There's a reason that Leica's and their ilk are Prime lens machines, the
mechanical communications to make a zoom intigrate smoothly would be
horrendous. The only lenses Leica makes for their rangefinders that
approximates a Zoom are their Tri-Elmar's of three fixed focal lengths.
I don't know if the 28-35-50mm lens will automatically set the
viewfinder frames for you, (those things are seriously out of my price
range for me to have a working acquaintance with them), but it's a
certain fact that the 16-18-21mm won't, on that you;ll have to set the
focal length on the lens then separately dial in the focal length on a
variable focal length accessory view finder. You'll get seriously miss
framed photos if you screw that up.
On 12/24/2010 7:08 AM, AlunFoto wrote:
Andrew,
I have never owned an RF, but when I see people wielding Leicas and
similar, it's usually with prime lenses.
I have sometimes been tempted to buy an RF as a walkabout, but find
that I can do just as well with a DSLR and one of the DA or FA Limited
primes. To me, the 21mm is just about perfect, with its AOV almost
like a 28mm lens on 35mm film.
That said, my shots are all over the "normal" range too, and my most
used lens is the normal zoom. Currently that is the 16-50/2.8 which is
a bit on the heavy side for casual and walkabout shooting, but if I
reckon I will need a zoom, I bring it. I find it hard to think of the
normal range as "constrained", though... :-)
Jostein
2010/12/24 Andrew Allen<[email protected]>:
First, let me say thank you to those who e-mailed me with suggestions
on how to enjoy this mailing list and send some specific messages
straight to the circular file. That being said, I suppose one must
have a thick skin when dealing with any 'open' internet forum.
Back to photography, I was wondering if anyone has the same affliction
I do; that is, using certain focal lengths almost exclusively. I find
that 90% of my needs are covered by the rough range of 24mm - 85mm
(this being a 35mm equivalent range). That is wide through portrait -
clearly, I don't do any birding or serious sports work. Recently, I
had a friend told me I should try out a RF for my needs - of course
I'd love an M9 - but I've yet to win the lottery. Any thoughts on
this focal length constriction, and the use of a RF for street
shooting versus a DSLR?
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Andrew Allen
Freelance Photographer and Writer
www.andrewallenphoto.com
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