Go wide or go long?

[IWC Doppel]

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I would go wider and the 24 is a great focal length IMO, I prefer to the 21, don't forget 28 either

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[michaelwj]

Btw you can't crop, even a 24, to a reasonable well image that you would have shot with a 135. One of my passions is birds of prey, well I can forget that with cropping 24mm captures. Whereas in architecture I can use several captures with a 50 to attain the wide view of a 24 by using panorama software like PtGui. And the result is even better than one shot with a 24

 

Of course, but cropping a 90 to a 135 isn't such a big deal.

Stitching is a good option for those who like to take the time - often the only way to get distortion free wide angles, especially good for architecture, but less useful for moving targets. I though this was more for the SLR crowd though? Its almost the antithesis of the leica no?

Michael

[ananda]

28 Summicron and 50 Lux ASPH is all I need with M9, but with M, I might add the 135.

[otto.f]

Of course, but cropping a 90 to a 135 isn't such a big deal.

Stitching is a good option for those who like to take the time - often the only way to get distortion free wide angles, especially good for architecture, but less useful for moving targets. I though this was more for the SLR crowd though? Its almost the antithesis of the leica no?

Michael

 

Leica M lenses are still the best in the world, also for architecture. So there is no harm in using an M for architecture especially since the digital era started, where you formerly would use a large format camera for this, better than an SLR.

[MarkP]

28 Summicron and 50 Lux ASPH is all I need with M9...

 

So true. But tht didn't stop me getting the other lenses that I want

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When in doubt. Take both! The 135 Hektor or Elmar oldies can be picked up for a fraction of the price of a 24mm old or new.

 

 

So the question, after acquiring the 135 is really about spending the money for a 24mm. That question can only be answered by you.

 

Good point, I noticed that EX++ 135 Elmar E46s are going for a bit less than a third of the APO, and E39s going for a bit less than a quarter of the cost.

[rramesh]

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It all depends on what you you are planning to do. For me a standard kit is a 50 lux and a 28 cron. It will work very well for me in 80% of the situation and reasonably well the other times.

 

If I need to go wide I will add a 21 (the CV is what I have) and if I need to go long a 90 Elmarit M.