Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You might want to look through separate finders, in order to judge angles of view. The 28mm is probably the most underused lens owned by most photographers. S.d. On Mar 22, 2009, at 10:51 PM, 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