Weather was nice so I decided to grab my Summicron 35mm lens to get used to it again. I have been using the 50mm Summilux for a while as my primary lens. For many years the 35 had been my only lens. Personally I don’t like switching optics very often. I prefer to use one and to leave it on the body for a while. To me its like doing sports. If I haven’t used a focal length for a while I need to get back into it. Yesterday when I walked around I felt a bit rusty with that 35. I stayed further away from objects than I needed to and missed a few good opportunities. In the end I cropped a lot. Still, I enjoyed the walk around the MIT campus. It felt like Spring. After two hours it got cold, I walked home and looked at the results. Most ended up in my virtual trash. These are the few that I kept. I am thinking about adding a 21 or 18mm lens to my set. It would allow me to get closer to a scene. Especially the last image would have been nice from a closer, different viewpoint. Could be interesting.
Apr 102011