Nice "50mm Only" Leica site

for thos wondering 35 or 50mm .... take a look at this site, it has
some marvelous (only 50mm) photos Summicron and Elmars ....

http://www.summicron.de/

 

Thanks Jonathan,

To add a few to this list:

Paul uses only a 50 (lux), according to his site.

http://www.paulhardycarter.com/

And Wade Heninger, uses mostly a 50 cron

http://heninger.org/

Of course there're the more famous ones: HCB, Ralph Gibson and Rodney Smith.

 

Another of the links available on that main page is this one, which takes you to a series of photos including some by forumer Carsten Bockermann. It's basically a "no words" effort. They are Leica rangefinder photos, but perhaps not all taken w/ 50's. Some very good ones there, too.

 

Very nice. About what I would expect. Can you direct me to the 35mm Summicron site please. THKS

 

I suppose everybody's seen Ian's site, fiftymillimeter.com, which is based on the same idea (although Ian uses a CV nokton a lot of the time as his 50, for those who care...)

 

"The 50 is the shooter's lens - no gimmicks - hard to master."

It is hard to master, but I also think it's easy to use passably well. I think wider lenses in particular often produce shots that seem devoid of content and focus. I find it much harder to use a 28 than a 50, and I see far more interesting shots taken with 50's than 28's or 24's or certainly anything wider. At a certain point, those shots become about the perspective of the lens and not about the composition or content.

 

Expecting 35mm site as well, cause I am learning how to shoot with it.
Thanks a lot.

 

Matt, I've been using both a 28(CV 1:3.5) and a 50(1980's "tabbed" Summicron) -- I love the combo & get both frames on my M4-P.

 

I never understood why people consider 50 hard to shoot with. 50 feels right at home for me.

 

Thanks for the link, Jonathan.

Adding my voice here, I also love the 50 and shoot only w/ a 50 'cron, so it's nice to see
these sites. I've always liked Wade's work, as well as the fiftymillimeter site, which is
always enjoyable.

After a year of shooting only 50, I feel I'm finally starting to learn how to use the lens -
though using a good M body w/ the latest 50 'cron since March 1 certainly helps!

Though I restrict myself, I do enjoy pics w/ wider focal lengths, and somehow feel the 35
is probably more lyrical. Once I get a scanner I'll consider posting something.

Regards,
-Mark

 

Good link.

I had been using Elmars exclusively. Recently, I added a CV 40/1.4 (I liked its handling better than that of the more robust 50/1.5) for the very infrequent times that I work low-light. I feel like such a cheater with the 40 (probably because I use the 35mm framelines to compose). An argument can be made that the 40 is really more "normal" than the 50. Still, I feel like a dirty little lens whore. Please help esuage my guilt!

Michael J Hoffman

 

I went from a 21, 35, 50, and 90mm set, sold all, and bought a 50 cron as my sole lens (with M3). 50mm gets my vote.