jaapv Posted December 11, 2009 Share #21 Posted December 11, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Buy both and sell the one you end up not using! Which can be translated as sell neither:p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 11, 2009 Posted December 11, 2009 Hi jaapv, Take a look here 35 or 50mm. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ChrisC Posted December 11, 2009 Share #22 Posted December 11, 2009 ..... I am debating between a 50mm (2.0) or 35mm (2.0) Leica lens. I am coming from the DSLR word.... .... Summarit lenses.... buy BOTH a 35mm and a 50mm Summarit, for the price of one Summicron! Try them out and see which one you use most.... Jack - Be wary, the insistence on ultra fast lenses can get a bit macho in the forum, but the smaller, lighter, cheaper, slightly slower lenses have design advantages, less viewfinder interference and easier handling. Lars' advice makes sense to me. Also, translating DSLR lens focal length tastes to the rangefinder camera can be a mistake. Most likely a new way of working will evolve for you with the 'M' and probably centred around the 35mm and 50mm focal lengths because they are the most sympathetic ones to use with the viewfinder. You could find out that you are mostly drawn to one focal length over the other, and then switch when you feel truly comfortable with the way of working. Finding what is the right focal length for you might take some time [regardless of previous photography experience]. In your shoes, using your money; I'd take Lars' advice seriously and consider getting the two Summarits. ............. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tategoi Posted December 11, 2009 Share #23 Posted December 11, 2009 I was in a similar situation, deciding which lens should be the first companion for a yet-to-purchase M9. In the end I narrowed the choices to just 3: 28mm Elmarit, 35mm Summicron and 50mm Summilux. Given the world wide shortage of the 50 Lux, I'd go for the 35 Cron as my first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted December 11, 2009 Share #24 Posted December 11, 2009 The Summarit 35 is a wonderful lens - small, sharp and with a smooth short focussing throw. I put the 35 Lux on if I am in very low light or want very shallow DoF, but otherwise the Summarit will be preferred. I feel the same way about the 75 Summarit and the 75 Lux. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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