Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My experience was that the less than 24x36 sensor became an insignificant issue compared to not shooting. if you like a fast fifty then the 35 1.4 will get the job done. At the very widest end you need one more lens if that is your style. At the longer end you get a bonus of course. Having one fast lens is enough for me. Millions of Leica shooters have survived without a f/1.4 or f/1.0 everything for quite a while. I found that I still use my fifty and get a more disciplined composition. You can even take a step or two back! Remember too that almost all digital dSLRs have the same adjustment needed, most have a bigger 'crop factor' of course. But if you are unhappy adapting your style even slightly when you go M8, better maybe to save yourself some stress and just shoot film. Be careful though, if you try the M8 you just might fall in love. Cheers SF Hoppy ---- Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > Yup... that is the #1 problem with a less than FF sensor...... Even more > expense than the body cost of the M8 to replace lenses you have now with > wider lenses to get the same FOV. > > It is all about FOV, not he sensor....... and what lenses you usually shoot > with...... > > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > The only reason I'd want a "full-frame" camera is that I don't want to > > have to buy fast + wide glass to get a "normal" FOV which comes close > > to the 50mm f/1.4 lens I have now. > > Phil Forrest > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information