Guest Marc G. Posted August 7, 2013 Share #21 Posted August 7, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I suppose for some this is 1 lens and for some it is all lenses in a cabinet, grabbing the one's that feel right at the moment you go out. but it's funny that more or less the same combinations appear quite often. 1 lens: 28, 35, 50 2 lens: 35/75, 28/50 3 lens: 21/35/75, 28/50/90 and several mixed versions of course. combine that with the endless possibilities of mixing maximum aperture with vintages of all sort... I suppose you can spend a whole life fiddling happily Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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algrove Posted August 7, 2013 Share #22 Posted August 7, 2013 Well put Marc- For me it also depends on the camera I will use if on a day out with no pre-imagined images in mind. For long trips with multiple bodies then the bag gets somewhat heavy, especially if I take one or two R lenses along like the 15/2.8 and the 70-180. That said on a recent trip I found the R 28-90 just a fantastic lens and left it on the M 80% of the time as I was in mountains and forests where I had no idea what would come up next. For the MM, most of the time I prefer to start out using either the APO 50 or 35 FLE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted August 8, 2013 Share #23 Posted August 8, 2013 It ends when you decide it ends and to be happy with what you have so you can focus on photography rather than the gear. But just as we are all weak in the flesh, so we are also weak in the mind when it comes to equipment. Sometimes the best thing one can do is stop visiting gear-related internet fora. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted August 9, 2013 Share #24 Posted August 9, 2013 Philipus I will not stop visiting this forum no matter what you say! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted August 9, 2013 Share #25 Posted August 9, 2013 Well put Marc-For me it also depends on the camera I will use if on a day out with no pre-imagined images in mind. For the MM, most of the time I prefer to start out using either the APO 50 or 35 FLE. +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted August 10, 2013 Share #26 Posted August 10, 2013 If only it were possible... 14mm Super Elmar 28mm Summicron 50mm Summicron apo 75mm Summilux 90mm Summicron apo This would be my dream kit. Leica just need to pull their finger out on the 14mm so I can dump the 15mm VSH. And I need to pull my finger out and earn some more money so I can afford the 50 and 90. Oh, to dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted August 10, 2013 Share #27 Posted August 10, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nice dream I gave up on so I got the R 15/2.8 and consider it a dream lens to use on the M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted August 10, 2013 Share #28 Posted August 10, 2013 PhilipusI will not stop visiting this forum no matter what you say! That's ok. I won't tell anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hassing Posted August 11, 2013 Share #29 Posted August 11, 2013 one lens: 35two lens: 35 + 75 great combo b It's a great combo for me, also, and so far I've resisted the urge to add another lens to the mix. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwockt Posted August 11, 2013 Share #30 Posted August 11, 2013 I too think it depends on the shoot. If I just want to have fun, I tend to bring one or two lens: a 50 and something else. For a full travel kit, 3-4 lens is all I want to carry: 25/35/50/90 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pum pum Posted August 12, 2013 Share #31 Posted August 12, 2013 Once I used 21mm f/3.4 + 35mm f/1.4 + 75mm f/1.4 21mm for the wide perfect for interior or landscape, 35mm for walk around and the 75mm for portrait n tele. Lately I completely change my kit into 16-18-21mm WATE for more wide angle use + 28mm f/2 for overall use + 50mm APO my most use n fav lens. I use 2 body M9 + 28cron and Mono + 50APO, the WATE in my bag. Thats my perfect kit for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted August 12, 2013 Share #32 Posted August 12, 2013 Going to London and Paris next month for a conference. I plan to take M9-P & Monochrom, 21-28-50-90 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted August 12, 2013 Share #33 Posted August 12, 2013 It ends when you have a fast set and a slow set or the credit card reaches the limit. I have never required 1.4 and the depth of field is always to small. 2.8 makes backgrounds pop enough thru subject isolation. Thin depth is a fad today, gone tomorrow. Now if you specialty is low light in the darkest corners, then 1.4 is nice to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted August 12, 2013 Share #34 Posted August 12, 2013 perfect lens kit That would be the lenses you have with you when you see something you want to photograph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxofrome Posted August 13, 2013 Share #35 Posted August 13, 2013 I do not know, is very hard to define the perfect kit. I started with 35mm on M9 and after 3 years I add the 90/f2. For me are great companion but for many can be not so useful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirekE Posted August 16, 2013 Share #36 Posted August 16, 2013 The discussion about the perfect set reminded me this photographer, who made his own lenses (see the section about equipment). Miroslav Tichý - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted August 16, 2013 Share #37 Posted August 16, 2013 The discussion about the perfect set reminded me this photographer, who made his own lenses (see the section about equipment). Miroslav Tichý - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Absolutely brilliant, thank you for bringing this to wider attention. In a way kind of a guy camera makers don't want you to know of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth3kpl Posted August 16, 2013 Share #38 Posted August 16, 2013 For my next trip (Canadian Rockies) I'll take the kit below. I'm usually happy with 35/50 most of the time, occasionally wider, very rarely longer. I'm going to try film with 35/50 for around towns and near the car, but for treks I'll take a Voigt 15, and Leicas 21/50/90 mounted on Ricoh sensors (mostly using the 21 and 50). Pete Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/210007-perfect-lens-kit/?do=findComment&comment=2399069'>More sharing options...
friedeye Posted August 16, 2013 Share #39 Posted August 16, 2013 And, additionally... If you own and use an old Barnak along with your M.... arghhhh. Just so many interesting choices in LTM. Makes you want to try every old lens Leica made. And Canon. And the modern CVs. Oh, and the Jupiters... It doesn't end. Truly. Gotta get back to eBay... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted August 18, 2013 Share #40 Posted August 18, 2013 It ends when you own all possible lenses.... Perhaps. It seems to me that we all just want the impossible lenses though... For the record I've been delighted with the following travel setup for 3 years so far: 21/2.8, 40/2, 90/2.8 I will maybe replace the ZM 21 biogon with a Leica ASPH one day if funds ever allow. Maybe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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