Wide lens for M8

[jazzwave]

I'm thinking to have wide lens for my M8.
Due to M8 has 1.3 croping factor, I consider 21/4P or 25/4P Skopar (equivalent 27mm or 33mm). Currently, I'm using 50mm.

Any suggestion which one more usable and better sharpness/contrast ?


regards

 

[jsrockit]

Remember the 25mm on the M8 is only a 32mm lens.

 

[jazzwave]

Remember the 25mm on the M8 is only a 32mm lens.

jsrockit,
Yuppp, 25 equivalent almost 33mm(close to 35mm in full frame)


You are using 28/3.5 and 35/2, those focal lenght very close.Is there any particular reason using 28 rather than wider (25 or 21)?

~ronni~

 

[ramosa]

jsrockit,
Yuppp, 25 equivalent almost 33mm(close to 35mm in full frame)


You are using 28/3.5 and 35/2, those focal lenght very close.Is there any particular reason using 28 rather than wider (25 or 21)?

~ronni~

Some view the traditional (FF) lens trilogy to be 35, 50, 90. Thus, the 28 on M8 is similar to 35 on FF. We all see differently. I had an 18 on my M8, but it was too wide for me. 28 is the widest I need on M8.

 

[_goodtimez]

I found that the 21 SA performs really good on the M8.

 

[jsrockit]

I use a 28mm, 35mm, and a 50mm on my M8. I love it. However, if I were going widerm I'd probably go 15mm. My thought is that if I need to use an external finder, I want a lens that will be in focus (zone focus) in most situations without having to use the rangefinder. The wider the better for that.

 

[barnwulf]

I used to use a 28mm and 35mm on my M film cameras and now use a 21mm on the M8.2 quite a bit. I don't have a 25mm but I think it would be a good option for me since I find the 21/28 a little wide sometimes. I do use my 28mm on the M8. I am always using different lenses. I like a lot of options. You just have to decide which you prefer. Jim

 

[Doug]

The 25mm makes for a nice combination with a 50mm on the M8, I've found. It's convenient that the widest built-in framelines work well with the 25. I have both the 25/4 Skopar and 25/2.8 Biogon... Both are quite excellent lenses, but I had the Biogon calibrated and coded for the M8 and have used the Skopar only with film. Indeed, it seems every 24/25mm lens available for M is optically outstanding!

The 21 is useful too, but it's not quite the "walkaround" lens the 25 can be; Mine is the slow 21 C-Biogon, and I find it calls for a separate viewfinder for 28mm field of view.

For something wider than the 25, you might consider a 15 or 18mm; on the M8 these are about as wide as I can handle even with the crop factor!

 

[gekopaca]

Voigtlander Ultra-Wide Heliar 12mm.
That's a wide.

 

[jazzwave]

Voigtlander Ultra-Wide Heliar 12mm.
That's a wide.

Woooww, you take picture of elephant with 12mm? so close...you are "brave photographer"..😀

 

[gekopaca]

Woooww, you take picture of elephant with 12mm? so close...you are "brave photographer"..😀

It was in the zoo truck… not really dangerous, but the baby elephant blew the saliva with his trunk on my lens, it was hot and sticky when I tried to clean up. 😱

Another time it was really dangerous, I realized after the shoot that I might die (look at the pitbull on the left) :

 

[jsrockit]

You are using 28/3.5 and 35/2, those focal lenght very close.Is there any particular reason using 28 rather than wider (25 or 21)?

For me it came down to glasses. I can see the 28mm lines. That said, I'm of the opinion that 37mm and 47mm aren't that close really.