Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Original Message: >Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:55:27 -0500 >From: Philip Forrest <photo.forrest@earthlink.net> >Disregarding brand and stripe (Leica vs. Canon vs. Nikon vs. Zeiss) if >you had to pick one lens for daily use on your rangefinder and it was >either a 35mm f/2.0 or a 50mm f/1.4 which would it be? (or digital >equivalent for y'all working in 1's and 0's) >I ask since they are both within the "normal" range for rangefinder >shooters and often a question we have to face. I hate carrying a lot of >equipment and refuse to carry redundant equipment of which I consider >the 35 and 50mm lenses I own (excluding my DR Summicron). >Just throwing this out there to see the opinions which will come >through. >Phil Forrest ____________________________________________________________ I prefer a 50mm to a 35mm, which I find too wide. I'm happiest with 50mm and 85/90mm lenses. That's why, even though I love my XA, I bought a Retina IIa so I could have a compact camera with a 50mm. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/