Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Across brands I do see a lot of 28's for sale... Not quite wide enough, I'm guessing...? > From: s.dimitrov at charter.net > Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:54:12 -0700 > To: lug at leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations (Don) > > You might want to look through separate finders, in order to judge > angles of view. > The 28mm is probably the most underused lens owned by most > photographers. > S.d. > > On Mar 22, 2009, at 10:51 PM, Gary Dalton wrote: > > > > > Thank you, Don... A 28 it might have to be because I've blown my > > budget on a couple of CLAs. I suppose I need to research the angle > > of view for the 28 to see how much wider it is than the 35... It > > might be enough... > > > > > > > >> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:03:46 -0400 > >> From: don.dory at gmail.com > >> To: lug at leica-users.org > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations > >> > >> Gary, > >> That gets you down to 28mm and the price may be right. If you go > >> wider > >> track down the appropriate finder. Many of the C/V lenses come > >> with a > >> finder. The whole finder of an M2 is close enough for 28mm work > >> if you > >> don't wear glasses or don't mind mashing them up against the > >> viewfinder. > >> > >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Gary Dalton > >> <grdalton at hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> 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. 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