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Love the combo of 28mm summaron and 50mm elmar on my trip to Italy with m11. 

 

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I enjoy using my M10M with a 35/1.4 FTE and 75/1.4 for special occasions when wanting to stress character

or using Q2 and Q2M together (want an extra body for special trips) for city trips

or 10MR with 28/1.4 and APO50/2 for landscape (maybe 24/1.4 instead of 28 if want more width and can sacrifice a tiny bit of IQ)

 

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My set up now has things that didn’t exist when this thread started.

My two lenses are a 35mm Summicron APO and a 90mm Macro Elmar on an M11.

The camera and mounted lens hangs from a Harry Benz “Cravat” wrist strap which is attached to an over the shoulder Harry Benz J-Loop. Sometimes I slip the M11 and lens inside a Oberwerth Jan Leather Camera Pouch which can be stealthy on a belt while attached to the Harry Benz over the shoulder strap. Otherwise it protects the camera and mounted lens in a suitcase or backpack when traveling. The second lens fits inside a RunningBuddy H2O pouch that can slip in a pocket or mount on the edge of trousers without a belt if necessary. The pouch came with a tiny water bottle for runners, but the size is perfect for these compact lenses. I forget who on the forum told us about RunningBuddy pouches, but I thank them.  I use a back-to-back rear lens cap which makes switching lenses safer. I do not use lens caps and put the second lens in the pouch facing down. I no longer need to carry an extra battery as the M11 lasts all day.

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I recently traveled for a month in my car. I wanted to use a lens I didn't use that much (not as I wanted). And , of course, to keep my travel kit small and light.
So, I finally decided to bring my M10, three batteries, a 35/2 LLL, and a 28/5.6 TTA


I'm honestly happy with the body of work I produced; it's pleasant for my eyes and tastes. 28+35 it's not a usual combo. I do have a 50 cron and a 90 Elmarit-M. The combo could have been different, maybe more intelligent, I know. 28 +50, ideally. Or 35+50. Or 35+90, 28-90, or ...
I decided to keep it minimalist and use only almost exclusively the 35mm. Only when a wider lens for needed for a particular mood, landscape, or context-rich scene I switch to a 28mm. This was the original idea. I finally used 99% 35mm (permanently attached to my M10) and the 28mm only twice: But not for a few pictures. On both occasions, for a few hours. For a couple hours each. TBH, I was happy I carried for a month a lens to use only when it was the perfect occasion. It's worth it. I'm sure if it was a (400gr), 90mm was not the same 🙂

 I always had the M10 on me, no bags. The extra lens was in a sports backpack with a charger and spare batteries; I wasn't carrying it most of the time.
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My point is that every adventure is different, and each one deserves a proper combo. It's a very personal choice, made by many decisive factors.
But I also realized that the limitation of minimalist gear (one lens or two at most) with one camera and enough batteries could be true liberation.

 

 

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38 minutes ago, rcusick said:

Heading to Paris now.  M11 and 28mm cron v2.   Thought of bringing a 50 cron but seeing if can make the 28 cron my one and done lens.  Previously that was the 35mm cron apsh.  

I can't personally see the point of not taking the 50 cron?. Why do you need to only shoot 28mm unless you have a Q?

I carry it in my pocket if needed and for me 28 + 50 is the perfect combo with many variations ( 28 Summaron/ 28 Summicron v2/28 Summilux ASPH + 50 Cron v5 (Japan LTM) / Summilux ASPH/ Noct depending on how much I want to carry and whether I want to take 2 bodies...

I get the "desire" for a single lens but that seems IMHO to maybe becoming a bit fetishised as a kind of "purity" and while I  personally hating changing lenses while out and about, and also subscribing to the view that with a single lens one can start to "see" in that focal length, if I'm travelling I don't want that restriction*.

The M11 is an interchangeable lens camera IMHO for reasons other than to decide which is the focal length to stick to...

 

 

*No disrespect to your decision to go "all-in" on the 28 Cron v2 - I have it and it's a great companion to my 50 Lux ASPH (s) / Crons  - but I don't see the need to limit myself to it when I can have other focal lenses in my bag/pocket...

 

 

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On my last three trips, I carried four lenses—28, 35, 50, and 75 mm. On one of those, I only used the 35 mm. On the other two, 50 mm only.

So I could get away with carrying just one lens. If only I knew beforehand which one this is going to be ...

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13 hours ago, NigelG said:

I can't personally see the point of not taking the 50 cron?. Why do you need to only shoot 28mm unless you have a Q?

I carry it in my pocket if needed and for me 28 + 50 is the perfect combo with many variations ( 28 Summaron/ 28 Summicron v2/28 Summilux ASPH + 50 Cron v5 (Japan LTM) / Summilux ASPH/ Noct depending on how much I want to carry and whether I want to take 2 bodies...

I get the "desire" for a single lens but that seems IMHO to maybe becoming a bit fetishised as a kind of "purity" and while I  personally hating changing lenses while out and about, and also subscribing to the view that with a single lens one can start to "see" in that focal length, if I'm travelling I don't want that restriction*.

The M11 is an interchangeable lens camera IMHO for reasons other than to decide which is the focal length to stick to...

 

 

*No disrespect to your decision to go "all-in" on the 28 Cron v2 - I have it and it's a great companion to my 50 Lux ASPH (s) / Crons  - but I don't see the need to limit myself to it when I can have other focal lenses in my bag/pocket...

 

 

Traveling for business.  Barely room to stick my m in my work backpack....

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I used to live in Paris (many decades !) and I'm certain that I used all of my lenses there (12mm to 560mm M and R ).

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maybe 50mm or another, not important for me?

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21mm, here

 

35mm in the Metro

 

 

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Last time I was in Paris was July 2017. 
My two lens [camera] travel kit combo was my M4 BP, 50 Summilux & X100s.

Next trip will have a choice of 2 - two lens travel kit combo/s;

M2 + 35 Summicron v3 & 50 Summicron DR &/or X-Pro2 + 18 & 35 Fujicrons.

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I’m just wrapping up a month long trip to the high desert. Lots of climbing and hiking. I brought my usual travel kit of 35 & 75 Summicrons. On a hunch I tossed a 28 Elmarit ASPH in my bag. I ended up using the 28 about 90% of the time. A few times I wished I took my 50 Summicron and once or twice I wish I had my 135 but the 28/75 won the day.

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