Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/14

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Subject: [Leica] Scaling down my kit
From: jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman)
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 17:43:30 -0400
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I'd go with the 28 and 50 given the M8 crop factor.  That gives you a
landscape lens and a short portrait lens, covering the vast majority of
non-street shooting needs.

On Tue, May 14, 2019, 5:36 PM Oliver Bryk via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> I now have about 6 months experience of being a 90 years old disabled
> Veteran, walking with a cane, avoiding uneven terrain, and tiring easily.
>
> Street photography is no longer an option because holding anything larger
> than a cell phone to your face will get you hit over the head and relieved
> of your Leica.
>
> I shall be grateful for suggestions on which two lenses to keep with my M8,
>
> Summicron 50mm, Summicron 35mm ASPH, Elmarit 24mm ASPH, Elmarit 28mm ASPH,
> Elmarit 90mm.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Oliver Bryk
>
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