To sell or not to Sell

[mark_unlisted]

I believe I have too many lenses at the 50mm focal length. I have

made plans to reduce my holdings some but have argued myself in and

out of every plan I have made. I am now quite insane and was hoping

for some external advice.

 

I have a Noct, 1.2 Hexanon, pre-asph 'lux and a 'cron. I am keeping

the 'cron and would like an Asph 'lux but am not married to the

idea. I do a lot of low light shooting but with 400 speed film, I

always seem to be at f=1.7 or f=2.0 at 1/30th of a second. The 1.2

Hexanon is a very light weight lens and is probably irreplacable but

it is too close to the Noct and 'lux in aperture and to part with the

Noct always makes me think I will live to regret it.

 

Maybe I should sell all of them and buy a digital point and shoot.

 

Any suggestions?

[bruce_erickson1]

Get rid of the Noct. and the lux, keep the 1.2 Hex and cron.

The Noct is deseigned to be used at full aperature, there's no point in having it if you stop it down at all. But at full aperature, you had better be in good focus on what you are shooting. I suppose it is great for night. But, I would get a tripod for that anyway. Isn't the Noct. also a heavy lens? I seems to me it's an overhyped lens. Whatever you do please for God's sake don't get a digital point and shoot -- that would be a sure sign of insanity.

[dougfromtumwater]

Conventional wisdom would be to keep the Noct and the Cron. I have the pre-asph Lux and like it a lot. The 1.2 Hexanon could become a collectors item and it would be nice to get the chrome hexar rf body that is came bundled with originally.

[SCL]

Keep them all and quit worrying. Obviously you bought each for a purpose.

[Bill Blackwell Images]

"Noct, 1.2 Hexanon, pre-asph 'lux and a 'cron... I do a lot of low light shooting but with 400 speed film..."

 

"Maybe I should sell all of them and buy a digital point and shoot."

 

Does no one else find these two statements incompatible?

[gav]

Oh to have these problems!!

 

How about you take my digi point and shoot and i take your 4 lenses;-)

 

If you need the cash for something else, why not look through the photos you like the best, and decide which to keep on that basis?

 

If you dont need the cash, keep 'em all

[jerry_lehrer]

Mark,--- I I had my druthers, I woul d get rid of ALL my 50mm lenses

amd concentrate on 21, 35 and 90mm. Come to think of it, that is just what I did!

[frank_scheitrowsky1]

You can never have too many 50mm lenses, IMHO.

[malcolm_tentt]

{ I believe I have too many lenses at the 50mm focal length. I have made plans to reduce my holdings some}

 

{"Mark unlisted , nov 01, 2005; 11:46 p.m.

I'm interested in the 50/2 hexanon. Check your email."}

 

{Maybe I should sell all of them and buy a digital point and shoot.}

 

{I am now quite insane}

 

Well-said mate.

[clayh]

Frankly, I think it is strange that both you and Larry Cole joined on September 12, 2005,

along with a host of other forum members that ask questions like this. Frankly, I think you

cannot have too many 50's, so you may just want to keep them all and get a disposable

digital point and shoot. But in all Frankness, I think the pre-asph Lux would be the best all

purpose lens of the bunch. You can use it in low light and it has the nice traditional Leica

look.

[moritz_nienburg]

Mark

 

50mm is a great focal length and has its great renaissance these days. I would sell the 1.2 Hexanon and the pre-asph lux and get the new Leica 1.4/50 ASPH instead. The bokeh of the old pre-asph lux is

not that overwhelming to keep it. You even could sell the Summicron too, size and performance are to close to the new 1,4/50 ASPH. The noctilux is another story. I have one too and i was often thinking to sell it, but i never did and i decided never to sell it.

 

Regards Moritz

[Rob F.]

I have a Noct, a pre-ASPH Lux, and four Summicrons. All 50mm. I have no idea how to simplify. And 50 is my least-favorite focal length.

 

You think *you* have too many 50's? I'm the one with the problem!

[david j.lee]

by the way, how is vancouver,mark...?

[_Alex_]

Keep the noct, give the rest to me to ease your mind. :)

[cameron_sawyer]

Mark, why is it a problem? Do you need the money? If not, then forget about it.

[james_.1]

Keep the noct and cron. Sell all rest. Later, sell these 2 in favor of the lux asph. :D