Hi Rich ... and thanks for jumping in.
> |
> |I've already used the Summarit a bit, and fully intend to keep it. I do
> |not wish to trade.  I know that I want a 50mm as my next lens.  After
> |that will come a 35mm and then one of the 90mm lenses.
> |
> |I often use different versions of the same focal length -  for example,
> |I have five 85mm lenses and a similar number of 35mm lenses in my SLR
> |system - depending on the optical characteristics I'm looking for, the
> |body I'm using, the subject, or, frankly, my mood.
> |
> |What  I was hoping to get by posting my question were users impressions
> |of the lens(es) they use and what they like/dislike about them.
> |Subjective evaluations and comments mean a lot to me.
>
>
>