jazzwave
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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
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
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Remember the 25mm on the M8 is only a 32mm lens.
jazzwave
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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
B&W
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
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I found that the 21 SA performs really good on the M8.
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
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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
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!
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
French photographer
Voigtlander Ultra-Wide Heliar 12mm.
That's a wide.
That's a wide.
jazzwave
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Voigtlander Ultra-Wide Heliar 12mm.
That's a wide.
Woooww, you take picture of elephant with 12mm? so close...you are "brave photographer"..
gekopaca
French photographer
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) :
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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.