Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 19:32 06/11/97 -0600, you wrote: >Joe, and all: >When I first got into the "M" system, I purchased a "different >outfit"...I decided I needed a lot of spread so...I first picked up a >50mm, then a 21mm, and finally a 135mm. This was certainly not a >popular-type outfit to purchase "piece-meal" on the second-hand >market... so...IT WAS VERY REASONABLE! Just because everyone else gets >the 35-50-90 system...DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT IS RIGHT FOR YOU! >THE DISCIPLINE OF "MAKING" THESE THREE FOCAL LENGTHS WORK... was one of >the best things in forcing me to "cut out the crap" and start SEEING >pictures! >Cordially, >Jack Hamilton >Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA There would be one clear advantage to using a 21-50-135 outfit- there would never be any doubt about which lens was used for a particular shot! I was filing some negative sheets tonight and I wish I'd labelled them when I developed them; on some of them (which I have left in a pile for a few months- another habit that has to go) I can't remember what lens was used any more, and in some cases I can't even remember what system! I have several 50mm lenses which doesn't help matters... Just out of curiosity, how long were you using just that 21-50-135 lens kit? Joe Berenbaum