NZDavid Posted January 7, 2009 Share #21 Posted January 7, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Looks nice, yes, but you will surely be pleased with the results. 35 is very useful but I find I'm constantly amazed at how versatile the 50 is. (I've got the 'cron.) Low light portraits wide-open should be terrific, and you will love the gentle soft out-of-focus background, or bokeh. Great for candids in available light (cafes perhaps) and the 50 is also a nice length for landscapes. Of course, the 1.4 max aperture means you can use slower film and shorter shutter speeds. (You won't need a tripod so much.) But do try some more lenses sometime. I am a big fan of the 24 ASPH. Older Leitz lenses are supposed to have terrific resolution but slightly lower contrast, making the well suited for B+W work, but this can work to your advantage in color, too. Not everything has to be super-saturated. Try a variety of film: (Fuji Astia 100F very natural and neutral); Kodak E100G, a good all-round slide film with brighter but natural colors; Fuji 400 slide or print film -- or you might prefer Velvia. Ilford PanF is still a great B+W film with superfine grain. Best, David David Killick, Freelance Journalist and Photographer, New Zealand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jc_braconi Posted January 7, 2009 Share #22 Posted January 7, 2009 Beautiful combo Marie Louise, you'll not be disapointed whith it. I have a chrome twin of them 1 in LTM & 1 in M. and a pair of black one too fantastic lenses, you'll get close the Noctilux with less weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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