anyone here only has one lens?

i appreciate all the replies but the one below made me smile ;) i was also somewhat puzzled as to why an m6 and 35mm would be an overkill? an overkill for a single lens or an overkill in general meaning a 35mm lens should never be put on an m6?

i don't want to switch format, or buy a new camera or anything like that. i don't want to think outside the 35/50mm focal lenght, if i have to do that i'll go back to my dslr all together.

i always saw myself only having one lens on the leica and bringing it everywhere i go and just taking pictures because i like taking pictures. i don't want to think beyond cocking the shutter, focusing and taking a picture.

suppose it just comes down to if i see more in 35mm or more in 50. the 35 to 50 move makes sense to me right now because i'd come out ahead on the 35 sale and could buy a better 50 than my budget would originally allow.

as for cropping i know some people think it's cheating because you're not close enough to the subject. but, with a 35mm i'd have to be right up their nose to fill the fame with them like a 50 would. you know?

i'll try to save up and get a decent 50 , only shoot it for the same 3-4 month and then sell one off.


nightfly said:
I'm sure it's a great camera, I'm just saying that sometimes it's nice to shoot with a fully manual camera with no electronics. Some people prefer this. But apparently on this forum, they aren't allowed to.

I think it's funny how quickly people are to decide what camera is appropriate for other people even though that wasn't the question.

The guy just wanted to know if he could get away with a 35 or he should get a 50. NOT if other people thought it was ludicrous to have a Leica with only 1 lens.

In answer to the original posters question, no, no one on this forum has only one lens. They seem to have 10 bodies, 100 lenses and a lot of opinions about what is appropriate for you to have as well.
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In 6x6 I only use an 80mm. I have considered trying a 65mm, but am pretty happy with the 80.

For 135 I only shoot 35 and 50mm lenses.
 
a 35mm as the only one

a 35mm as the only one

Hi,


I am using only a 35mm Ultron lens, nothing else and I love it.
This is my first pic to this forum...


Jos


M6TTL with a 35mm Ultron f1.7

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I was one lens until earlier this week - M6 w 50mm summilux. Just added a ZM 35mm Biogon. If that takes over I'll consider selling the summilux...
 
iridium7777 said:
i would really really really want to refrain from owning more than one lens, thus i'm strongly considering trading the 35 for a 50.

thoughts appreciated.
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I think it's a good goal to only use one lens. Two at the most. That way you can develop consistency and theme in your compositions. Also it forces you to move around more to get the shot that you like --> seeing more potential in a scene.

As for 35 or 50, take your pick. I choose 50 because it gave me distortion free pictures.

Cropping is cheating if you are in a competition with yourself and you made that a rule :D
 
anyone here only has one lens? either a 35 or a 50? (sorry, i'm really not interested in any other focal length, especially the 40mm).

I have only one lens 50mm Summicron and i think it is more than enough for me
 
indeed... nice photo Jos... I love Ultron (it is my only "real" lens... I'm not counting Industar's 50&61 and Jupiter... I have them unintentionally :D )... but 'am frustrated with lack of frames for it (R3A)... and now using I61 (firs roll in) to see what will develop from more precise framing.
 
I have only 50mm pre-ash lux (black painted) for my M7. 50mm- because I love portraits, preasph- because of nice bokeh and black because of black:). I am learning to survive with it, and should confess- even fall in love with such minimalistic aproach. Less is more! I see nature, people and life, not ōptions of photoequipment". Before I had Planar 45mm and Biogon 28 - I remember myself often as a bit confused person (*is it REALY the right lens) switching lenses in a stupid hurry manier.
Now there is a calm inner feeling, even a hiden smile of confidence when I walk with a singe lens setup. Enjoy the moment life!
 
Rafael said:
... However, cropping a photograph that was shot with a 35mm lens will not give you the same result as you would have produced had you shot the photograph with a 50mm lens. The relationship between the foreground and the background will not be the same in the cropped and the un-cropped images.
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Rafael,

I think you are wrong here.
The relationship would not be the same if you changed the distance to your subject, but taking a picture from the same spot with a longer lens is just like cropping.
That's exactly what the framelines in the viewfinder do.

Best regards,
Uwe
 
Uwe_Nds said:
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Rafael,

I think you are wrong here.
The relationship would not be the same if you changed the distance to your subject, but taking a picture from the same spot with a longer lens is just like cropping.
That's exactly what the framelines in the viewfinder do.

Best regards,
Uwe
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exactemundo
 
i love the (romantic) idea of having one body and one lens.
i even tried it when i first got back into 35mm, i bought a bessa r with a cv 35/2.5 lens. that lasted about 2 weeks maybe and then i bought a cv 75/2.5.
that lasted a while as it was a great combo for me.
then i got into the canon p rf and the many great canon rf lenses and i was a ruined man.

i like both 35 and 50mm lenses, if i had to choose one it would be the 35 as i think it's more flexible than a 50. i do like having both 35 and 50 as i can choose which i will use depending on my mood and what i think i will be shooting. i have a 50/1.5, it is my fastest lens and so i choose it for low light shooting even if i'd prefer the 35.

there are no right or wrong answers to your question, only choices that only you can make.

joe
 
Uwe_Nds said:
???
Rafael,

I think you are wrong here.
The relationship would not be the same if you changed the distance to your subject, but taking a picture from the same spot with a longer lens is just like cropping.
That's exactly what the framelines in the viewfinder do.

Best regards,
Uwe
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If you take picture from the same spot but with longer lens, you have smaller depth of field and more obvious separation from background. It's not like cropping.
 
I tried it and did not like it as poor student. After graduation, i bought a Pentax and 6 lenses, 28/200, all at once same day, all new.

They worked until I tried a M3 15 years later. GAS really big time OMG

Got a Nikon digi with a 18/70. Thought I was ok, but more GAS. Now collecting primes.
 
My opinion is, with one camera and one lens (or and one film roll) you are forced to think carefully what you want to capture. It is a must mental conditions to get better pictures. I shoot fewer this days, comparing to those beginning days with a P&S digital camera. Thanks palec & nikola....

Jos
 
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