Stealth3kpl Posted October 16, 2016 Share #21 Posted October 16, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'd go with 35 too. It feels very natural to me. I suprised myself by taking a 35/50 combo to Shetland and Orkney and using the 50mm Summicron Mk5 almost exclusively. Next trip was the Wind River range in Wyoming where I took a 28/50 combo and used the 28 almost exclusively. I guess it all depends on subject matter and environment. 35mm is a good compromise. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NB23 Posted October 17, 2016 Share #22 Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) I could live with any lens. I guess my photography is flexible or I'm too naive and accept what I have. For me it's really impossible to answer that question. Edited October 17, 2016 by NB23 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwj Posted October 17, 2016 Share #23 Posted October 17, 2016 I could live with any lens. I guess my photography is flexible or I'm too naive and accept what I have. For me it's really impossible to answer that question. The 'debate' is not really a debate at all, you just have to which number you prefer, 35 or 50. I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with photography I'm sure we would all be fine if there only was one possible lens. Fora discussion wouldn't be so interesting though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westend_jon Posted October 17, 2016 Share #24 Posted October 17, 2016 I'm going on holiday in a couple of days and I'm taking an M9 with a 35mm - and that's all! Pretty scary as I normally walk around with three lenses (21, 50 and 90). My thinking is by doing this I force myself to get to grips with a single lens for everything and also to make my self use the 35mm rather than my default 50mm. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted October 17, 2016 Share #25 Posted October 17, 2016 I prefer a 35, but I'm going on holiday shortly and taking just two 50mm LTM lenses. Why? Because I don't have a 35mm LTM so will just work with what I have, I know there will be times I would like a wider lens but when that happens I stop looking at the overall scene and concentrate on some details that better suit the 50mm. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted October 17, 2016 Share #26 Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) I prefer a 75 above a 50, the Summilux 75 that is. For street photography for instance, a 75 gives me a very nice distance to my subject. If it was forbidden to take two lenses, I'd take my 75lux and smuggle my Summicron35 IV in my pocket. These two lenses are THE perfect couple for me at the moment. Edited October 17, 2016 by otto.f Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblutter Posted October 18, 2016 Share #27 Posted October 18, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) 50 summi Ver4. I agree with Bresson - 50 disciplines you Some days I do take out the 40C - a very underrated piece Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted October 22, 2016 Share #28 Posted October 22, 2016 To my astonishment since I bought an almost 20 year old summicron asph 35mm a while ago, I keep it on my M240 almost all the time. Maybe a temporairy fling? Still with my MP the canada summicron 50mm is top. This lens which I had the longest is still my favorite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seratti Posted October 25, 2016 Share #29 Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) If allowed only one lens, then there's no question that the 35mm would be the most useful all-around lens, but the 35mm field of view is not my favorite as it always seems either too close or too far for me. I prefer the 28mm/50mm as a working pair. I wish I preferred the 35mm alone as it would be nice to have so many wonderful 35mm lens options and only take one lens, but after years of struggling, I just can't find comfort at 35mm. I've found my sweet spot with the 28mm Elmarit with the advantage of size and wide hyperfocal range, along with the 50mm Summilux ASPH for everything else and for low light situations. Edited October 25, 2016 by seratti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernstk Posted October 27, 2016 Share #30 Posted October 27, 2016 35 without a doubt. I have an irrational aversion to a 50. Ernst Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted October 27, 2016 Share #31 Posted October 27, 2016 I agree with Serration. 35 as a single lens is the most versatile for me but I so much prefer 28 & 50. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westend_jon Posted October 27, 2016 Share #32 Posted October 27, 2016 I'm going on holiday in a couple of days and I'm taking an M9 with a 35mm - and that's all! Pretty scary as I normally walk around with three lenses (21, 50 and 90). My thinking is by doing this I force myself to get to grips with a single lens for everything and also to make my self use the 35mm rather than my default 50mm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share #33 Posted October 28, 2016 50 summi Ver4. I agree with Bresson - 50 disciplines you Can anyone elaborate on this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted October 28, 2016 Share #34 Posted October 28, 2016 Can anyone elaborate on this? Poster means the 50mm/2.0 Summicron, the last version with a separate hood (which is more flare-resistant than the most recent with built-in hood) Bresson means Henri Cartier Bresson, you can google him What he probably meant was: with a standard lens you are trained find good compositions, because the lens itself brings no special effects into the composition, like wide or tele lenses do. A standard lens has about the same angle of view as the human vision. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted October 28, 2016 Share #35 Posted October 28, 2016 When people (Bresson in this case) express an opinion they never tell you how much they have examined how and why they have reached that point of view, which alternatives they have rejected and why, what, in their ways of thinking, is important or axiomatic. Most of the time people just do stuff for no known reason but will, when asked, invent a noble sounding basis for their actions. I use my 50mm most of the time because I'm an asshole. (Sorry about the first sentence; it's very difficult for me to read too). 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 28, 2016 Share #36 Posted October 28, 2016 @dies: The name of the photographer is "Cartier-Bresson", not "Bresson" or "son". The maiden name of his wife is Frank. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 28, 2016 Share #37 Posted October 28, 2016 Poster means the 50mm/2.0 Summicron, the last version with a separate hood (which is more flare-resistant than the most recent with built-in hood) [...] I would not say this. 50/2 v4: https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Samples/i-4RKCr3w/0/X3/5020v4_L1005236-X3.jpg 50/2 v5: https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Samples/i-BvXmk5v/0/X3/5020c_L1005235-X3.jpg 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted October 28, 2016 Share #38 Posted October 28, 2016 When people (Bresson in this case) express an opinion they never tell you how much they have examined how and why they have reached that point of view, which alternatives they have rejected and why, what, in their ways of thinking, is important or axiomatic. Most of the time people just do stuff for no known reason but will, when asked, invent a noble sounding basis for their actions. I use my 50mm most of the time because I'm an asshole. (Sorry about the first sentence; it's very difficult for me to read too). Exactly..."morals of convenience", I call it. Far, far too much of it. cheers ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
almoore Posted October 28, 2016 Share #39 Posted October 28, 2016 @dies: The name of the photographer is "Cartier-Bresson", not "Bresson" or "son". The maiden name of his wife is Frank. If we're going to be pedantic, it's Franck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted October 28, 2016 Share #40 Posted October 28, 2016 If we're going to be pedantic, it's Franck. So it is, thank you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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