[LRflex] Re: Lens and Focusing Advice Sought
- From: "William B. Abbott III" <captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:25:40 -0700
Kevin,
I'm a long time, twenty years plus fan of the Vario 35-70 zoom. I
used the f/3.5 version as my main lens with an R4 with ISO 200 film
and then switched to the f/4 version with an R7 about 10 years ago.
I have never seen the 35-70 f/2.8 version which you speak of.
I tried a Vario 28/90mm once but found it was unwieldy to my ergonomic
sensibilities and gave it up. I'm sure it is a technological
masterpiece, and it may be a ground-breaking lens, but it is not for
me.
I also had a 24mm f/2.8 that was a joy but had a chance to swap it in
on a Vario 21-35mm f/4 and haven't been sorry. In fact, I took it on
what turned out to be my last film vacation, to the Copper Canyon in
Mexico (Sigh...) , and used it 75% of the time.
I never have been limited by the f/4 being a stop slower than f/2.8,
and now with the DMR and its ease of ISO change, that is even less of
a concern to me. For my image purposes, ISO 200 is as good or better
than I need. Others may differ, preferring ISO 100 and nothing faster.
It all depends.
I've moved on to an R9 and a DMR but I still use those two lenses, the
35-70 and 21-35, as my main DMR carry around lenses. I do have a Vario
80-200mm but my image visualization is wide angle, not telephoto, so I
tend not to use it except for special situations. Others see and
visualize image possibilities differently, and you may.
Hope this helps. Have fun.
With all best wishes,
Bill
On Apr 18, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Kevin Willey wrote:
Leica SLR pros,
Need some advice on two issues: (1) I recently purchased a late
model R8 and a SUMMICRON 35/2 (1983) from separate sellers on eBay.
First roll of film is simply gorgeous and even my cynical wife
admitted this used equip. shoots better than our Leica Digilux 2,
although I wouldn't say it's necessarily better. For my next R-
lens, I prefer to buy two Leica-r zoom Varios, but they're soooo
costly (two masterpieces defined by E. Puts: Vario-Elmarit-R ASPH
2.8/35-70mm and Vario-Apo-Emarit-R 2.8/70-180mm). These two lens
would take care of all my needs, and I prefer to get the ROM
versions so I'm better poised for an R10. But for now, what's the
next most logical lens? A 1.4/80mm or a 2/90mm? I've read the
differences on blogs, but I'm still unsure. I won't be using the R8
for landscape, still learning on a recently acquired Hassi 500CM for
landscape. I travel a lot and a moderate zoom for street shooting
appeals to me.
(2) I wear tri-focal glasses: close in reading, more distant
computer screen focus, & long distance focus. What part of my
glasses should I use to focus both my R8 and the Hassi? I've bought
in the "sharp" school and I want to produce some really good shots
because I travel to some unique locations in Asia.
Thanks for your advice. Still dealing with a near vertical learning
curve to "begin" to shoot good B&W...color seems easier.
Kevin
On Apr 17, 2009, at 4:52 PM, David Young wrote:
Philippe wrote:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/album368/Paques-1090455-2.jpg.html
http://tinyurl.com/cqls6g
Plus next one to the right.
You make me envious, of Alice's garden, Philippe!
Here, we've had two days of light rain, and the grass is starting
to turn green. Still, today, the rain turned to hail, for about 10
minutes....
I like both shots... more so because the remind me that spring
really will happen!
Thanks for sharing. Hi to Alice!
Cheers!
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David Young
Logan Lake, BC
Wildlife Photos: www.furnfeather.net
Personal Website: www.main.furnfeather.net
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