Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] 35 &90 2 lens M-kit, what happened to the 50??????
From: Shih-Chieh Tony <stchang@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:40:18 -0400 (EDT)

I don't feel comfortable with M6 + 90mm lens.  However, M3 + 90mm is not
too bad.  Generally, 50mm is the tele lens in M camera (just my opinion).

On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, BIRKEY, DUANE wrote:

> The reason I don't like the 35 and 90 combination is the 90 just seems 
> too long when I'm working with a M-6.  It doesn't feel comfortable to me, 
> a 90 is fine for close-up head shots, but it's too hard to see the 
> subtleties at further distances because of the M-6's reduced 
> magnification.  The other annoyance is that the corners are missing from 
> the frame lines.   I use the 85 to 100mm range a lot with SLR's but it 
> just doesn't feel right to me with a M-6.
> 
> It's a bit ironic that Mike Johnston mentioned most M-users only use two 
> lenses, a 35 and 90 after all the discussion about Smith and HCB who used 
> primarily a 50.  I rarely use my 90 with the M-6, I use the 35 and the 50 
> about equal.  
> 
> Duane Birkey
> 
> HCJB World Radio
> Quito Ecuador 
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