Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] Lens choice
From: Bernard <5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru>
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 10:40:33 +0300

Jay Coleman wrote:

> >>I think the 50 is the underdog best lens for most occasions and you
> can't have
> >>enough of them, or normal's of any format.
>
> Despite not having used one last night, my 50 Summicron is the lens I
> take if I am just going out with one lens.  I also have a 50 Summicron
> for the R (came with the SL).  I would love Summiluxes, Noctilux and
> collapsible Elmar too if I had unlimited funds.

If I could take one lens on a trip, it would be a 24. The second lens
would be a 90. For portraits, I use a combination of 90 and 50, but for
architecture and cityscapes, I leave the 50 at home.
Bernard