your 35/50 preferences

[Joe AC]

Originally Posted by maddoc

35 & 50 Summicron makes a perfect kit in my book, optionally add a 90mm Summicron and 21 Super-Angulon-M and everything covered that can be done with a RF camera.

Now where are the funds for the 35mm Summicron-M ...

I totally agree. Now I just need to hunt dow a 90mm cron.

Joe

[Range-rover]

Right now on the Nikon it's a 35mm, When I had my Leica stuff it was a 35mm and
90mm which I seem to like. SLR's I like zoom's maybe a 50mm here and there.

Range

[elude]

35 2,8 Summaron and 50 2,8 newElmar.
Oldtimers for a unique look.

[buzzardkid]

Fast 35 and fast 50.


My near-future sets:

* M2 black repaint with black SA 21/3.4 and black Summilux 35/1.4 pre-asph

* M4 chrome with chrome Summilux 50/1.4 and chrome Jupiter-9 85/2.0 (Zeiss optics, Leica optimized)

Originally Posted by maddoc

35 & 50 Summicron makes a perfect kit in my book, optionally add a 90mm Summicron and 21 Super-Angulon-M and everything covered that can be done with a RF camera.

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I see we agree, Gabor!

[agfa100]

35mm summicron v1, 50mm summilux v1

for fun a 35mm jupiter 2.8 and a 50mm Fed 3.5

[fotomeow]

Picked fast for both, though if the poll would have allowed me,
I would have picked slow for both lenses as well, since i use slow 35/50s As well if shooting outdoors on sunny days

[sepiareverb]

I shoot the pre-ASPH 35/1.4 and the ASPH 50/1.4 the most.

[gb hill]

I use a CV35/2.5 & a 50/1.5 sonnar copy lens, J-3. I also have a 50/2 & slower 50mm lenses.

[Brian Legge]

I realized recently that I was shooting 50s a good chunk of the time solely for the speed. My most common one was a Jupiter 3 - great lens - though I was starting to dabble with a Canon 50mm 1.4. I liked its performance but preferred the smaller lens.

At the same time, I didn't like that I was shooting a 50 just because I didn't have a faster 35mm. I picked up a VC 35mm 1.4 and have been having a blast with it. I think it may become my default, go-to lens.

[janrzm]

I'm lucky enough to have both the 35 and 50 Lux now.

[traveler_101]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

For RF use, smaller (slower) the better. Currently use the VC 35 2.5 which is a fine lens. For my 50 I use a 70s era Summicron, although I tend to use SLRs when wanting the use of 50-90mm focal lengths. The Nikkor 50 f1.4 is a particular favorite, mated to a plain prism F.

Agree about size and I would add that for me choice of focal length is linked to the camera I use. I have the VC 35/2.5 teamed up with my Bessa-T and a Elmar 50/3.5 for the Leica IIIf. My choices also involve the not unimportant matter of finances. Slow is affordable.

[KEVIN-XU 愛 forever]

My favorite 35mm lens are Konica M-Hexanon 35 2 and Konica uc-Hexanon 35 2. 50mm lens should be Konica M-Hexanon 50mm f1.2. : )

[JustPlainBill]

Hi,
My usual favorites are a 35 mm f2.5 Nikkor in LTM (adapted to Leica bayonet), a 50 mm DR Summicron, and a 50 mm f1.4 Nikkor in LTM when I expect to need the extra f stop.
JustPlainBill

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slow fast, fast slow, fast fast, slow slow, slow, fast, slow, fast, and repeat.

last time I heard something like this was watching strictly.