Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My "favourite", if there is one, is the 3.5/28mm Color Skopar on a M6, as it's the ideal focal length for daylight shooting landscapes in the steep swiss mountains, and is compact enough to carry in jacket's pocket. Usually I take that lens with me that is supposed to be the most suitable for what I am intenting to shoot. If I dont know what I'll shoot, I take randomly any lens, depending irrational moods. Actual usage in estimated % 10% 4.5/15mm Heliar (on Bessa L) 20% 3.5/28mm Color Skopar 20% 1.7/35mm Ultron 20% 2.0/50mm Summicron collapsible 10% 1.2/50mm Canon 10% 1.4/75mm Summilux 10% 3.5/135mm Canon less than 0.25% (on FED-2): 3.5/50mm Industar-22 collapsible 2.8/55mm Industar-61 LD Beside this I often carry a Rollei XF35 with a 2.3/40 Sonnar fixed lens with me when the Leica seems to big to take with. Didier