Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]G'day Hoppy, I too am a fan of the 50mm focal length on the M8. I just zoom with my legs and back off a bit from my film days. By the way, any fifty will do. On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>wrote: > Ric, it seems that the only 50 fan that found they like the tighter framing > on the M8 and still use it just as much was me. Interesting. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] Question for M8ers > > At 10:11 PM 7/30/2008, you wrote: > >Okay, I have a pretty good feel for the physics of full frame versus > >M8 cell conversion -- 1.3 multiplication -- field of view versus focal > >length -- that stuff. That's not what I'm looking for here. > > > >Now the question for M8 users. > > > >Did your favorite or standard or most often used lens change from > >classic M to M8? > > >If you used to like 50s , have you switched to 35s? If you old > >favorite was 35s, are you using the 28 mostly now? > > >Did 50 lovers stay with 50? > > > >Are you less likely to use 90 or 135? > > > > >Are you more likely to use ultra-wides? > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com