Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I do not disagree with Paul Chefurka's recommendation of the 50mm Summicron, which I have and use and like quite a lot. But in your particular situation---where you already have one Summicron (the 35mm) and apparently are not going to get a Noctilux---I would suggest that you not be too quick to rule out the 50mm Summilux, if you like to do low-light work. Art Peterson - -----Original Message----- From: Bego Mario Garde [mailto:BegoMario.Garde@gmx.de] Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 1:58 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] 35mm, 90mm, and now 50 mm? In January I bought a new Leica M6 TTL in chrome together with a 35mm asph.-Summicron, which I mainly use for travel photography. I had some problem with battery-usage, but since I use 1/3N-lithium-batteries only and remember to switch the camera off, it seems to work. To be a little more versatile I bought a 90mm Elmarit in August. Great lens. Little bit heavy, but makes wonderful pictures. And it makes a great combination with the 35mm. But I found out, that I mainly photograph in a 35 to 50 mm-range. Now I think about buying a 50mm lens. But which one? Noctilux: Too expensive, too heavy, too special ... Summilux: Still quite expensive; heavy; "do I realy need a f-stop of 1.4?" (the 35mm-Summicron is fine for me!); heard, that it makes not as sharp pictures as the Summicron Summicron: Guess, that's my favorit. Not too expensive; not too heavy; makes sharp pictures; f-stop of 2.0 should be enough; price is OK. Elmarit: Would make my camera a great travel-companion! (Is it easy to collapse the Elmarit?) Is a 2.8-f-stop enough? Read, that it makes not as sharp pictures as the Summicron. Price is OK. Which one would be your choice, if you had a 35mm-Summicron and a 90mm-Elmarit? Best regards, Bego - -- http://www.begoundstefanie.de