danlindberg
Well-known member
Ok, here it is - I have a nice Canon setup as follows:
1Ds mk2
14mm 2.8 L mk2
Schneider superangulon SHIFT 28mm 2.8
50mm 2.5 macro
85mm 1.2 L
90mm 2.8 Tse
135mm 2.0 L
180mm 3.5 L macro
I have been using this professionally and have been doing interiors (stitching with the schneider), fashionwork (mainly the 85 and 135), studio conceptphotography (mainly 14, 50, 90 and 180).
Now, I have after 18 years of doing this I have grown a little bit tired of it and want a change in my life. So, I have spoken to all my clients and told them to look for somebody else from now on...I know, not many have done this....:shocked:
I am therefore going to enjoy photography completely different. My plan is to shoot landscapes in B&W and in 3-4 years produce a big and mighty book of this.
So, what I want is a small and light system with a maximum of 3 lenses, but not compromising image quality. I did look closely at the Leica M9 but it fell short because of two things, difficult with close range focusing and the potential problems with moiré (not a problem with the landscapes but IF I accept the occassional fashion shoot).
Then after having written off the M9 I thought of this setup:
Canon 5D II
Zeiss Distagon T* 21/2,8 ZE
Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 II
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* Macro 100 mm f/2.0 ZE
My reasoning is that with a small body and the pancake Ultron would be a brilliant travelcamera, for the size probably unbeatable. With the complementing of the other two I have (in my view) a perfect setup for hiking in nature but at the very same time I still can accept a fashionshoot or a productshoot (with the 100mm) or even do interiors (with the 21mm).
What do you think? Does my thinking make sense?
edit: spelling
1Ds mk2
14mm 2.8 L mk2
Schneider superangulon SHIFT 28mm 2.8
50mm 2.5 macro
85mm 1.2 L
90mm 2.8 Tse
135mm 2.0 L
180mm 3.5 L macro
I have been using this professionally and have been doing interiors (stitching with the schneider), fashionwork (mainly the 85 and 135), studio conceptphotography (mainly 14, 50, 90 and 180).
Now, I have after 18 years of doing this I have grown a little bit tired of it and want a change in my life. So, I have spoken to all my clients and told them to look for somebody else from now on...I know, not many have done this....:shocked:
I am therefore going to enjoy photography completely different. My plan is to shoot landscapes in B&W and in 3-4 years produce a big and mighty book of this.
So, what I want is a small and light system with a maximum of 3 lenses, but not compromising image quality. I did look closely at the Leica M9 but it fell short because of two things, difficult with close range focusing and the potential problems with moiré (not a problem with the landscapes but IF I accept the occassional fashion shoot).
Then after having written off the M9 I thought of this setup:
Canon 5D II
Zeiss Distagon T* 21/2,8 ZE
Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 II
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* Macro 100 mm f/2.0 ZE
My reasoning is that with a small body and the pancake Ultron would be a brilliant travelcamera, for the size probably unbeatable. With the complementing of the other two I have (in my view) a perfect setup for hiking in nature but at the very same time I still can accept a fashionshoot or a productshoot (with the 100mm) or even do interiors (with the 21mm).
What do you think? Does my thinking make sense?
edit: spelling