Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hey Gary, I don't know if this helps any, but with my M6's .72 magnification, the 28mm focal length takes up the entire viewfinder. -Yama Gary Dalton wrote: > Thank you, Don... A 28 it might have to be because I've blown my budget on > a couple of CLAs. I suppose I need to research the angle of view for the > 28 to see how much wider it is than the 35... It might be enough... > > > > >> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:03:46 -0400 >> From: don.dory at gmail.com >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations >> >> Gary, >> That gets you down to 28mm and the price may be right. If you go wider >> track down the appropriate finder. Many of the C/V lenses come with a >> finder. The whole finder of an M2 is close enough for 28mm work if you >> don't wear glasses or don't mind mashing them up against the viewfinder. >> >> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> Thanks to Jim, Ric, Don, et al for their input on a lens for the M2 wider >>> than a 35 Summaron... >>> >>> With respect to a camera viewfinder for a wider lens, I read a comment >>> suggesting the use of an old Yashica Electro G Tele-Wide view finder on >>> an >>> M2 for a wide angle CV lens. I don't know which lens, specifically, but >>> does >>> that sound doable to anyone? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:52:42 -0400 >>>> From: don.dory at gmail.com >>>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Your Recommendations >>>> >>>> Gary, >>>> On a small budget the Cosina/Voightlander lenses available at >>>> >>> CameraQuest >>> >>>> as previously mentioned. The 25mm if you just can't back up enough >>>> currently or have some subject in mind that needs a wider view. The >>>> 21mm >>>> are very good for moderately mind expanding images; as Slobodan >>>> mentioned >>>> there is a real learning curve to getting the near far relationship >>>> down. >>>> As you go ultrawide it is all to easy to have everything in the frame a >>>> little tiny speck out there somewhere. >>>> >>>> If you are feeling really adventurous, then pick up the 15mm. With that >>>> lens you need to be real friendly with your subjects. If you can't >>>> reach >>>> out and touch your subject you are too far away. But it is a way to >>>> make >>>> very different images. >>>> >>>> On a larger budget substitute the Zeiss offerings but I would go to the >>>> >>> 18mm >>> >>>> instead of the 21. With the Zeiss you will be spending around 1k per >>>> >>> lens >>> >>>> give or take. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Gary Dalton <grdalton at hotmail.com> >>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> I have an M2. My widest lens is currently a 35 Summaron. >>>>> >>>>> If I wanted to go wider, what are my best options? >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>>> Hotmail? is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. >>>>> >>>>> >>> http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 >>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Don >>>> don.dory at gmail.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Windows Live? SkyDrive: Get 25 GB of free online storage. >>> http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_032009 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Don >> don.dory at gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express your personality in color! Preview and select themes for Hotmail?. > http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/LearnMore/personalize.aspx?ocid=TXT_MSGTX_WL_HM_express_032009#colortheme > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >