Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jack McLain asked plaintively: Any of this make sense? Have I gone over the edge? Yes, it is easy to do. Regarding the f2.8 90mm, They are generally great lenses, but some sample variations. I was lucky. Most of the time you need a 90, that's all you need, and it will fit in your pocket. I agree about having the shutter speed dial work the same on both cameras, if you have two cameras. You might be able to get away with one body; you do know the Leica M has interchangeable lenses, huh? ;>D If you are thinking of the camera as a back-up instead of a second body for another kind of film, then why not just keep the m6ttl? It is already yours. I find I shoot more if my field kit is smaller. I usually go out with the 35 mounted and the 90 in my pocket. I also have a CV 15 I carry along. When I have a camera bag, I'm always trying to decide what to use, and I'm often afraid someone will snatch the bag or something out of it. Just easier to keep the lenses in pockets. BTW, I had a 28 and a 35, and found them too close together, and so rarely used the 28 as it was slower and heavier. More for you to worry about! Sonny http://www.sonc.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack McLain" <jmclainaz@comcast.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: [Leica] More Leica decisions to make... god help me > After much angst and uncertainty I bit the bullet and bought a MP. Now my > kit includes the MP, a M6TTL, 35 ASPH, CV 28 f1.9, 50 f2 Summicron, and 90 > f2 Summicron. > > All well and good, but I am now considering a couple of "enhancements". I > find the 90 to be nice glass indeed; particularly well suited for sneaky > candid portraiture, but it is a boat anchor and a pain in the ass to carry > around when a slower (and smaller/lighter) lens would suit just fine. > > I'm thinking about getting a 90 f2.8 for general use (and keeping the 90 f2 > of course). I believe that there are four Leica 90's that have the 39mm > filter size and the current Elmarit with 46mm filter size. > > I'm hoping for some real-life suggestions of which of these lenses would be > a best choice for a user lens (rarity is irrelevent to me as a deciding > factor). Lens hood availability and affordable cost considerations and the > fact that I am shooting B&W these days might be factors in the recomendation > game. Size/weight/image quality are my major considerations. > > The second - and far less acute - "enhancement" is to unload the M6TTL and > get a M6 with the original shutterspeed dial to make transitioning between > the "right' way to turn vs the "wrong" way to turn a no-brainer when using > both the MP and M6 bodies at the same time... or....going in a completely > different and emotionally driven direction, dumping the M6TTL and buying an > M4, or possibly a M3/2 just for the pleasure of being able to play with nice > toys while still having a back-up body for insurance. > > Any of this make sense? Have I gone over the edge? > > thanks (and sorry for the totally on topic content... I'll relay my > experiences about attempting to retro-fit my old 50 f2 screw mount Summitar > onto my Nikon CoolPix 995 next post). > > cheers > Jack McLain > Tucson, AZ > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > > -- > 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