New to rangefinder, needs help with a lens

[Guest guy_mancuso]

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Hell were the best at spending peoples money , we should get awards for killing bank accounts.

 

Just remember you buying glass for a leica M camera and in Leica , Zeiss and Voightlanders there really are no bad ones. They all have there certain qualities and look to them. many of us can tell you what lens to buy but start thinking about the look or style you like because lenses can be different looking in many ways. As you start getting into this you will see the Summricrons are very sharp , higher contrast and more harder falloff in the OOF area's. As the Lux lenses are sharp wide open but softer looking and have nice fall off in the OOF areas or great bokeh and less contrast wide open . Than there are the Elmarits and generally speaking there are more what I would call general purpose lenses ( some may argue this) there very good and sharp and have a nice quailty to them overall., this is more of the modern ones. Than you get into the older glass and pre-asph lenses and there are certain looks and qualities there too. I am generalizing here but you get some idea about this. many of us will have all three types of lenes in our bag to even confuse you more. Than there is the Noctilux which is like the night lens with special glass in it that really gives you a dreamy look to the images. Trust me your only beginning to have fun

[mitchell]

There is no better focal length. Great pictures are shot at all lengths. Only what you like, and what you shoot. I think your preference with the 5D is your best guide unless you want to go in a different direction.

 

I have a M8 and I'm very pleased with my new 50/1.4 as I was with the 50/2.0 before it. I use this length the most. One thing that hasn't been mentioned about these middle lengths is that they are the most like what we see normally, i.e., the our usual field of view, and the lack of compression or distortion of telephoto of wide angle lenses.

 

I find that a lot of my photography is selecting or simplifying some particular veiw out of all the possibilities which is harder to do with wide angle. Wide angle compostitions are more challenging as well because there is so much to give order to.

 

Welcome,

 

Mitchell

[teehas53]

Hell were the best at spending peoples money... Trust me your only beginning to have fun

 

True that! And fun it is, but it can leave you feeling broke sometimes...

 

Tom

[smitty's]

The 35 Cron is a great lens as is the 50 Cron.

If you want a killer portrait lens go for the 90mm 2.8, latest version. This lens is amazing even wide open. Sharp and has nice bokeh.

 

Steve

[wlaidlaw]

The 35 Cron is a great lens as is the 50 Cron.

If you want a killer portrait lens go for the 90mm 2.8' date=' latest version. This lens is amazing even wide open. Sharp and has nice bokeh.

 

Steve[/quote']

 

Steve,

 

I have not tried my 90 f2.8 as a portrait lens as I had assumed at an effective 120mm on the M8 it would be a bit long. I am very interested that you have obviously been having success with it and I will have to give it a go - I am only wasting electricity after all.

 

Wilson

[Crazy Cat Lady]

The 35 Cron is a great lens as is the 50 Cron.

If you want a killer portrait lens go for the 90mm 2.8' date=' latest version. This lens is amazing even wide open. Sharp and has nice bokeh.

 

Steve[/quote']

 

How fast does it focus? Is the focusing stiff? Could you post some example pics?

 

Thanks

[wlaidlaw]

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How fast does it focus? Is the focusing stiff? Could you post some example pics?

 

Thanks

 

Jennifer,

 

I shut down my two main computers yesterday evening, as I am off to my French house this morning. I have looked on my little iBook and I have no suitable examples to post on that. However I can tell you focusing is silky smooth on my Elmarit-M 90 f2.8. They may be a little stiffer when new (mine is late 1990's by the serial no). I think I said on an earlier post, in order to focus accurately, you will need some form of magnification, unless you have exceptionally good eyesight, either a dioptre lens or the expensive but beautifully made 1.25 magnifier. I use the magnifier. The focusing is medium fast with a quite a large arc of rotation on the focusing collar. It does assist accurate focusing - maybe it could have been a bit higher geared but I don't have a problem, even with my arthritic hands and wrists.

 

The 90 f2.8 balances nicely on the M8. It only weighs a tiny bit more than the Zeiss Biogon 35, which is my main lens. The chrome ones are about 20% heavier due to brass rather than aluminium barrel. The other advantage from my POV is that the same 46mm IR filter fits on my 21mm Biogon and the Elmarit.

 

Wilson