Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:11 PM 7/30/2008, you wrote: >Okay, I have a pretty good feel for the physics of full frame versus >M8 cell conversion -- 1.3 multiplication -- field of view versus focal >length -- that stuff. That's not what I'm looking for here. > >Now the question for M8 users. > >Did your favorite or standard or most often used lens change from >classic M to M8? Yes. >If you used to like 50s , have you switched to 35s? If you old >favorite was 35s, are you using the 28 mostly now? Yes >Did 50 lovers stay with 50? No >Are you less likely to use 90 or 135? Yes >Are you more likely to use ultra-wides? Yes. My favorites changed from the 50/1.0 to the 35/1.2 (Nokton) and from the 35/1.4 to the 24/2.8. I'm using the 135 on the M8 but only with the Visoflex. Tina Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com