Leica on a Budget

00:00 Intro
00:40 50mm Summicron
03:19 28mm Elmarit
05:20 eBay Buying Advice
05:56 90mm Summicron
07:24 Travel Light
08:30 Outro

[willjw]

love it. always love seeing what lenses best suit people and why! ive gone for a 28, 35, 50 summicron. with the 50 only really being used for portraits with the 28mm being used for story telling. that extra DOF at f2 helps with portraits sometimes. those situations where im only carrying one lens, it is always the 35mm summincron, this is my default focal length for everyday. ive been playing with a 90mm f2.8. I just cant make it work for me.

[jklphoto]

Great kit! Perfect setup for a rangefinder! Very well produced video too!

[JimmyCheng]

This is a very smart and rational collection of lenses. All you need really.

[barthonhoff]

A Leica M10-p owner: 28mm, 50mm V4 and 90mm Pre-Asph Summicrons as travel around kit.
Or when I want really small I take the Leica CL with the 16mm, 30mm and 56mm Sigma’s with me.

[johnkasianowicz]

That’s a great selection of lenses for travel at superb prices!

I picked up a (ridiculous) number of M lenses from Josh at Leica Store Miami over the past two years. They include several you mentioned (Elmarit 28 mm and Summicron 90 in Silverchrome). These render differently than my Summilux 28 and APO-Summicron 90 and I love them.

If you ever have a need to do close-up work, the newer versions of the Summilux 35, APO-Summicron 35, and Summilux 50 are a delight to use. At subject distances < 0.7 m, they’ll require using the rear LCD screen or an EVF. I’ve also had good luck with the Macro-Elmar 90 collapsible + the Macro Adapter M.

[mignav]

3:38 Every Elmarit Asph 28 is coded.
Top tip for 50mm is the Summarit 50 f2.5, best bokeh of all non-Summilux Leica lenses, because it is non-aspherical. Just as sharp if not sharper than the Summicron 50. Hidden gem in the lineup.

[GastonShutters]

For me is Elmarit 28, Summilux 50 ver 11891 ( or Summarit 50 f2.5), Summarit 90 f2.4

[stephenelliott]

Such a compact light travel photography setup. I think that's very important because the vacation/holiday and enjoying yourself is the priority, but it's also nice to capture some great images too! Every camera manufacturer has similar so just pick something similar...For me it's a Fujifilm X-Pro 3 with a 16 f2.8, 23 f2 and 50 f2 - in FF terms a 24mm, 35mm and 75mm.

[gam]

OMG I’ve the same lenses for my M-P. They’re very good. I use them with my LUMIX S1R too 😂

[mcmasterphoto]

Great video! love the camera set up!

[joerg_koeln]

The idea of having some small lenses is a good one, the selection of the focal lengths makes complete sense to cover > 95% of the situations during travel unless you're on a safari.
Funny to see, what "budget" means in the Leica world.
I have some older Leica-R lenses which are really affordable, Leica M never was.

[ankerwiedemann]

I have the exact same setup for my M10 and chose the same focal lengths for the same reasons. Even the 90 Summicron though an older version which I will probably never really learn to appreciate. So instead, I keep my 90 mm Elmarit-R which is so much easier to work with and renders beautiful portraits. It took me a year or so to figure out what content to put in my kit bag but it has felt increasingly homely, and I begin to grow and melt together with my M10 now. It even shows in my work, and I love it. I agree that it has meditative qualities to work with the rangefinder and its organic intuitive feel. I also try to not bother too much about the difficulties in complex lighting situations but rather play, shoot spontaneously and experiment. It's just a truly great camera to record your impressions and express them. Thx for a great video!

[lottic]

I hope you enjoy your kit! I also shoot the M10R; my 28mm is the Elmarit V1 ASPH, 50mm is the V4 Summicron, and 90mm is the 2.8 Elmarit-M.

I disagree with you regarding the V2 28mm being sharper for digital than the V1; The V1 is bitingly sharp even on 40MP. The benefit of the V1 is the smaller lens hood profile. V4 50mm was due to the focus tab, and I prefer a fixed hood. The 90 Elmarit-M is compact and likewise quite sharp. The hoods from Squarehood are a game changer for the 28 and 50.

[sc]

Good kit. I have the 28 Elmarit and 50 Summilux. I haven’t committed to 90mm yet.

[deejaybeephoto]

Very good, clear presentation. Thank you!

[Narsuitus]

I like your 28/50/90mm affordable Leica three-lens travel kit. It is very similar to my Contax three-lens travel kit:
28mm f/2.8 Zeiss Biogon
45mm f/2 Zeiss Planar
90mm f/2.8 Zeiss Sonnar

[curiouslizard]

Great kit! For me it’s the M10R, 21mm f/3.4, 35mm FLE, and 75mm APO. I keep a visoflex handy a well.

[wolfgangsimon]

My three lens set-up: Dual-Hexanon 21/35mm, Summilux 1.4/50mm and Tele-Elmarit-M 2.8/90mm

[ChalrieD]

That 90mm lens is my favorite lens. Frankly I’m all about the 21 mm and 90 mm, the 50 doesn’t get used much on the road. And btw, use black tape to get rid of that red logo and use a beater bag not a camera bag and nobody will look twice at your setup.

[PatrickColpron]

Good on you going with Leica glass for your Leica camera, that's the way to go. This said a 35mm is all you need for travel, it makes no sense to go on a trip with more than one lens. I only take multiple lenses for editorial assignments. Holidays and travels, just one lens is needed.