Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2001-05-18-17:21:58 Ted Grant: > How many LUGnuts > would consider using the R 100mm 2.8 macro or any 100 mm lens, as a "normal > lens?" Or as a better than 50mm for a broad base of shooting opportunities? I'll have to try that. I've gotten really comfy with 50mms recently (actually, I tend to gravitate towards 50mms among strangers and 35mms among people I've been introduced to -- doubtless there's some psychological insight there), but try every now and then to knock myself out of my too-comfortable habits. I was really taken with Ted's story of limiting himself to a 15mm-or-400mm palette, and wanted to try something of the sort; but I lacked the full measure of his courage (and a 400mm lens) and besides, let's face it, I'm just not as good a photographer; so I made the range a little less extreme. On a recent trip to Paris, I limited myself to a 24mm and a 135mm. I'm still digesting the results. I think the 24mm pictures tended to be more successful. (Okay, actually, I cheated a little bit: I dragged along the Noctilux for when it was dim, and I did have an 80mm along, too, but that had a Mamiya 7 bolted on its back.) So I'll have to try wandering around with just an R8 and the 100 APO. I don't use either nearly enough. - --hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7CVd+HlXxJ2VEJXkRAT/oAJ9OsRbelOE6AoLQfTWybDTukiiETgCeI4ST q7pH7iYQd14dLP4fOcecA2c= =F2zm - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --hQiwHBbRI9kgIhsi--