if you could only have 3 lenses....

[hdrmd]

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15,28, 75 or 21,35,75 ? Tough call. DR

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[Jack_Flesher]

The simpler answer is I always carry my main 5: 21, 28, 50 plus 90 Summarit and CV12.

 

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[chris_tribble]

On a walking holiday, just two: 28, 135 (only two lenses used in this set The English Lake District)

On a mobile assignment 21, 28, 50, 75 (John Surman/Chris Laurence/Trans4mation)

In the real world, it ranges from CV15 through to 135 apo (all the steps bar 24mm) - and I really want a CV 12 now that I've got the WATE finder.

 

Only 3? - 28/50/75 - but it would hurt, really hurt.

 

Best

[Knorp]

1) 75 asa

2) 28 sa

3) 135 at

 

Too bad they come in black only ...

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[rebride]

Wate

35/1.4

90/2.8

[BrianP]

WATE / MATE/ 28cron

BrianP

[charlesphoto99]

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Tough call:

 

M8: Zeiss 18mm, 28 Cron, 75 cron (which I don't actually own but am beginning to think might be more useful than either my 90 APO or 50 pre-asph lux)

 

M7: 24 Elmarit, 35 Lux Asph. and 90 APO. 50 Lux a close fourth.

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[fotografr]

if you could only have 3 lenses, which 3 would they be?

 

Three Noctilux lenses. Then I'd sell two of them in order to buy 8 others.

[fursan]

M8: 21/4.5 zm, 28 cron, 'lux 50 asph

MP: 'lux 35 asph, 90 elmarit-m

 

just one lens: 'lux 35 asph.

 

travelling 2 cameras, 2 lenses...'cron 28 and 'lux 50 asph.

 

portraits on M8: zeiss 50/1.5 C sonnar

 

if you could only have 3 lenses, which 3 would they be?

[Guest tvleeskr]

24/2.8 Asph or

24/2.8 Asph or

24/2.8 Asph?

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[egibaud]

Cron 35 - Noctilux - Summlux 75

 

alternative

 

Cron 35 - Cron 50 - Elmarit 90

 

alternative

 

CV Ultron 35 - Cron 50 - CV 75

[carstenw]

As a travel alternative, when the locations is more risky, I am considering procuring the following: CV21/4P, 35 Summarit, 75 Summarit.

[carylwithay]

noctilux and elmarit 90. why get three when two will do.

Caryl

[charlesphoto99]

As a travel alternative, when the locations is more risky, I am considering procuring the following: CV21/4P, 35 Summarit, 75 Summarit.

 

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[carstenw]

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Small, discrete, easy to replace? What are all the question marks for?

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[phovsho]

I expect that for a number of people their prefered lens, if they could only have one, might not feature in their favorite three.

M

[Guest Olof]

24 Elmarit as a fast focus lens

35 Cron as a small lens

50 Lux when it becomes dark

[stunsworth]

I expect that for a number of people their prefered lens, if they could only have one, might not feature in their favorite three.

M

 

In my case it wouldn't. The one lens would be a 28mm - I have a Voigtlander 28mm f1.9.

[rickp13]

i'm a relatively new convert to leica and the m8, but can already see from this thread that the temptation to find, try, own and use everything with a red dot or M bayonet is quite strong.

 

so, like wilson with his billingham m "limit" for sailing, i hope that i'll be able to limit myself to the camera, a summilux 35 asph, summilux 75 and zeiss distagon 16mm f2 (for arriflex) in a billingham L2 and collect good images instead of hardware?

 

:-) rick

[Jamie Roberts]

In my case it wouldn't. The one lens would be a 28mm - I have a Voigtlander 28mm f1.9.

 

Yes, if Leica could make a 28 Lux with the look of my 35 ASPH stopped down, and a low-contrast look opened up, that would be my favourite all-round on the M8

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My favourite special purpose lenses didn't make it in my "just three list": I left the Nocti, the 90 Cron pre-asph (love that lens) and 90 Elmarit "Thin" (smallest 90 I've ever used) off because for general photography there are better choices.