Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So having all of these fancy Leica optics really isn't an incentive for me to want to buy this camera, and let's face it, 6mp really isn't large enough to take the best advantage of Leica lenses in the first place. Any decent lens would likely suffice. And if I'm limited to using only 2 of my 8 lenses, perhaps I'd be better served by a camera with a builtin zoom lens. -dan c. At 03:27 PM 12-11-04 +0000, Ian Watts wrote: >Dan C. wrote: >> >> You caution against using wide angles lenses, and reports are that the >> rangefinder isn't accurate enough for long focal length lenses. That >> doesn't leave too much left to use with the camera. >> > > >That's only true if you think that using lenses in the range 35-90 (in 35mm >film terms) is not of much use. Personally speaking, I shoot virtually >nothing other than lenses in this range - with the majority shot by the 50 >(all in 35mm terms). Using the 35 and 50 lenses on the RD-1 provides similar >coverage to what I have had with the 50 and 90 on my Leica M's. My seldom >used 24 Elmarit can now start to earn it's keep and stand duty as my >wide-normal (35-ish focal length equivalent). As I have never felt the need >to shoot a 135 on a rangefinder, I am not concerned that the RD-1 may not be >ideal for focussing my 90. Similarly, as I rarely, if ever, shoot anything >wider than 35 (in normal film terms), I'm not going to lose sleep over the >fact that the RD-1 is not the ideal shooting tool for wide lenses. > >Ian Watts. > >-- > >mailto:i.watts@virgin.net > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >