Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/12

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Subject: RE: [Leica] which wide ange lens?
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:58:15 -0500

And mine was my favorite until I sold most of my Nikon gear in order to get
my M6 :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dave
> Richards
> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 7:53 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] which wide ange lens?
>
>
> I second that.  My old 24 Nikkor was my all-time favorite lens
> until it was
> stolen.
>
> Dave
>
> >Ferdinand,
> >I worked in Germany for a while and traveled all over Europe
> photographing
> >*European scenes*.  I found the most useful lens I owned was a 24mm
> Nikkor.  I
> >like it better than a 28 or a 21.  A 28 isn't wide enough for a
> lot of the
> >cramped environments in Europe and the 21 can be too wide.
> >
> >Since you have a 35, the 24 would be a great compliment to it.
> >
> >Bud
> >
> >"Ferdinand U. LuDo" wrote:
> >
> >> fellow luggers:
> >>
> >> Need some lens advise. I currently have the 35-50-90
> summicrons and I want
> >> to get a lens wider than 35mm. I'm debating whether I should
> get the 21/2.8
> >> asp, 24/2.8 asp. or even the 28mm. My question is: which of
> the 3 wides is
> >> the most useful for European scenes ?? (UK, France, Italy, etc.)?
> >>
> >> Regards and thanks,
> >>
> >> Ferdinand
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>