Hello everyone,
I am new to both Leica and this forum. I have been using both the Contax N1 (24-85, 70-300)and G2 (28, 45, 90) for awhile, and on Christmas day my wife gave me a little present, a Leica M7 body!!! She said that it was so expensive that she couldn't afford any lens to go with it, and I feel so guilty for having her buy me this expensive gadget.
Since Boxing Day I have been contemplating which lens (or combination of lenses) I should get to accommodate the lonely M7 which is now sitting underneath my bed. As I love shooting portraits the 90 Summicron is a natural fit. Apart from this, I have been struggling with the following alternatives:
1. 28 Summicron + 50 Summicron. This combination is a bit similar to my current G2 setup, but I do find the faster lenses appealing. But then the drawback is the price and also the inconvenience with changing lenses all the time. Finally, my reservation on this package is whether Leica would upgradethe current 50mm lenses as they are really old designs.
2. Tri-Elmar + 35 Summicron or Summilux. This seems like the best of both worlds: a high speed wide-angle plus a versatile "zoom". Drawback again would be price. The quality of the 35 Summilux is very tempting but it is unlikely that I can afford it. I am also a bit concerned about the speed of the Tri-Elmas as I take quite a lot of pictures indoors with my 2-month old daughter. I am getting excellent results with the N1 with TLA 360 flash but would like to take more black and white pictures without using flash.
3. 35 Summilux. In fact it is so legendary that I might just get the 35 Summilux to go with the 90, and save some money for future purchases.
Any of your comments are highly appreciated. And by the way, the G2 package was borrowed from a friend who rarely uses it, and now it is returned to its original owner, so I won't be able to use that simultaneously with the M7. Thanks.
Ken