maybe i don't need a 15?

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i am starting to think that maybe i do not need a 15mm lens on the rd1.

i was out yesterday and shooting with the 21 and it pretty much did what i needed it to do...very similar sort of point and shoot set up as with the 15.

if that is the case then i might set my sights on a used 75 as i am liking the 90 on the rd1 but i 'think' a 75 might be easier to use without an external finder.
i have stopped using external finders with the rd1, no matter the lens.

just thinking out loud ...
 
Not sure what to say to you - 15 does some things that 21 cant and vise versa.
I have both, use them both on RD1s AND film cameras and find that both have features I like to justify having both.
 
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I'd say, with a 15...21...25...28...40...50...90, do you really need a 75? Seems to me that is a crazy number of lenses to have. I personally don't think you "need" a 75, people tend to buy what they want rather than what they need though.
 
The 'cropping police' have your details and they will be in touch! :eek:
 
I'm puzzled by the 25 and 28 (38 and 42) ... very close together! How the hell do you decide when to use one over the other?
 
JSU said:
When I first read your query as to whether you needed a 15 I though it was because you had added the 12. :eek:

The 15/4.5 is a cool lens even with the crop factor. I've seen some reviews though that suggest there is a high degree of light fall off with the R-D1.
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i've had the 15 already (sold it) and loved it.
just wondering if i need to re-buy it.

had the 12 as well and determined it was too wide for my liking.
 
I've owned the 15 twice...liked it a lot, but ultimately, I've decided that my rangefinder lenses should be 28, 35, and 50, and for everything else I use a DSLR. I am at peace now.

At the moment my mind is being blown by the Sigma 8-16 f/4 for Pentax. Holy bananas. An amazing lens.
 
mabelsound said:
I've owned the 15 twice...liked it a lot, but ultimately, I've decided that my rangefinder lenses should be 28, 35, and 50, and for everything else I use a DSLR. I am at peace now.

At the moment my mind is being blown by the Sigma 8-16 f/4 for Pentax. Holy bananas. An amazing lens.
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28, 35 and 50 on your m8?
 
mabelsound said:
I've owned the 15 twice...liked it a lot, but ultimately, I've decided that my rangefinder lenses should be 28, 35, and 50, and for everything else I use a DSLR. I am at peace now.

At the moment my mind is being blown by the Sigma 8-16 f/4 for Pentax. Holy bananas. An amazing lens.
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That is strange to me. I find wide angles on a Rangefinder so much more pleasant to use than on a (D)SLR.
 
And you don't have a 35mm to give a true (near enough) 50mm ... what can you be thinking?

Didn't you know that HCB (bows respectfully) used this focal length predominantly?

:angel:
 
Keith said:
And you don't have a 35mm to give a true (near enough) 50mm ... what can you be thinking?

Didn't you know that HCB (bows respectfully) used this focal length predominantly?

:angel:
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Who is HCB?
Is it the new Back Alley's nickname?
(High Cropping Boy?) :eek:
 
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