Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With all this discussion of the 35/1.4, has anyone encountered a problem with the lens hood not staying in a fixed position but rather rotating in either direction with the slightest twist? Kind of annoying. Is there a fix? Thanks, Mike On Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at 04:07 PM, Austin Franklin wrote: > Hi Dizel, > >>>> 35/1.4 is too front-heavy >>> >>> HUH? It's a very small lense and isn't "front-heavy" at all! >> >> Not as small as 2/35 :-) > > No, certainly it isn't...but you said the 35/1.4 was "front-heavy", and > it > really is not, at least to me...who uses it quite a lot. > >>>> and you >>>> will rarely >>>> need that speed IMO >>> >>> My experience is the extra stop is very useful, as I shoot mostly all >>> existing light, low light. It makes the difference between >> being able to >>> get a reasonably sharp shot, and a fuzzy shot. You sometimes >> can't just use >>> faster film, as you also increase grain. I can very nicely shoot with >>> either Neopan 1600 or Tri-X at 800, and get very decent shots. >> >> Yes, but Eric wrote that: >> 1.) He wants to do portraiture (which AFAIK means head shots, in >> which 35mm will >> distort faces) >> 2.) He has relatively little money to invest > > AND he also said "I shoot all available light, often indoors, > occasionally > wide open with 400 > speed"... > > and to me, that means faster lenses. Of course, if doesn't want to > spend > the money on the faster lenses, then that's a different story. > >>> There's also the depth of field issue. If you like "bokeh", >> then the 1.4 >>> will give you much better out of focus renderings, since the >> extra stop will >>> throw a significantly larger part of the image out of focus. >> >> Yes, thats true. But then, the beautifullest lens to do it should be >> Noctilux or 1.4/75 you recommended :), not a 1.4/35, > > Yes, correct...that was further advice, to dump the 50 and get the > 35/1.4 as > he expressed interest in that lense. I was not suggesting the 35 at > all for > portraiture, simply that it, with the 75, is a totally wonderful > combination. > > Regards, > > Austin > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > ________________________________________________________ The Laurel Group On-Site Creative Services Site Location: Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies 199 Grandview Road Skillman, NJ 08558 908.874.2978 mcahill1@cpcus.jnj.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html