[Leica] I need HUG and lens advice

[john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)]

The 80mm is variable, some are excellent some are poor. The 100mm is a
preferable lens IME.

For the wide, it would either be an SWC/M of some vintage or a 40mm, latter
probably cheaper. Former is preferable (I have owned 4 over the years) and
you can put a ground glass screen on it to see exactly. The 40mm is quicker
to use close-up or more accurately. The 50mm is more common if that is wide
enough....

Just seen the crop factor, so a 60mm (not so common) will go to 78mm
equivalent and a 38mm/40mm are the widest available bar fisheye.

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> What's the "best" Hassy forum? I have a lot to catch up...
> 
> the 80/2.8 Planar seems to be the standard lens. If I am most
> interested in
> (in 35mm FOV reference) 24mm and 50mm lens, what are the good CFx lens
> in
> that range, or are the Zeiss so good that there is no lemon? This is
> with a
> 1.3x crop factor.
> 
> Thank you folks in advance and also to those who answered earlier.
>