Lenses for a crazy kids' birthday party

[JoshuaR]

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17 minutes ago, Aryel said:

Maybe it is because I do not shoot digital: For such events, I usually take two bodies a M2 for indoor usually with a fast 35mm (if tight then 28) and a M3 for outdoor with a 50mm or sometimes even a 90mm if I have enough room... I also do not like changing lens at such events but swapping camera is fast.

One of my favourite birthday shot:

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m3, 50 summitar, hp5+ at 800 in dd-x

 

Such a gorgeous picture! Dreamy, evocative, and perfectly framed. I always admire your family photos on film. 

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[tommonego@gmail.com]

Sounds like fun. When my kids were that age I used 2 M2s and a 35 Summilux pre asph and an 85 f2 Nikkor, if wider than 35 was needed I would use a 25 Canon or Nikkor (can't remember when I sold that lens, my oldest just turned 40). But those 3 lenses covered a lot, I mostly used f4 or f5.6. We have boxes of images from that time, would take some digging to find them.  I never found the Leicas were too slow, especially with wide lenses, 35 and 25

Edited May 23, 2023 by tommonego@gmail.com

[ldhrads]

I like the Summaron for this kind of thing. When I started M- Photography I was and still am in love with shallow DOF and associated lenses. I love my 75/1.4 and 50/0.95 (Canon and Leica). But have quickly learned these are not "party lenses" for me!  I picked up a Summaron when at Leica a couple of summers ago and it's simple, fast and perfect for zone or hyperfocal focusing. The only problem will be jumping from indoor to outdoor. Could always set ISO to auto for those situations now that I think of it, but I tend to prefer setting ISO manually. It's a great little lens and for me gives plenty of view.