Which one? Which one?

My absolute favorite lens of all time on the R-D1 is the 35mm Summilux ASPH, followed closely by the ZM 50mm Sonnar C. For a more vintage look to color and sharpness, I like the older LTM 50mm Sonnar clones: Nikkor S.C., Canon, and Jupiter-3.
 
yanidel said:
I don't feel the 28mm 1.9 is all that big. When hood is removed, it is a bit longer but it is just perfect on the RD1 in terms of general body lens combination (balance is great), it has an amazing dynamic range.
So really, use your money on another focal instead of duplicating the same one. In the 50mm, I would go for the Nokton 1.5 or J-3 to for low light. Nokton is big, J-3 is very small and is a great tool for portrait. Only problem is that it is difficult to get a good sample.
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My choise of a very slim and light-weight 28 is for I think that this will be my normal lens, everytime mounted on camera, and camera everytime "mounted" on my hand, I think, 28/1.9 isn't too big but at same time not to be a pocket combo with RD-1.
Now I have to try an Industar61 (just arrived) and, Yes, I'm waiting for a J-3.

Great shots in great city, Yanidel, I love your Cindarella's on metro, I'm very excited to be in Paris next week... ;)
 
jmkelly said:
My absolute favorite lens of all time on the R-D1 is the 35mm Summilux ASPH, followed closely by the ZM 50mm Sonnar C. For a more vintage look to color and sharpness, I like the older LTM 50mm Sonnar clones: Nikkor S.C., Canon, and Jupiter-3.
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Hi jmkelly, now I'm waiting for a J-3, Summilux I think is one of the best choises, but, at least, the new Leica lenses are too expensive for me... ;)
 
VincenTC said:
My choise of a very slim and light-weight 28 is for I think that this will be my normal lens, everytime mounted on camera, and camera everytime "mounted" on my hand, I think, 28/1.9 isn't too big but at same time not to be a pocket combo with RD-1.
Now I have to try an Industar61 (just arrived) and, Yes, I'm waiting for a J-3.

Great shots in great city, Yanidel, I love your Cindarella's on metro, I'm very excited to be in Paris next week... ;)
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Thank you Vincent, here are a few tips for Paris :
1) first and most important : walk, walk, walk, lots of great picture opportunities all over the ciy but visitors have sometimes the tendency to take the metro too go from one site to the other which is understandable. Of course walk with your camera mounted on your hand as you mentionned.
2) be selective in your portraits, use common sense if you are going to take shots of strangers. Most react well, but some not.
3) get out of the main tourisitic sites, otherwise you will only get cliches pictures. Usually by just walking a few streets of the common touristic trails, you see the real life of Paris.

I know you want to travel light, but a 15 or 21mm for Paris would be great .... :D
 
yanidel said:
Thank you Vincent, here are a few tips for Paris :
1) first and most important : walk, walk, walk, lots of great picture opportunities all over the ciy but visitors have sometimes the tendency to take the metro too go from one site to the other which is understandable. Of course walk with your camera mounted on your hand as you mentionned.
2) be selective in your portraits, use common sense if you are going to take shots of strangers. Most react well, but some not.
3) get out of the main tourisitic sites, otherwise you will only get cliches pictures. Usually by just walking a few streets of the common touristic trails, you see the real life of Paris.

I know you want to travel light, but a 15 or 21mm for Paris would be great .... :D
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Thanks for your slim tourist guide, Yanidel! ;)
Some year ago I went in Sydney for a few time, after 3 weeks I had photographed so many people, flowers, descriptive posters, shops, but not yet the Opera House! This means that real life is my first target, I love the non-conventional shots...
Also, I know I must walk a lot, but you must consider that, for a Turinsider, Metro has a particular charme, because our 5-stops-1-metropolitan-line-only is a joke...

Maybe I put on my bag my Contax 24mm...:D
 
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