RE: [Leica] 50 Summicron or 50 Summilux as standard lens??

["Francesco Sanfilippo" <fls@san.rr.com>]

So you recommend I stick with the 35/2 ASPH I have and learn
that inside and out, and use that as my ONE M lens for now?

Francesco Sanfilippo
francesco@incsystems.com
Webmaster & Network Administrator,
InContact Systems, MentorU.Com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Michael
> Hintlian
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 11:21 AM
> To: INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] 50 Summicron or 50 Summilux as standard lens??
>
>
> Francesco;
>
> If you are saying that the 50 is the only lens that you
> will use on the HM,
> and that you have another body with a 35 or 28 or
> something, then...ok.
> But, if the 50 will become your "only" lens be forewarned
> that the 50mm
> focal length, while arguably the most common focal length
> in the 35mm
> landscape, is the most difficult to master.  Trust me on
> this one.  If you
> intend to really learn the 50, be prepared to endure paying
> the price.  The
> flip side is...when you really nail it with a 50, there is nothing
> sweeter...the photos sing.
>
> You have my support...but....you have been warned.
>
> MH
>
> p.s.:  While Leica has him in their literature talking
> about the 50mm,
> Salgado doesn't use the 50mm often... most of the time he
> shoots with a
> 60mm Macro on an R camera for that focal length.
>
>
>
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> Message text written by INTERNET:leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>
> "If one were to buy a lens for an M6HM
> to use as their ONLY lens, I assume the
> consensus is that the 50mm is the best
> choice since it fits nicely between wide
> angle and short telephoto, Salgado and
> Cartier-Bresson used it as a standard
> lens, etc."
>
>
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