[Leica] Pick three

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

35/f2, 50f2, 90f2.8

Keep things small and "the same" as much as possible. Your two most
common lenses will have the same max aperture and the 90 will only be
a stop down - and perhaps less likely to be used in low-light
conditions.

Okay - I'll fess up - they are what I have and they seem to work
really well as a combination.

If I had f1.4 for the 35 and 50 and f2 for the 90 would I take them
with two bodies instead?

I think for most travel my answer would be no. They're just nice and
small. I have a Domke 802? and it holds these three lenses and 2
bodies plus a meter and a good chunk of film just fine.

Adam

On 2/8/06, feli <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Imagine you are going on a trip to an urban location and can only
> take THREE lenses,
> for two M bodies.
>
> You need to travel light and don't want to draw attention with a huge
> bag.
>
> The weather will vary; overcast and sunny. You will mostly shoot
> during the day, but
> perhaps also indoors in a dim local. Your stock will be Tri-X and
> Delta 3200.
>
> You are suffering from a severe case of gear blockage and keep ending
> up with more
> gear than you can carry, so you plead with your fellow shooters for
> advice.
>
>
> What would you pack?
>
> 1.4/35 Summilux-M ASPH
> 2/35 Summicron-M (4th) (the only lens that will fit in your pocket,
> when mounted on a body)
>
> 1.4/50 Summilux-M (pre-asph)
> 2/50 Summicron-DR (your favorite lens, because it glows)
> 2/50 Summicron-M (current, the sharpest lens you own)
>
> 2/90 Summicron-M (last pre-ASPH)
> 2.8/90 Tele-Elmarit (will sometimes flare unpredictably)
> 4/90 Rokkor-M (very sharp and compact, but slow)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Feli
>
>
>
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