jklotz Posted January 10, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 10, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) if you could only have 3 lenses, which 3 would they be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Albert4321 Posted January 10, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 10, 2008 WATE, 28cron, 50lux, I only have two out of three. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_b_elmer Posted January 10, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 10, 2008 24/2.8, 35/1.4 asph and 50/1.4 asph! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Ortego Posted January 10, 2008 Share #4 Posted January 10, 2008 28-'cron (I have), 50-'lux (waiting delivery) & 21-Elmarit (currently selling body parts) Regards, Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C. Posted January 10, 2008 Share #5 Posted January 10, 2008 Noctilux, 35mm 'cron pre-ASHP version IV, and 24mm Elmarit After having tried a number of other lenses as well, these will remain my core group for a long time to come. Regards, Tony C. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
germanlaws Posted January 10, 2008 Share #6 Posted January 10, 2008 Not without reason I got these glasses: cv Super Wide Heliar 15mm 4,5 - cv Ultron 28mm 1.9 and lux 50 asph. I love them all, and because the Voigtländer are not so expensive, I could buy my 4. one is the Tele Elmar 135mm 4.0. regards from Willich Dieter Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuber Posted January 10, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 10, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hmmmm, WATE,35 LUX, Noctilux anyone out there who doesn't want a noctilux ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted January 10, 2008 Share #8 Posted January 10, 2008 15mm CV, 24mm Elmarit, Noctilux (The 12mm CV, 35mm 2.0 ASPH and 90mm ASPH APO go in my wife's bag) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisoje Posted January 10, 2008 Share #9 Posted January 10, 2008 Hmmmm,WATE,35 LUX, Noctilux anyone out there who doesn't want a noctilux ? I don't... I would hate my self paying a ton of $$ for it, and than using it only from time to time or ending up like so many current owners with all kinds of issues (focusing, back focusing, compatibility with m8 on all f. distances,...). This is a highly exotic glass, and not being a collector or fan of 50mm on 1.3 sensor, I am passing on Noctilux. Pre asph 50lux will do just fine for now. I know, I know: bokeh, and all other stuff. Still, too mucho dinero:D Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauribix Posted January 10, 2008 Share #10 Posted January 10, 2008 35lux asph + 50lux (asph or not it's the same to me) +CV15 If the weight it's not a problem: Zeiss 18 + 35lux ASPH + 75lux --------------------------- Maybe from here to next month i change my mind. The only lens that will always be in my set is the 35lux asph. I could make a whole travel only with the 35. best Maurizio Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmskov Posted January 10, 2008 Share #11 Posted January 10, 2008 I only have 3 lenses; 1. 35 cron asph 2. 35 cron pre asph 3. 50 cron pre asph The 35 cron does 80% of all shots... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjr Posted January 10, 2008 Share #12 Posted January 10, 2008 Wate 50asph 90apo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtmerideth Posted January 10, 2008 Share #13 Posted January 10, 2008 I know that I will be in the minority with these choices: CZ ZM 18/4 Original Tri-elmar 75 lux there you are 5 for 3. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phovsho Posted January 10, 2008 Share #14 Posted January 10, 2008 35/1.4 Asph, 50 Noct, 75 lux Classic combo for film bodies, which work greart for M8 as well. 28/2.0 A would be the 4th lens, to give the M8 a bit more of a mid-wide amngle option. M Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 10, 2008 Share #15 Posted January 10, 2008 24mm Elmarit, 35mm ASPH Summicron, 75mm Summicron. Have them all already <grin> Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent10D Posted January 10, 2008 Share #16 Posted January 10, 2008 Didn't we go through this a while ago? There was the one-lens thread, then the two-lens thread, and finally the inevitable three-lens thread, here: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/34327-do-i-hear-three-lenses-three.html Of course the Summarits weren't available at the time, and they do change the landscape a little. This is such a difficult question because there are as many answers as there are shooting styles and situations. One photographer might be happy with a relatively close grouping of focal lengths, such as 24 - 50 - 75, while another might want a broader grouping, such as 18 - 50 - 90. For city shooting a close group at the wide end might be ideal: 15 - 24 - 50 for example. But for a day at the zoo a group at the longer end would probably be a better choice: 50 - 90 - 135, or one wide-ish (24) and two long (90 and 135). Right, so the answer is obviously to have ALL of them and take whichever three you need when you go out. I can dream, can't I? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantist Posted January 10, 2008 Share #17 Posted January 10, 2008 Already hold : UW heliar 12mm cron 2/28mm asph cron 2/75mm asph Expect noctilux with next M9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerimager Posted January 10, 2008 Share #18 Posted January 10, 2008 24/2.8 35/1.4 75/1.4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 10, 2008 Share #19 Posted January 10, 2008 I am just about to make this choice, as I have decided I am only going to take my Billingham M on the clipper sailing trip to the Windward Islands I am going on at the end of the month. I have the following to choose from 16mm fish-eye, WATE, 21 Biogon, 35 Biogon, 35 Nokton, 50 ASPH Lux, Summarit 75 (on the assumption that the replacement focuses properly), 90/2.8 Elmarit and 135/4 Tele-Elmar. The WATE is a must as a travel lens. For lots of nice crisp photos in bright sunlight at the "standard" focal length, I will go for the 35 Biogon rather than the Nokton - flare resistance apart from anything else. However for the third lens, I am changing my mind every day. The 50 although wonderful, is too close to the 35. The 135 is too long for most purposes when sailing other than the odd photo of dolphins. So it comes down to my Elmarit 90 or the unknown quantity of the 75. If the new 75 is up to snuff, I think that will be my choice. I still have a funny feeling that three lenses maximum or not the Lux will stow itself away in my suitcase. Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobe Posted January 10, 2008 Share #20 Posted January 10, 2008 Had to jump in . I'm very happy with this trio: 28mm Cron Noctilux 75mm Cron Joe Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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