salim Posted July 17, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have 21mm 2.8 Zeiss and I have the 50mm Sumilux. Question is do I need to keep my 35mm cron, or Get rid of it and get a more telephoto lens?. What would you do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kdriceman Posted July 17, 2012 Share #2 Posted July 17, 2012 I have all three of these and a 90mm Tele-Elmarit. I find my 35 Chron is the most versatile for my shooting style and I rarely use the 90. I would not part with my 35mm as it is the one I use most for street photography. The 90, on the other hand will probably be sold. YMMV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlianza Posted July 17, 2012 Share #3 Posted July 17, 2012 I would not...I have the 75mm lux and the 90mm 'cron and I rarely use them. The 35cron is a lovely lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted July 17, 2012 Share #4 Posted July 17, 2012 >> Salim From what you show on your website I saw an impressive variety of archtectural photographs. Apart from a super-w/a-lens a moderate wideangle for me would be essential for this kind of photography. Getting rid of a well functioning 35 mm-SUMMICRON would be a big mistake, IMO. On the other hand: you are the only one who knows what you want to photograph. In case your creative paradise is hidden behind a telelens, go for it. If possible without selling one of the most versatile lenses within the LEICA-M-world ... Best GEORG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 17, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 17, 2012 In this case, I think what you need is adding a 75mm or a 90mm. Parting with the 35mm would leave you with a 'huge' gap between the 21mm and the 50mm! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted July 17, 2012 Share #6 Posted July 17, 2012 Salim, have you found that you never use the 35? If so, you maybe are right that you'd be better off with something else, but I strongly suspect that one day you'll realise that a moderate wide angle is just what you need. Maybe you should try using it more, perhaps exclusively for a few days, and see how you find it. Its a very nice and versatile lens, quite different from a 50 in my experience, but its perfectly possible that you are one of those people for whom it just doesn't work. The fact is, no one else will be able to give you the right answer to this personal predicament! Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted July 17, 2012 Share #7 Posted July 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) No. They don't sell for as much 2nd hand as some of the harder to get Leica lenses.... If you want a longer length I would ADD a 75 or 90 Summarit. Both are excellent. If short of cash.... stick with what you have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil U Posted July 17, 2012 Share #8 Posted July 17, 2012 If it were me I would always keep a 35 - it's a really useful focal length IMHO. Peter's suggestion of an assessment based on amount of use is a very sensible basis for the decision facing you, although when I find myself with such a lens dilemma I tend to favour trial by ordeal. 1. Put the lens in a large bucket of water. 2. If it sinks then you should keep the lens, for it is a good lens, pure and true. 3. If it floats then you should banish the lens, for it is a bad lens, wretched and vile. I find this is a very effective method. All my lenses were proven to be good lenses and so I intend to keep them. Now I just need to test my cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnEe Posted July 17, 2012 Share #9 Posted July 17, 2012 If it were me I would always keep a 35 - it's a really useful focal length IMHO. Peter's suggestion of an assessment based on amount of use is a very sensible basis for the decision facing you, although when I find myself with such a lens dilemma I tend to favour trial by ordeal. 1. Put the lens in a large bucket of water. 2. If it sinks then you should keep the lens, for it is a good lens, pure and true. 3. If it floats then you should banish the lens, for it is a bad lens, wretched and vile. I find this is a very effective method. All my lenses were proven to be good lenses and so I intend to keep them. Now I just need to test my cameras. Brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
salim Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks all, than maybe my problem is not with the 35mm, but with the 50mm lux. But as you know the 50LUX is most difficult lens to get and the fact that I own it makes me happy, but do I need it, thats different story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted July 17, 2012 Share #11 Posted July 17, 2012 The truth is, no one can really answer these questions except you. I don't have a 50 --- don't seem to need it, but I am tempted to get a Cron just to to add a new challenge in the street, I was lent an S2 with a normal lens a while back, and took pictures that were sort of new for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted July 17, 2012 Share #12 Posted July 17, 2012 From what I can gather, you're still very undecided what you really need to be doing. .. One thing is for sure. Do not rush things and weigh them out properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 17, 2012 Share #13 Posted July 17, 2012 The chance of regretting selling a Leica lens is very high. There is always a wave movement in our interest in focal lengths. In some time you will be moving towards using the focal length again and buying another 35 will cost you double of what you got for it. Only sell a Leica lens if it has been gathering dust for at least two to three years or if you have developed an active hate towards it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted July 17, 2012 Share #14 Posted July 17, 2012 My lineup in Leica brand lenses is – • 21mm Super-Elmar ASPH • 35mm Summicron-M v.4 • 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE • 50mm Summilux ASPH • 90mm Tele-Elmarit v.2 • 90mm Elmarit-M • 135mm Apo-Telyt M – and I find tem all indispensable and won't sell one of them. I do sometimes carry both a 35 and a 50mm in my bag, they are that different. Also, a good rule, which I havent't been able to observe scrupulpusly, is, never sell a Leica lens. The old man from the Age of the 5cm Elmar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted July 17, 2012 Share #15 Posted July 17, 2012 I like the idea of developing "active hate" against a lens before selling it I have never sold a Leica lens, though I did sell a Voigtländer 35mm once because I just didn't feel a need for it in my current lineup: 2,8cm Hektor 50 Summilux pre-asph 50 Summilux asph 50 Summitar 90 Elmarit-M 9cm Elmar 13,5 Hektor Plus a Nikon 8,5/2 and a Canon 135/3.5 I don't feel the lack of the 35mm and will eventually sell the 2,8cm. But then again I'm not a wide-angle photographer and don't take pictures of buildings. I also think you should add a 75 or 90. The Elmarit-M and its related siblings can be had for 'very' little. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smb Posted July 17, 2012 Share #16 Posted July 17, 2012 No do not sell it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly Posted July 17, 2012 Share #17 Posted July 17, 2012 I must agree with the consensus that regret may set in after you have sold a Leica lens I purchased the new 35mm Summilux and to offset the cost sold my 35mm Summarit There are often times when I wish I still had that great performing very compact lens So think carefully before making your decision. Neale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhrads Posted July 17, 2012 Share #18 Posted July 17, 2012 For me 35 cron is second only to a 50. And if I'm going with one lens only it will often be the 35 cron. I started a thread a few months back "In praise of the 35 summicron" after letting it sit for a while. It's a startlingly good lens. I may use a lens little, but I only sell if I'm changing systems, hence, the Olympus lenses are gone and I have 4 50's and 2 35's in M mount! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
salim Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share #19 Posted July 17, 2012 Thank you all for your kind input. I knew I came to the right place for my dillemma. I am keeping my lenses for now and see how my photography takes me. I have this feel I may need the 90mm, for example when I go for SAFARI?. But I dont want to spend 3000K for the 90mm and keep 35 or 50 just for the sake of keeping it if you know what I mean Anyway thanks guys, I guess only time can tell and I shouldnt rush. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted July 17, 2012 Share #20 Posted July 17, 2012 Salim, a wise decision! Now planning coverage for a safari is a different matter. If it is a one-off, consider buying an old 135mm Elmar or Tele-Elmar. Stopped down, either would give a satisfying performance without costing you a fortune. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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