Denys Posted April 12, 2016 Share #21 Â Posted April 12, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) ..if only one lens - a 35mm (mine is a 'cron: is fast enough for me and compact) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 12, 2016 Posted April 12, 2016 Hi Denys, Take a look here What is the most used lens on your M?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
johnwolf Posted April 12, 2016 Share #22  Posted April 12, 2016 My gotos are 50 and 28. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
satijntje Posted April 12, 2016 Share #23  Posted April 12, 2016 My 2ct:50 Noctilux 0.95: too heavy for an M IMO (on an SL it is however well balanced)50 Noctilux 1.0: less heavy but not very sharp wide open 50 APO: great lens, but IMO too expensive for me to justify it for my hobby only for street photography 50 Lux ASPH: IMO best balanced product for price, low light, sharpness and weight.   I owned them all, but kept only the 50lx  John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted April 12, 2016 Share #24 Â Posted April 12, 2016 35 FLE since I own it 35 Summicron pre-asph before that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otho Posted April 12, 2016 Share #25 Â Posted April 12, 2016 50 lux asph., 21 CV Ultron, 90 AA 75 Summarit 2.4 (new version). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted April 12, 2016 Share #26 Â Posted April 12, 2016 It is interesting that members are voicing preferences without stating what are they using the lens to shoot. The photographic preference dictate lens choice. Â For me most commonly used lens is 28cron ASPH. It is used for general purpose shooting outdoors (hikes, walks). Â After I bought 35 FLE one year ago, I thought I will use it more often but I continued with 28mm. I used to be 50mm guy in DSLR world and own 50lux but I hardly use it. For me these two have become specialized lenses. 35FLE is used when I go to evening gathering. For me it is people lens (vs 28mm which is environment lens). I use 50lux when I need to shoot pictures with one main person (ex: my wife) in it. For me it is single person lens. Since I carry a single lens most of the time, this categorization helps. Â However, I should add that I don't feel handicapped if I am stuck with "wrong" lens since there is no wrong lens. I can shoot single person portrait with 28mm and use 50mm for outdoors as well. It just requires more careful shooting. Â Was it a long winded reply to a simple question? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted April 12, 2016 Share #27 Â Posted April 12, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Perfect match with my MP: 35mm f2 summicron asph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted April 12, 2016 Share #28  Posted April 12, 2016 The lens I use the most on the M-P varies between the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 v2 and a new Summarit-M 75mm f/2.4 I bought a few months ago.  I thought I'd use the Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH more, but I'm beginning to think I should have acquired a WATE instead. I might do a partial trade... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhfreund Posted April 12, 2016 Share #29  Posted April 12, 2016 It used to be 35 mm when I only had one lens. Now I am a 50 mm guy. I love the 50 mm because it is so difficult to master. It gives you a quite natural and unspectacular perspective. I have the Summilux and the Apo and I prefer the APO over the Summilux. Thats however a matter of personal preferences. If you like a reportage look  getting very close to your subject and at the same time having much content in your frame go for a 35 or even wider.  The typical characteristics of focal lengths which are far from "normal"  , i.e. compression or the adverse, will become boring after a while. In my opinion that is for example true for lenses wider than 35.  Best regards Theodor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faxao Posted April 12, 2016 Share #30 Â Posted April 12, 2016 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. Ditto ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted April 12, 2016 Share #31  Posted April 12, 2016 The lens I use the most on the M-P varies between the 1972 Summilux 35mm f/1.4 v2 and a new Summarit-M 75mm f/2.4 I bought a few months ago.  I thought I'd use the Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH more, but I'm beginning to think I should have acquired a WATE instead. I might do a partial trade...  You won't regret a WATE. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivette Posted April 12, 2016 Share #32  Posted April 12, 2016 50mm Summicron v5 with b&w film in the M2. 50mm Zeiss Planar with color film in the M6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger1914 Posted April 12, 2016 Share #33 Â Posted April 12, 2016 I use my 35 'Lux about 80% of the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tailwagger Posted April 12, 2016 Share #34  Posted April 12, 2016 If I could have only one, it would be my pre-ASPH Summilux 35mm. That said, I didn't buy an ILC only to use one lens and typically carry a 28, 50, and 75 or 90 as well. One of the huge advantages of the M system is the ability to carry four or five lenses in the space of one or two CaNikons. I often carry a 28, 35 50 and 90 with the M in the tiny Billingham Digital bag, which can barely fit a Pentax 645 with a 35mm attached. Lot of power in a small space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naper Posted April 12, 2016 Share #35 Â Posted April 12, 2016 50mm Summilux ASPH for sure. Â Make that 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardM Posted April 13, 2016 Share #36 Â Posted April 13, 2016 35 fle and 50 lux Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted April 13, 2016 Share #37 Â Posted April 13, 2016 If just one lens: 35mm. +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted April 13, 2016 Share #38 Â Posted April 13, 2016 28 Summicron (But, you already have that in your Q). Â So, 50 Summilux is so nice at f1.4 and stopped down so sharp. Â Renown as the best fast 50mm ever made. Â Rick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECohen Posted April 13, 2016 Share #39 Â Posted April 13, 2016 I use the 35mm f/2 far more that my 50mm f/2 But you have a Q....go for the 50mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramosa Posted April 13, 2016 Share #40 Â Posted April 13, 2016 50 is my go to FoV. At 50, I have had a Lux asph, but always return to the Cron v5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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