Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, Dave, I agree, and you've made the point very well. I have occasionally suggestd that if a person can have only one lens, then a 50mm lens might be the best choice, but I've never expressed it as well as you've done here. As sometimes reported on this list, someone (who was it?) once observed, "If you want to photograph people's clothes, use color film, but if you want to photograph their souls, use black-and-white." Perhaps a corollary might be, "If you want to photograph pizzazz, use a wide-angle or telephoto lens, but if you want to photograph your subject, use a 50mm." (Just a thought, no arguments intended.) :-) Art Peterson - -----Original Message----- From: drodgers@nextlink.com [mailto:drodgers@nextlink.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 7:52 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Re: 50mm Steve, >>Yes the 50mm may be a lens you acquire a taste for. I have been using a 50 as my primary lens for a couple years and am happy with the results I am getting.<< I'm not sure it's an acquired taste, or a lesson learned. Like most people who began photography in the 60's and 70's, the 50mm was my first lens (a Pentax 50/1.4 SM that I still own). After years of trying this focal length or that, I've learned that there's nothing more versatile than a 50. The 50mm offers performance and versatility at a reasonable price; just not much pizzazz. Dave