Herr Barnack Posted December 3, 2019 Share #21 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Quote "... just sold some medium format equipment - I'm considering using that money to upgrade a 21/2.8 or a 28/2.8 to the 1.4 Summilux version. Wondering if it's worth it. My favorite lens is my 35/1.4 if that helps..." I have a rule: If I sell a camera or lens, that money goes back into photography equipment. A few years down the road, I don't want to look in my Peiican box, wonder where my gear went and have nothing tangible to show for it. I don't know how much cash you have from your gear sale, but it seems that a 28 Summilux would be a good addition to your M kit. I would also take a serious look at the Q2, as it is an extremely good choice for street photography. Yes it has a 28/1.7 lens, but it is a different beast compared to the 28/1.4 Summilux M; having both should not be thought to be redundant. There are similarities but they are two distinctly different lenses, based on what I have read in this thread: Edited December 3, 2019 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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farnz Posted December 3, 2019 Share #22 Posted December 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, Herr Barnack said: A few years down the road, I don't want to look in my Peiican box, wonder where my gear went and have nothing tangible to show for it. If you keep your photographic gear in your Pelican box, where on earth do you keep your pelicans? 🤔 Pete. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted December 3, 2019 Share #23 Posted December 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, farnz said: If you keep your photographic gear in your Pelican box, where on earth do you keep your pelicans? 🤔 Pete. Possibly in one of those Beak Design bags. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seekwul Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share #24 Posted December 3, 2019 4 hours ago, Peter Kilmister said: Should this topic be in the lenses forum rather than M10 forum? Probably, but there wasn't much traffic there so I posted here. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted December 3, 2019 Share #25 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, farnz said: If you keep your photographic gear in your Pelican box, where on earth do you keep your pelicans? 🤔 Pete. They're free range pelicans - we just let them wander aimlessly through the house and yard. 😎 Edited December 3, 2019 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillavoider Posted December 3, 2019 Share #26 Posted December 3, 2019 15 hours ago, seekwul said: Hi I shoot mostly street and travel photography (my kids won't stand still or pose anymore). I've acquired a fairly big collection of lenses since I started with the M series more than 20 years ago and just sold some medium format equipment - I'm considering using that money to upgrade a 21/2.8 or a 28/2.8 to the 1.4 Summilux version. Wondering if it's worth it. My favorite lens is my 35/1.4 if that helps. Also looking at the 24/1.4 (I don't have a 24mm lens currently). I should probably use the money to have my head examined, but that ship has sailed a long time ago. 😉 instead of blowing it on lenses you may or may not need save it for the upcoming M10M with 41mp sensor, it will be every street photographer's wet GAS dream Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
benqui Posted December 3, 2019 Share #27 Posted December 3, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor 5 Stunden schrieb frame-it: i do, at night in available light. it'i too dangerous for me 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted December 3, 2019 Share #28 Posted December 3, 2019 7 hours ago, farnz said: If you keep your photographic gear in your Pelican box, where on earth do you keep your pelicans? 🤔 Pete. Mr Overgaard will probably make you a Pelican bag if you ask him nicely 😁 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted December 3, 2019 Share #29 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, earleygallery said: Mr Overgaard will probably make you a Pelican bag if you ask him nicely 😁 Unfortunately there might no longer be any pelicans left to put into it. Pete. Edited December 3, 2019 by farnz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted December 3, 2019 Share #30 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, a.noctilux said: GAS can be cured only after buying what you want/need ... No other choice 😉 Oscar Wilde, otherwise ...in italian No! GAS is never cured. Retail therapy results only in temporary reduction of the pressure. GAS always recurs and is always more severe than the previous attack. There is no cure, no escape, no hope, and only death brings ultimate relief to the suffering. Edited December 3, 2019 by MarkP 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oka Posted December 3, 2019 Share #31 Posted December 3, 2019 10 hours ago, a.noctilux said: Oka, Have you kept them all ? ...yes, but the real reason is that I use them on my work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted December 3, 2019 Share #32 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, MarkP said: No! GAS is never cured. Retail therapy results only in temporary reduction of the pressure. GAS always recurs and is always more severe than the previous attack. There is no cure, no escape, no hope, and only death brings ultimate relief to the suffering. Poverty is a good cure. Edited December 3, 2019 by earleygallery 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oka Posted December 3, 2019 Share #33 Posted December 3, 2019 10 hours ago, frame-it said: i do, at night in available light lux vs cron, one stop difference won’t do much but 0.95 noctilux is quite a different (gas) story. 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted December 3, 2019 Share #34 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Over the last weekend I was in a small town where we stayed over night and I had the 28 Cron on my M10 in the evening. I wondered if I should go to my car to get the 35 Lux that I stored there. I decided to be lazy and left the 28 Cron on the camera. I shot many pictures at f/2.0 and I had no problem and did not miss the f/1.4 35mm. Even though I have the heavier 35mm Lux especially for low light. Once again I experienced the following: To shoot pictures you need light anyway; even at night time. And if there is some light around then I am fully fine with f/2.0. If weight and size somehow matters (to me it does) then evaluate Summicrons instead of Summiluxes. Edited December 3, 2019 by M10 for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted December 3, 2019 Share #35 Posted December 3, 2019 36 minutes ago, oka said: lux vs cron, one stop difference won’t do much but 0.95 noctilux is quite a different (gas) story. 😂 sometimes one stop makes a big difference..as i rarely go above ISO 800, and very rarely upto ISO 1600...for the Auto-ISO folks am sure f3.5 is fine as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted December 3, 2019 Share #36 Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, earleygallery said: Poverty is a good cure. There is always crime and prostitution for the impoverished GAStric Leicaphile... Edited December 3, 2019 by MarkP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark II Posted December 3, 2019 Share #37 Posted December 3, 2019 1 hour ago, MarkP said: There is always crime and prostitution for the impoverished GAStric Leicaphile... Excellent photographic subjects, but no one pays for the pictures anymore 😩 FWIW, most of my street photography is at f1.4 (at the moment), because most of it is at night. I would love to go faster still except that focussing is already at the limit of what I can manage in the dark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted December 3, 2019 Share #38 Posted December 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Mark II said: Excellent photographic subjects, but no one pays for the pictures anymore 😩 FWIW, most of my street photography is at f1.4 (at the moment), because most of it is at night. I would love to go faster still except that focussing is already at the limit of what I can manage in the dark. Indeed, but I mean't resorting to crime and prostitution to pay for the Leicaphile's GAS:-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxfairclough Posted December 4, 2019 Share #39 Posted December 4, 2019 What does GAS mean? I read it a lot on this forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted December 4, 2019 Share #40 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, maxfairclough said: What does GAS mean? I read it a lot on this forum. 😉 Someone made it a Science ... The Science of Gear Acquisition Syndrome Quote ...www.joshuasarinana.com [ ... Overcoming gear acquisition syndrome will not be easy and it is something that will always have to be attended to as a photographer. The onslaught of new gear, choosing to create, exposing oneself to failure is difficult and buying new things won’t solve these problems. Studies show that spending money on objects can be very rewarding but only for an incredibly short period of time. ... ] Edited December 4, 2019 by a.noctilux 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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