Your favorite street walk-around lens?

[Bill58]

35 Summicron, version 4. Small, light, short focus throw. Very instinctive to handle. Did I mention small?

Also, as an Arizonan and student of the actual Wyatt Earp, I must take issue with Bill58's remark: 'I could outdraw Wyatt Earp with this.'

Earp's fame was not actually based on any ability as a 'quick-draw.'

Here's a quote from one of his biographers:

From these men, sharpshooters all, he learned the fine art of handling a six-chamber revolver. Taking part in shooting contests, which were held regularly in the square, Wyatt earned the respect of men like Hickok who passed down tricks of the trade.
He practiced until he excelled in the straight-shoot and the border-draw. He especially liked the "feel" of the latest Colt .45. But, as he put it, "the most important lesson I learned from these proficient gunfighters was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the man who took his time."

I'm not one for pointing guns at people, only cameras. But I've found Earp's quote is equally true for shooting photos.

I hope you understand that the use of "outdraw Wyatt Earp" was intended purely as humorous. I guess you can offend anyone/ anytime/ anyway these days. How ridiculous.

 

[mr_phillip]

For the M6 it's the 35mm Summicron (3rd version) - on my Canon P I like either the Canon 50mm/1.8 or the Voigtlander 28mm Ultron.

 

[bibimbap]

Bill58 wrote:
I hope you understand that the use of "outdraw Wyatt Earp" was intended purely as humorous. I guess you can offend anyone/ anytime/ anyway these days. How ridiculous.

And now that I re-read what I wrote I realize what a ridiculous ass I do come off sounding like there.

Sincere apologies, Bill. I took no offense, and surely did not intend to give any.

Steve