First M Camera:Bang for buck first lens?

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3 minutes ago, Cayenne said:

Hello all,

First let me say THANK YOU for all the great advice...I'm taking lots of notes and researching.

My original M10 used monochrom deal fell through.

But I had the 'fever'...and kept looking.

I got what I believe is a decent deal at PopFlash Photo and pulled the tripper on it just now.  I got the M10 Monochrom NIB and since I paid a bit more than my original deal I was trying for, I looked long and hard on getting one good lens to start with.

I ended up with the Voightlander Ultron F/2...as that from what I read and saw, it had good sharpness, but also some "classical" look to it.

I think this will be great for all B&W shooting.

I do have a follow up question please:

Since I"m shooting B&W only....I'm thinking a good orange filter might be good to get too, since there is no tuning of colors in post like with a color camera.

I believe the Ultron has a 39mm filter size.

Can anyone recommend a good filter brand and what color(s) to get to start out with?  It appears the Leica filters are over $100 each....should I go for that, or is there a 3rd party that is just as good?

I know I need quality, as that I don't want to bugger up my lens with poor quality filters.

 

I'm so excited, hope I get it by next weekend.

Thank you all for helping me get started on this new adventure!!

cayenne

The Ultron 35/2 is indeed a sharp lens but classical i would no say so. Think of it as a small clone to the Summicron 35/2 asph. As for filters, it fits Leica 39mm ones pefectly but i have no experience with color filters on it sorry.