Two lens kit travel combo

[sblitz]

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35/50/90 covers all grounds. The 35 is really the walk-about-snapshot lens, 28 can fill that as well I just prefer the 35 field of view. 50 is a walk-about lens that gives the opportunity to do what a rangefinder does best vs a TTL view, choose what you want in the frame. I supposed if you are in a hurry or your spouse/partner is less enamored with waiting for you to keep up then best keep the 35 on the camera. The 90 is the telephoto/portrait, its use depends on the holiday. I love the 75 but on a trip it is a bit of the 50 and the 90, more like the 50 to me since it gives me the framing opportunity, is a great portrait lens, but not quite a telephoto. Consequently I would be more inclined to do 35/75/90 than 35/50/75. One last possibility is dropping the 35/50 and taking the 40mm (I have the original Leica 40 for the CL, wonderful little lens which has a very broad hyperfocal range, set it and just use the 40mm attachment) and the 75/90 or if your tastes are run wider 28/40/75. FWIW, when I take my R6.2 its 28/50/85.

[g2van]

I suppose the combo depends on the type of travel.

Previously my go-to 2 lens combo was the CV21/4 and 35FLE with M240

Now I finally found a great copy of the rare Konica 21-35 dual M-Hexanon (2 focal lengths, not zoom) and it works really great with my M10, my new combo is:

Konica 21-35 + 35FLE

More recently I got a great copy of the Minolta 40/2 and for its size and weight, this would take over the 35FLE if weight was an issue - the Minolta was adapted to 35mm framelines.

 

 

 

 

 

[a.noctilux]

This Minolta 2/40mm reminds me of the good old day (? really ? )

of Minolta CLE in 1980's offered as kit in a nice and handsome pouch to carry CLE + 28/40/90 + dedicated flash

the nicest light kit that I used for trip when I didn't want Leica M + 3 x Summicron as 35/50/90 😉

Recently, nostalgia made me buy another Minolta M-Rokkor 2/40 to maybe combined with 28mm or 90mm,

I don't know which will be the best combo-two-lenses-kit "40/28" or "40/90"

time will tell

[stephan54]

In an earlier reply I said 28 (Elmarit) and 50 (Summilux), but after having bought and tried out the Telyt 135, I think that 135mm is a very versatile focal length.

[sblitz]

On 4/11/2019 at 7:43 AM, a.noctilux said:

This Minolta 2/40mm reminds me of the good old day (? really ? )

of Minolta CLE in 1980's offered as kit in a nice and handsome pouch to carry CLE + 28/40/90 + dedicated flash

the nicest light kit that I used for trip when I didn't want Leica M + 3 x Summicron as 35/50/90 😉

Recently, nostalgia made me buy another Minolta M-Rokkor 2/40 to maybe combined with 28mm or 90mm,

I don't know which will be the best combo-two-lenses-kit "40/28" or "40/90"

time will tell

All depends on your point of view, but if the limit is 2 I would go 40/90 or 28/75 ....

[jaeger]

my last trip was 24 and 90.  This trip is 35 and 180.  really depends on what you do.

[lexontario]

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Next trip in a month to Portugal. Taking 21 SEM,  28 Elmarit. 50 APO.

If just 2  it would be 28 and 50

[jaques]

hmm, I'd take my Mate and 135mm tele-elmar

[ktmrider2]

I reread my post from a few months ago and things have changed just a bit.  I am getting ready for a six month or longer solo trip around the world.  I hope to write a blog and post photos as I go.  I just purchased a FujiX100F and it has an excellent 35 FOV.  It is going as a backup and for when I am lazy and don't want to carry the MP240 due to weight or cost.  However, the Leica will go with 25/50/90.  If I had to restrict myself to two lenses for the Leica, it would be the 25/90 while using the X100F for 35FOV.  

I still prefer film but posting photos online is SO much easier with digital.

[Leicaiste]

My city trip kit is now an M10P with a 35/2 Asph and the 50/2 Apo (It use to be the 50/1,4). 

The lens not in use stays in a shammy bag into my trouser pocket. 

After all those years travelling with a camera bag full of lenses, I finally settled for that. 

 

 

[Telemetric]

In my opinion. 35 and 50 lenses are too close.

For me, the best two lenses kist is:

- ELMARIT-M 28MM F.2.8 ASPH

- SUMMICRON-M 2/ 50MM

[rramesh]

If you have x lenses in your inventory, where x is greater that 2, and you need to pick any two, the number of ways you can do it is x(x-1)/2, I believe. Since all Leica lenses are designed to take great pictures you're choice will always be a great choice.

Edited April 15, 2019 by rramesh

[a.noctilux]

25 minutes ago, rramesh said:

If you have x lenses in your inventory, where x is greater that 2, and you need to pick any two, the number of ways you can do it is x(x-1)/2, I believe. Since all Leica lenses are designed to take great pictures you're choice will always be a great choice.

100% agree 😊.

For people who has more than two lenses, it's not relevant.

But when one needs only two lenses that is the question ( kind of "Internet poll" more than often ).

Anyway, the answers are as many as answerers, so not relevant, also.

I see this as a joke or maybe a game which we can play more than one role 😎.

 

Not one answer would be the right one !

Just play ...

 

Edited April 15, 2019 by a.noctilux

[benqui]

My solution when I travel is a 35mm, thats all. And a 90mm for portraits if I need two lenses.

[Ouroboros]

If I could only take two lenses for traveling with my MP, it would be my 28mm summicron asph and 90mm elmarit-m f2.8 but the thought  of leaving my 50mm elmar-m f2.8 and 35mm summicron asph at home is unthinkable.  They all go with me and I can get more film in the larger bag! 

[M11 for me]

vor 2 Stunden schrieb rramesh:

If you have x lenses in your inventory, where x is greater that 2, and you need to pick any two, the number of ways you can do it is x(x-1)/2, I believe. Since all Leica lenses are designed to take great pictures you're choice will always be a great choice.

Hm, it is not about how many times you can choose 2 lenses out of x lenses (x being greater than 2). It is about which two focal lengths with which max. aperture you should choose.

However: When I see how many posts we have here you are probably right. And as there might be duplicate posts I would assume that the right formula is: (x(x-1)/2)+y

whereas x is the number of lenses that is >2 and y is any number >2.

Kindest regards.

[jaeger]

16 minutes ago, M10 for me said:

the right formula is: (x(x-1)/2)+y

To make it more accurate, it should be the integral{(x(x-1)/2)+y}MC^2 where M = $ spent and C = change in your pocket.  This formula is not perfect, can anyone please help?

Edited April 15, 2019 by jaeger

[a.noctilux]

33 minutes ago, jaeger said:

To make it more accurate, it should be the integral{(x(x-1)/2)+y}MC^2 where M = $ spent and C = change in your pocket.  This formula is not perfect, can anyone please help?

Your formula IS perfect.

But you can open a thread naming " Is my LENSES choices formula is correct ? ", you would have as many sensible answers as here 🎲.

[jaeger]

1 minute ago, a.noctilux said:

Your formula IS perfect.

But you can open a thread naming " Is my LENSES choices formula is correct ? ", you would have as many sensible answers as here 🎲.

no mean for hijacking, sorry I will stop.

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[a.noctilux]

27 minutes ago, jaeger said:

no mean for hijacking, sorry I will stop.

Please don't see things like that.

Nothing serious or dangerous.

I wrote some posts ago that this is just a game (or joke) thread that participants can "play roles" as many roles as they like.

Post #333 !

Formulas are welcome 😍

I like formulas or "recettes" (in french it means plenty of opinions from "users-who-knows-the-matter-well-with-their-own-proved-experiences"- )

(for example, in my Harraps-Shorter, " la recette du bonheur " with traduction " the secret of / or recipe for happiness" )

Edited April 15, 2019 by a.noctilux