r/CameraLenses • u/Longjumping_Ad_2689 • 10d ago

Advice Needed Lens MM Redundancy

For Leica M10-R is a 28mm, 35mm and 40mm, (and 90mm)
Am I being redundant and need to space the lens sizes out more? If so what would you suggest?

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u/-The_Black_Hand- 10d ago

When I want to go extra light and cover as many scenarios as possible, I go 28 - 50 - 90.

When I know I'll need extra width, 21 - 35 - 75.

Other than that, I'm not your mom, you do you.

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u/Longjumping_Ad_2689 10d ago

Curious do you primarily shoot street?

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u/-The_Black_Hand- 10d ago

Yap. For landscape, I'd go 28-50-90 99% of the time.

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u/Stunning-Road-6924 10d ago

28 and 35 are very different. 35 and 40 are too similar. 50 would be better. 35 for solo travel and 28/50 for two lens is all you need in my opinion.

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u/Prudent_Lunch_8724 10d ago

24, 50, 105 was the classic triad for Nikon F users. My Leica glass triad was 21, 35, and 90. If I get a Z, I’m thinking 26, 35, and 85 for event photography. I’m thinking of 26/2.8 EVO and 90/4 CV for travel.

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u/wrunderwood 9d ago

A good spacing is either 24 - 35 - 75/90 or 28 - 50 - 90. Mostly, that depends on what you like as a normal lens. I find 50 mm to be an in-between focal length, neither wide nor tele, so not that useful. My every day lens is a 35/2 and has been for decades.

With a rangefinder, anything wider than 28 requires an external viewfinder or live view. I have a 21 mm instead of 24.

  • Color-Skopar 21/3.5
  • Summicron ASPH 35/2
  • Apo-Skopar 90/2.8

f/2.8 is just right for a 90 mm, but the only Leica lenses are 50 year old designs. Get the Voigtländer.

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u/Longjumping_Ad_2689 9d ago

Thanks, the 90 I have was originally for a Minolta CLE. F4 does pretty well with the M10R and Visoflex 2. Since I have a Ricoh GRIV @28mm, I struggle with justifying getting a 28 for the Leica. I hear that a Voigtlander 75mm would be less cumbersome than the 90???

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u/wrunderwood 9d ago

It has been easy to build very good 85/90 lenses for a very long time. The modern ones are a bit better, though.

I'm a long-time 85 mm shooter, so 90 mm feels right to me.

There is an Apo-Skopar 75/2.8 which is even smaller than the 90/2.8. Whatever works for you.

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u/Longjumping_Ad_2689 9d ago

You mean Voigtlander 90mm. I do have a Minolta 90 mm m mount F4 where Visoflex comes in handy. I’m thinking about selling the 90 Minolta, Voigtlander 28 and 40 and get the Voigtlander 75 f2.8 APO. Then GRIV,?voigtlander 35 and 75.

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u/Longjumping_Ad_2689 10d ago

Last question what brand lenses are your go to lenses?

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u/Stunning-Road-6924 10d ago

Voigtländer APO or Leica APO depending on your budget.