What is the most used lens on your M?

[HenrikP]

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Hi all,

 

I'm considering buying a second-hand M 240, in addition to my Q, which I am very happy for. My question is, what is your go to lens?

 

Regards Henrik

 

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[marchyman]

I use my Q, mostly.   I used to pair the Q (and the Fuji X100 that preceded it) with an APS-C DSLR with a 70-200 zoom.   70 on an APS-C was a bit longer than I wanted.  These days the DSLR stays home unless I know I'll need its abilities.  Now I pair the Q with an M 262 holding a 75mm Summarit combo.   It's a new combo for me, but one I think will work well.

[CheshireCat]

If just one lens: 35mm.

[satijntje]

50mm Summilux ASPH for sure.

[PaulJohn]

I would pair 28mm with a 50mm.

[indergaard]

35 FLE by far

[chris_tribble]

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Only one lens, 35mm.  Low budget get a Summarit or a used 35 pre-asph.  More money, my choice would be the light, compact, elegant 35 summicron asph.  Others swear by the faster f1.4 35 summilux.

[Peter H]

35 FLE

 

Though the 35 Summicron asph is gaining ground. The ready acceptance of larger cameras like the SL and bigger lenses  has reminded me of the incomparable virtues of a wonderful, tiny lens.

[AndrewDD]

My Zeiss Sonnar CM 50. Amazing bokeh.

[jaapv]

I don't know, I seem to wobble between 35 and 50. For years it was the Summicron 35 asph - I prefer the rendering over the Summilux, even -especially- when shooting in low light , but nowadays I mostly take my Elmar-M 50 for a  single lens setup. For my Monochrom it is still the Biogon-C 35. Go figure...

[Paul J]

50 and 35 are my staples. 50 is my favourite and usually my goto.

 

If you are going to have one lens, consider the the 35. I have cropped down a 35 to 50 sort of sizes quite a bit and it looks good.

 

Out of the 35's for me it's the FLE but I love the summicron asph rendering too. You can't go wrong with either.

[johnbuckley]

Over the past 14 years, the 50 Summilux followed by the 35 Summilux. Over the past four years, no question: the 50 APO. 

[jonoslack]

Well, if I had to have one lens I guess it would be the  50 summilux Asph. . . . . 

 

but but but - my most used lens is unquestionably the 75 APO Summicron.

[LocalHero1953]

Ditto Summicron 75 Apo, closely followed by Elmarit 28 Asph. But you have the latter FL, so it's no contest

[Jennifer]

Easily my APO-Summicron 50, followed by my Elmarit 28 ASPH

[scott kirkpatrick]

28 Summilux, but I will soon have a 50 APO.  We'll see what happens.

 

scott

[LucisPictor]

On my M8:

 

1. Voigtländer Ultron 2.0/28

2. Summicron-M 2/50 (IV)

3. Summicron-M 2.0/90 (pre-Asph.)

4. Voigtländer Heliar 2.5/75

5. Voigtländer Heliar 4.5/15

6. Tele-Elmarit-M 2.8/90

7. Leitz Summitar 2.0/5cm

 

On my M6:

1. Summicron-M 2/50 (IV)

2. Summicron-M 2.0/90 (pre-Asph.)

3. Voigtländer Ultron 2.0/28

4. Voigtländer Heliar 2.5/75

5. Voigtländer Heliar 4.5/15

6. Tele-Elmarit-M 2.8/90

7. Leitz Summitar 2.0/5cm

 

 

If you are goinng to use the M240 as a complement to the Q, you definitely should go for a 50mm lens.

[Schrödinger's cat]

The LENS would have to be my Tri Elmar 28 - 35 - 50.  The FOCAL LENGTH would be 50.

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[Mark Pope]

On my 240 I'd have to say the same as Schrodinger's cat.  I can't be sure of the bias towards a articular focal length, as my lens is (was) uncoded, so I had to change the setting in the camera menu: something that I tend to forget to do...  However, I'd be inclined to say 50mm is probably the most used focal length.

[pvcaesbroeck]

I started with the 35 Summicron. After a year I bought the 50 Summicron; but I prefer the 35 by far. One camera, one lens = 35 for me.