All,
I have had an M8 for more than three years. I love it--and have learned a great amount from using it. I normally shoot street/urban photography and currently have three lenses: Elmarit 28mm ASPH, Summilux 50mm ASPH, and Rollei Planar 80mm HFT. Thus, on an M8, these permit the following fields of view: 37, 67, and 106.
Perhaps because of the summer heat , I have been pondering three plans: 1) stick with what I have; 2) sell the Lux 50mm and replace it with a Nocti 50mm; or 3) sell the M8, Elmarit 28mm, and Planar 80mm--and get an M9 and a pre-ASPH Cron 90mm (last version before the current ASPH version).
Let's focus on the third plan, as the second is a bit crazy and has already been fuel to innumerable online threads. Per the third plan, here are two related comments and a question. First, my preferred focal lengths for a FF would be 35-50-90, but I wouldn't currently be able to afford adding an M9, a 90mm lens, and a 35mm lens. Second, while I love the Planar 80mm on an M8, I think it would be too short for my use on an M9. My question: On an M9, what do you think about a two-lens kit of the Summilux 50mm ASPH and pre-ASPH Cron 90mm? (Some may recommend a 35-90, instead, but I already have the Lux 50mm.)
The current pluses to me of this third plan are the upgrade in camera (from M8 to M9) and the capacity to use the Lux 50mm at its natural field of view--of 50mm, as compared to 67mm on the M8, which isn't a really effective field of view for me.
R
I have had an M8 for more than three years. I love it--and have learned a great amount from using it. I normally shoot street/urban photography and currently have three lenses: Elmarit 28mm ASPH, Summilux 50mm ASPH, and Rollei Planar 80mm HFT. Thus, on an M8, these permit the following fields of view: 37, 67, and 106.
Perhaps because of the summer heat , I have been pondering three plans: 1) stick with what I have; 2) sell the Lux 50mm and replace it with a Nocti 50mm; or 3) sell the M8, Elmarit 28mm, and Planar 80mm--and get an M9 and a pre-ASPH Cron 90mm (last version before the current ASPH version).
Let's focus on the third plan, as the second is a bit crazy and has already been fuel to innumerable online threads. Per the third plan, here are two related comments and a question. First, my preferred focal lengths for a FF would be 35-50-90, but I wouldn't currently be able to afford adding an M9, a 90mm lens, and a 35mm lens. Second, while I love the Planar 80mm on an M8, I think it would be too short for my use on an M9. My question: On an M9, what do you think about a two-lens kit of the Summilux 50mm ASPH and pre-ASPH Cron 90mm? (Some may recommend a 35-90, instead, but I already have the Lux 50mm.)
The current pluses to me of this third plan are the upgrade in camera (from M8 to M9) and the capacity to use the Lux 50mm at its natural field of view--of 50mm, as compared to 67mm on the M8, which isn't a really effective field of view for me.
R