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: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 18:46:44 -0400

Bego Mario Garde jotted down the following:

> What would you do? "Travel light" and just stick with the 35 and 90mm-lens,
> or buy the 50mm Summicron additionaly? What is your experience? Would the
> 50mm 'cron be a wise completion or just another heavyweight to carry around?

50mm f/2 Summicron is, quite possibly, the most useful M lens you can own.
Pesonally, I use a 25mm Skopar, 35mm Summicron, 50mm Summicron-DR, and 90mm
skinny Tele-Elmarit.  The 50mm and 35mm see the most use, followed by the
25mm, and lastly the 90mm (which only gets put on once in a blue moon).  If
I could have only one camera and lens, it would be a early Leica III with a
nickel 50 f/3.5 Elmar.  Leicas and 50s were made for each other.

M. 

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