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Subject: [Leica] What to buy....
From: "Birkey, Duane" <dbirkey@hcjb.org.ec>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 14:12:45 -0500

If I were you I'd buy the 35 f/2 ASPH, unless you are going to buy a faster
50 or 90 at some point. (Your other two lenses are f/2 and f/ 2.8) or unless
you think you are going to use the 35mm as your primary lens in low light. 
 
I personally like to match the maximum aperatures of my lenses as much as
possible..... makes exposure and film selction easier.  I bought the 3
Summicrons and the 24 Elmarit is the odd one out of my group.. It never
fails that I'm shooting at 1/60 and f/2 with the 35 and 50 and then I want
to use the 24, but hate shooting much at a 1/30th.  
 
If you have the 35 Summilux and you're shooting at 1/60 at F/1.4... you will
really hate going to the 50 or 90 at 1/30 and f/2..... which means you'll
probably be soon lusting for a Noctilux or 75mmm Summilux like myself and a
few others on this list.  

In other words..... keep saving money in your Leica fund, because it only
gets more expensive! 

Duane

Duane's Photographs of Ecuador
http://duane_birkey.tripod.com


>I like the compact idea when travel.
>Is the summilux 35/1,4 a better choice than the summicron 33/2,0?

>Regards
>Lasse
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