Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] Question for M8ers
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Thu Jul 31 05:38:18 2008
References: <77A6D7D6-41B1-4684-A49C-E0AA93A320CF@mindspring.com>

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 


Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Question for M8ers)
In reply to: Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Question for M8ers)