If you could only keep 3 S lens with you to use with the upcoming S4, what are your 3 lens ?

[Photon42]

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I do not have S lenses anymore, just an S2 and some Contax lenses. If I would still happen to have my S lenses, I would certainly out of my 24/70/120 setup keep the S120. My expectation is that a mirrorless S will have most benefits with wide angle lenses. Also, any adapters adding weight and length are less of a concern with longer lenses, proportionally.

That all said with unlimited budget. Else, I would certainly also keep the 24, as I expect any comparable product to be practically unavailable for some time and prohibitively expensive.

[Pieter12]

7 hours ago, Photon42 said:

I do not have S lenses anymore, just an S2 and some Contax lenses. If I would still happen to have my S lenses, I would certainly out of my 24/70/120 setup keep the S120. My expectation is that a mirrorless S will have most benefits with wide angle lenses. Also, any adapters adding weight and length are less of a concern with longer lenses, proportionally.

That all said with unlimited budget. Else, I would certainly also keep the 24, as I expect any comparable product to be practically unavailable for some time and prohibitively expensive.

Curious as to why you got rid of your Leica lenses and kept the Contax ones.

[Photon42]

Well - I decided to move away from Leica S, mostly for weight considerations. No plan to sell the Q or the M. I do have a Contax 645 camera I use occasionally with film, so these Contax lenses serve dual purpose. The S2 I kept for nostalgica. It was not a large financial investment and I can still do the odd photograph with it and one of my Contax lenses.

[davidmknoble]

On 1/15/2024 at 4:11 AM, Photon42 said:

Well - I decided to move away from Leica S, mostly for weight considerations. No plan to sell the Q or the M. I do have a Contax 645 camera I use occasionally with film, so these Contax lenses serve dual purpose. The S2 I kept for nostalgica. It was not a large financial investment and I can still do the odd photograph with it and one of my Contax lenses.

I enjoy using a Hasselblad some with film and it is an interesting look with the CF lenses on the S system, so I agree, it’s fun to shoot even though the native S lenses are incredible.