Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/14
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>From: "C.M. Fortunko" <fortunko@boulder.nist.gov>
[...]
>
>To me, the 50mm focal length appears to best focal length for the M camera.
>This may be because I wear glasses. Otherwise, the 35 or 40mm lenses would
>also be OK. I also wish that there was an M6 with an M3 viewfinder, which I
>find to be superior.
>
>I have 90mm lenses, which I use occasionally to take pictures of my daughter
>in the swimming pool. This is because I cannot get close enough to use a
>50mm. I also use it in Colorado and adjacent states to cut out offending
>things like utility poles and wires. Otherwise, the 50mm is my mainstay.
[...]
>Any more 50mm shooters out there?
>
I love the combination of a 50mm lens (Summicron, in my case) with the M3.
What you see through the finder is also the same size as what you see with
your eyes, unlike with my M6. I have always liked "standard" lenses in all
formats, but I really enjoy this particular combination (M3+50/2).
Regards,
- Juan
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Juan F. Sanz Cervera
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Departamento de Quimica Organica
Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Juan.F.Sanz@uv.es
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