Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let me, as usual, be the fly in the ointment. 135 has always struck me as a somewhat weird focal length - not long enough to be a useful telephoto, but - for me anyway - a bit too long to be a good portrait, close distance lens. I suspect the only reason the focal length really exists is that it was the longest focal length that could realistically - sort of - be used with the rangefinder (Leica/Contax) and as a focal length it was initially picked up for the reflexes. Today, however, it seems to be a pretty much forgotten focal length in reflex-land. Most non-zoom outfits seem to jump from the 85-100 range to the 180-200 range. In addition to my M6, I have an old N---- F with a 105 2.5 and a 180 2.8 (which, R8 aside, is a spectacular lens)...