APO's are addictive

[PeterBoyadjian]

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Traded my 24-90 and a little cash on top for the 28, and 35 Apos.

Couldn't help it. 

Had the 35 before but sold it after buying the Q3, now it is back in my hands along with the 28. 

Must say the 28 is rare in the used market, and this was what I was after.

It has exceeded all expectations. 

Q3 might be on the chopping block. 

 

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[Markey]

Very nice but just having carried my SL2s and 24/70 around all day in the heat the Q3 looks very attractive .

[robb]

Best lenses ever made.  I have all of them and hope Leica continues to add more apo.

Robb

[PeterBoyadjian]

40 minutes ago, Markey said:

Very nice but just having carried my SL2s and 24/70 around all day in the heat the Q3 looks very attractive .

My last Europe trip I took my SL2S, 35 APO, 24-90 and 50 1.4 SL. 

Too much gear, Q's are excellent for travel. 

Next time I'll probably just take my SL3 and 28 APO and crop in if needed. 

[Markey]

5 hours ago, robb said:

Best lenses ever made.  I have all of them and hope Leica continues to add more apo.

Robb

Yes ... they are stunning no doubt about it.

I think its just my age showing 

[huwm]

Had the 50 but changed to 35 and have just added the 75

Both are fantastic and I rarely use zooms now

Q3 for 28 plus 35 and 75 does me fine almost all of the time

Very occasional use of Pan 16-35 if need wider and Pan 70-300 if need longer

The Pan 100 macro is rather nice too - my only other prime now

 

[FlashGordonPhotography]

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This is current conundrum. I have the 21, 28, 50 and 90. I’m off to Iceland and torn between the sublime APO’s and versatile 24-90.

Maybe both the APO’s and Panny 24-105. Arrgh! decisions, decisions.

The APO’s are like a drug.

Gordon

[huwm]

I would be tempted to take the 24-105, which I still have, if weather likely to be really atrocious 

[Stuart Richardson]

I don't have a normal zoom here, but I can see how people might find it useful on a trip. I only use the 24mm 3.5 Sigma, 35mm and 50mm APO for the normal range, and a 90-280mm zoom. If the weather is so bad you cannot change lenses it is probably not worth photographing in. I know people say bad weather is great for photography, but in my experience here, that is more when you are in decent conditions photographing bad weather itself. When you are actually in the bad weather there is very little you can see/portray. Changing lenses is something easily done in a bag with a flap covering the camera or in a jacket with your back to the wind etc. It is one of the reasons I like long telephotos too...you can photograph the bad weather from afar. This was with the 90-280mm.

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[hlansing]

It's a drug. I paired my SL2 with a 28, 50 lux, and 90.  Thinking about the 35 now and then the 21and 75 to complete the collection.

[Dr. G]

I have the 21/35/50/75 APO Summicron-SL and the 50 Lux-SL.  Even though I'm primarily a 50mm shooter, I travel with the 21/35/75 in my Obertwerth Small SL bag and use the 35 in APS-C mode on the SL3 without any issues when I need 50mm.  I actually think the 35 in APS-C mode on the SL3 renders slightly better than the 50 APO - and I'm not biased since I own that lens, too.

[stephenmick]

Just picked up the 35APO to go with my newly-acquired 24-90. It really makes me want to add the 21 and the 90 APOs. 

[Olaf_ZG]

I guess we should be happy there is only one lux… imagine the additional problems we would have…

[FlashGordonPhotography]

10 hours ago, huwm said:

I would be tempted to take the 24-105, which I still have, if weather likely to be really atrocious 

I’ll do some testing today. But it’ll likely either be the 24-90 or the APO’s with 24-105 as a backup. I’m also taking the 100-400 (I really missed a longer than 200 last time) and a wide (which likely won’t get much use). That’s already enough. So taking the 24-90 instead of the APOs is sensible. I don’t know if I’m ready for that level of sensible. Also thinking about taking a drone. Oh, and which action camera to take? 

Fortunately this is primarily landscapes. That means tripod, filters and f8. The 24-90 should be more than fine here.

7 hours ago, Stuart Richardson said:

I don't have a normal zoom here, but I can see how people might find it useful on a trip. I only use the 24mm 3.5 Sigma, 35mm and 50mm APO for the normal range, and a 90-280mm zoom. If the weather is so bad you cannot change lenses it is probably not worth photographing in. I know people say bad weather is great for photography, but in my experience here, that is more when you are in decent conditions photographing bad weather itself. When you are actually in the bad weather there is very little you can see/portray. Changing lenses is something easily done in a bag with a flap covering the camera or in a jacket with your back to the wind etc. It is one of the reasons I like long telephotos too...you can photograph the bad weather from afar. This was with the 90-280mm.

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For me it’s the edge of a weather change that’s the best bit. K for some reason just likes it when it’s just foul. We were in Iceland in February (winter) and she’s out happy as a pig in poo in -19c and 70kmh winds. I had a gin. haha. Mind you she did get one of her best shots from the trip in those conditions.

Lovely pic.

Gordon

[Stuart Richardson]

Yes, I know it is crazy, but I don't think of the cold and wind as bad weather...more when it is raining hard or freezing rain, wet snow etc. When it is cold the snow is very dry and does not really cause much of a weather sealing issue. It is when things are near freezing or warmer that the weather becomes "bad" for me. But I get what you mean! My favorite times to photograph are the autumn and the spring when the winds are fairly high and the weather is turbulent...then you get the patches of sun amongst the clouds and snow or rain in the distance that gives you the most dramatic and dynamic lighting. But a day that is just unremitting rain...for me it is seldom worth it. But I guess that is a luxury I have living here that people coming on a trip do not have...I can wait it out.

[FlashGordonPhotography]

8 hours ago, Stuart Richardson said:

Yes, I know it is crazy, but I don't think of the cold and wind as bad weather...more when it is raining hard or freezing rain, wet snow etc. When it is cold the snow is very dry and does not really cause much of a weather sealing issue. It is when things are near freezing or warmer that the weather becomes "bad" for me. But I get what you mean! My favorite times to photograph are the autumn and the spring when the winds are fairly high and the weather is turbulent...then you get the patches of sun amongst the clouds and snow or rain in the distance that gives you the most dramatic and dynamic lighting. But a day that is just unremitting rain...for me it is seldom worth it. But I guess that is a luxury I have living here that people coming on a trip do not have...I can wait it out.

We’re back in Reykjavik in five days for a summer highlands photo tour. Really really excited about this one. Rain forecast might be a bit dodgy though.

But yes. I agree with you. It’s supposed to be fun and cold/wet is generally not fun.

Gordon

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[eab]

I don’t know, maybe I am just lazy.  My wife and I have been traveling in a camper in Peru, Bolivia and soon Chile and most of the time i have been shooting the new Sigma 24-70, Sigma 100-400, and the 14-24.  It’s been really windy and dusty so I am happy to not have to change lenses a lot.  I have to say though I am not a “fine art” or true landscape photographer, I am really just trying to document my travels.  Maybe one of these days I will bite the bullet and add a couple more APOs to my kit as I only have the 35, and give them a chance on this kind of trip.  But for this kind of trip the zoom works for me.  I really wish I had brought the 24-90 as well.  The camera sits in the truck most of the time so I am not carrying it a lot and when I do go on a longer hike or a day in a city I could always take the Sigma which I find very comfortable to carry all day.

[BillCB]

I got an APO 35 when I first got the SL3. It is indeed addictive so I got the Super Apo 21 and the APO 75. I have the 90-280 to go longer, but I'd really like an APO 150 or thereabouts.

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[Geoff C. Bassett]

They are the reason I am still in the Leica/Panasonic system. The 21mm has no equal with being that wide and a flattering view on people. The 75mm is my favorite lens for portraits.

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