Summilux f1.4 fast 35mm or 50mm (asph vs pre asph)

[Jack]

2. If you plan to have 5-6 lenses at some point ..then adding a 21 or an 18 on one end and a 90 on the other increases your range.

Roger raises another excellent point --- what you start with may either drive or change with a larger lineup of glass.

In my case, I prefer at least two bodies, and regularly carry 5 lenses with them: a 12 for vast interiors, 21, 28, 50 and 73 (mostly for people and artistic isolations); the 21/28/50 are my workhorse trio. I own an old, beat to crap 35 Ver3 Cron and love the way it renders, but virtually never mount it! At the end of the day, my 73 Hektor is a unique optic and in truth I'd probably be better served with a 90 instead for most travel/street situations, but the look it generates is so pleasant I continue to carry it.

Cheers,

 

[Tim Gray]

Having played around some with my new 50 Lux ASPH, I can say this is the lens I was looking for. 50mm is a great focal length, and I finally have a 50/1.4 lens that I can shoot at any aperture and just not worry about the results. I've seen that kind of quality in 50/2's, but not in the 50/1.4's I've used. I suppose Canon's 50/1.2 L is pretty good, but I'd rather not deal with the bulk, the focus shift, etc.

It's a great match up with the 28 Cron. If you need wider than that, the CV 15mm is a steal.

 

[SAKIIMAGES]

The 50 is sounding like the go for now. Will be testing both ASPH and Pre-Asph this weekend.

 

[gero]

If I didn't have any lenses & $ was no problem, I would only have two lenses:

21/1.4
50/.95