Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Still confused (was: 35, 90 and now 50mm?)
From: Mike Quinn <mlquinn@san.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 11:55:01 -0700

Oh dear. This is hard.
I agree completely with your sentiments about the 50.
But I think the first picture deserved a 35, or a step back, or a 90 degree
twist of the camera...

Thanks for the stimulating images!

Mike Quinn


Jesse Hellman wrote:

> Thanks very much to Tim Spragens for posting two of my photographs at
> the following link:
> 
> http://www.borderless-photos.com/hellman/hellman1.html
> 
> The first is, I think, typical of what makes the 50mm so useful on the
> Leica (this was taken with the 0.85). The bright line frame makes it
> possible to monitor what is just outside, and the fact that all is in
> focus helps awareness of the background (the woman at the upper left and
> the pattern of the stones). I prefer the 50 for all around use to the
> 35, maybe because I do a lot of portraits (where the 90 is very useful
> for tight framing), but maybe because it fits more closely the way I
> see.