HELP what lens should i take??

erikhaugsby said:
A 50 and 75?
Those are some long lenses for street shooting...

But I am with you on the size of the 28--it'll fit just about anywhere.
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yeah i know, but i'm really getting into shooting people out in the streets, and the 75 puts a nice distance between me and the subject.

the 50, i donno, i just really enjoy the frame line it creates these days. prefer it much more than the 35 lines. so i figure why not just take what i'm used to using now and i'll have the small 28 to cover my ass for anything alittle wider.

and i know i'll use the 15mm a couple times, a nice wide shot of the beach, camping area, desert, etc etc.

🙂
 
I envy your lenses. If it were me, I'd save weight by leaving the dedicated wide body and take the whole batch (just the one 75). Spend some time (OK, maybe some money if need be) and get just the right small bag or pockets so you can quickly remove, cap, and replace lenses (a skill you probably already have).

I surely don't "get" the mystique of taking just one lens.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. 😀

Martin (speaking from near-total inexperience)
 
The 28 and the 75 Summicron. Nothing beats the 75 for landscape, including cityscape in my opinion. I have the same dilemma, only I want to limit it to one lens. I'm thinking 50 Summicron on an M8.
 
Leave your wife home and take the lot, but if she insists, just take the 50mm lux, you'll have both ends well covered and if you want you can swap lenses and bodies to change the crops, the 50mm on your RD-1 is a 75mm.

Cheers and enjoy your trip, Andrew.
 
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