Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i'm prejudiced towards the fast glass. the rangefinder can be a real competetive advantage when it comes to accurate focusing of wide-aperture lenses. portraiture to me usually means longer lenses. by far, my noctilux is #1. then the 75 summilux. then the 90 cron AA then the 35 lux ASPH. (more for "environmental" and group portraits) for longer teles i use the 280/4.8 and occasionally the 200/4. then there are the 21 and 28 elmarits, and 35 lux, 50 and 90 cron old styles which are rather more occasionally brought out for exercise. i find that indoors incandescent lighting using 400 EI is pushing f2; f1 and 1.4 permit more comfortably fast shutter speeds. in answer to your question, the 35/f1.4 even wide-open is an astounding performer. - -rei > From: "faneuil" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com> > > I know people do this all the time. But as a quick poll: > > I have an M7 and 1 lens, a 50 Summicron. > I shoot all available light, often indoors, occasionally wide open with 400 > speed (films TCN & NPH). > Subjects tend to be people, often leaning towards to portraiture. > Next lens should be a > > A) 35 2.0 > B) 28 2.0 > C) 90 2.8 (played with one, but seemed like it should be a future purchase > after my second lens) > D) Tri-Elmar (tempting, but think bulk and F 4.0 will eventually frustrate > me) > E) 35 1.4 Asph (is it really all that and a bag of chips?) > > Eric - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html