Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks to Jim, Ric, Don, et al for their input on a lens for the M2 wider than a 35 Summaron... With respect to a camera viewfinder for a wider lens, I read a comment suggesting the use of an old Yashica Electro G Tele-Wide view finder on an M2 for a wide angle CV lens. I don't know which lens, specifically, but does that sound doable to anyone? > Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:52:42 -0400 > From: don.dory at gmail.com > To: lug at leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations > > Gary, > On a small budget the Cosina/Voightlander lenses available at CameraQuest > as previously mentioned. The 25mm if you just can't back up enough > currently or have some subject in mind that needs a wider view. The 21mm > are very good for moderately mind expanding images; as Slobodan mentioned > there is a real learning curve to getting the near far relationship down. > As you go ultrawide it is all to easy to have everything in the frame a > little tiny speck out there somewhere. > > If you are feeling really adventurous, then pick up the 15mm. With that > lens you need to be real friendly with your subjects. If you can't reach > out and touch your subject you are too far away. But it is a way to make > very different images. > > On a larger budget substitute the Zeiss offerings but I would go to the > 18mm > instead of the 21. With the Zeiss you will be spending around 1k per lens > give or take. > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > I have an M2. My widest lens is currently a 35 Summaron. > > > > If I wanted to go wider, what are my best options? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. > > http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009