Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+ price pays a factor - as always - determining results and usage. a 28/35 - 50 - 90 combination could be seen as very popular, because it's a darn sight cheaper than anything with a 21/24/75 in it... Same could be said for weight and bulk tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:33 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] [leica] Roger Hicks and the 21+35+90 combo? > > > Good for you, George: What good is a 21 to someone who generally > shoots from > four to six feet from the subject? Why would someone who always > shoots close > want a 135? There are NO general formulas or "perfect" lens combinations - > only combinations and kits that are "perfect" for individual > photographers. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of George > Lottermoser > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 4:07 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] [leica] Roger Hicks and the 21+35+90 combo? > > > >I haven't read the article, but this seems to boil down to a 21+35 > >versus > >28+50 call--and I have always been in the later camp. > > 28, 35, 50, 75 > 21, 35, 90 > 28, 50, 135 > 35 > > It all boils down to how you see and what you shoot. To attempt to imagine > an > ideal combination without considering the context of your own vision, > working > distance comfort and subject matter makes little or no sense. > > George > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html