'if you could choose only one' question...

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even though you hate these type of questions you still clicked on to read it...:angel:

but i do have a real question...a variation on the one camera one lens question.

for winter shooting, here in the frozen north, i get up in the dark, drive to work in the dark and drive home from work in the dark.
weekends can be short sunny days or heavy overcast about to blizzard days.
lots of indoor shooting.

what lens might you choose?
i'm thinking wideish and fast but then what do i know!!

so?
 
Tempted to say the VC 40 Nokton or one of its two cousins, the 40mm f2 from Leica or Minolta. Others might want wider, particularly on a crop body.
 
back alley said:
even though you hate these type of questions you still clicked on to read it...:angel:

but i do have a real question...a variation on the one camera one lens question.

for winter shooting, here in the frozen north, i get up in the dark, drive to work in the dark and drive home from work in the dark.
weekends can be short sunny days or heavy overcast about to blizzard days.
lots of indoor shooting.

what lens might you choose?
i'm thinking wideish and fast but then what do i know!!

so?
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Hire models, set up a nice studio. Or get a tabletop setup and practice macro shots, nobody does them worth beans anymore.
 
Winter in Hokkaido is similar to what you have described and I also shoot half of the year in dark conditions. Since I shoot only film and like 50mm, Noctilux is my preferred "winter-lens". If I still would have my R-D1s, my main "winter-lens" would be the 35mm Summilux pre-ASPH. :) If I wouldn't have this lens (and not the money to buy one), my second choice would be the CV 35/1.4.
 
back alley said:
for winter shooting, here in the frozen north, i get up in the dark, drive to work in the dark and drive home from work in the dark.
weekends can be short sunny days or heavy overcast about to blizzard days.
lots of indoor shooting.

what lens might you choose?
i'm thinking wideish and fast but then what do i know!!

so?
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Sell a kidney and get one of those 24/1,4 summiluxes! That or the 21 would met your needs perfectly....O i know the 7 or 8K, that's the rub.

Truly, though, those are the FLs you love:)
 
Generally, I'm with Bill on this (I'm a bit scared at how much I say this...).

However, keeping strictly with the question: A fast 35. Mainly because I'm somewhat partial to somewhat wider (28mm) optics, and the fact that the M2 I have, with the v1 35mm f//2 Summi that came with it, are a scrumptious combo on their own, makes me fond of that FL on its lonesome. Never mind how much it's worked for others.

Edit: Ouch...forgot we were referencing the R-D1 here...sorry!


- Barrett
 
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Lets not forget the Nokton 35mm 1.2
It is large and heavy but well worth it!

I think there is one in the classifieds right now.

Also, If you think you can't deal with the weight and size of the 35 the CV 40 1.4 is a sweet lens as well!
 
a 35 is like a 53 on the rd1 and that's not a favourite fov for me, none the less the cv 35/1.2 is tempting.

also, a 28/1.9 might be fun. i forgot about that lens.
 
For me, my go to is always the 35 1.2, even with the crop on the R-D1. I just love the way it draws. If I had an unlimited budget though, I'd dig deep for that 24/1.4. With monetary concerns, the 28/2.0 looks good (and will be my next purchase).
 
I think it may depend more on what ISO you can live with on your RD-1? If you can deal with the higher speeds, couldn't you use a slower lens? Or stick with the lenses you have?
Rob
 
rbiemer said:
I think it may depend more on what ISO you can live with on your RD-1? If you can deal with the higher speeds, couldn't you use a slower lens? Or stick with the lenses you have?
Rob
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well, i guess there is always that school of thought as well...:bang:
 
Sorry, joe! How about this:
crank the ISO and get a CV 12mm. That should get you to about 18mm equiv? Doesn't help the "fast" part, though.
Rob
 
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