Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you want something cheaper and it doesn't _have_ to be Leica glass, have you considered a new Voigtlander 25mm? They go for around 180-200 UKP here in the UK. I use one on an M6 and work outside the 28mm frame to give an approximation of the coverage (even with the viewfinder that comes with the lens there's a certain amount of guesswork involved). Regards Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Adam Bridge Sent: 03 January 2001 19:31 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Lens Questions: thank you! Now, about wide angle.... Thanks to everyone for their replies to my questions. I always wondered what the flat "ledge" on the top of the 50mm lens was for! Now I know. Unfortunately I am unable to comply with the request to surrender the 90mm lens. It seems to work just fine for me! <grin> Now a question to really reveal my ignorance: I've never shot with a lens wider than 50mm. (okay, you know the awful truth) I'd like to buy a lens in the 25-35mm range for shooting in confined spaces. Last summer I was on deck at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis. While I'm please with the photos, the best of them were actually shot at a distance with the 90mm because I was always too close or surrounded by crowds for the 50. I CRAVED something wider. But these lenses are, ahem, pricey. Because I don't need the latest and greatest I'm wondering if you have thoughts about what to look for in a good used lens. I'm sure a dealer would say "buy a new one" but I could almost buy a Cannon D30 for the cost of one of those puppies. Well almost. Which is an interesting aside, I note that with many cameras the body is the most expensive purchase. A D30 is $3k but an optically stabilized zoom lens is well under $1k. An M6 is going to run about $2k or so (roughly) but a lens will be at least that if I look for something wide. I find that interesting. Anyway, I'm learning a LOT from my M6. I still can't estimate focus fast enough without looking. I try but I can't learn how to gage focus so when I bring the camera up it's nearly set the right focal distance. Is there a way to be good at this? I ramble. My apologies. Adam Bridge