raid
Dad Photographer
There is a current thread on the Nikkor 2.1cm 4.0 lens. It is available in RF mount and in F mount. It seems to be a great lens based on the comments by some RF members.
We also have the Canon 19mm 3.5 lens. The RF version is optically identical to the FL (less expensive) version.
I have the Minolta W-Rokkor 21mm 4 lens. There is also a RF lens and an SLR lens.
How about also posting images taken with modern 21mm lenses here, such as by a CV lens. The Kobalux (and under other names) is known to be also a good 21mm lens.
This is a thread for all people to post, and more importantly, to comment on how they find their lens to perform. I agree that web based images can be deceptive. User input is most important.
I hope that this thread will not die quickly, so start posting ...
We also have the Canon 19mm 3.5 lens. The RF version is optically identical to the FL (less expensive) version.
I have the Minolta W-Rokkor 21mm 4 lens. There is also a RF lens and an SLR lens.
How about also posting images taken with modern 21mm lenses here, such as by a CV lens. The Kobalux (and under other names) is known to be also a good 21mm lens.
This is a thread for all people to post, and more importantly, to comment on how they find their lens to perform. I agree that web based images can be deceptive. User input is most important.
I hope that this thread will not die quickly, so start posting ...
ruby.monkey
Veteran
A few with the screw-mount VC 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar:
St Pauls by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
Underlondon by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
Road Warriors by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
St Pauls by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
Underlondon by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
Road Warriors by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
geek
Member
enochRoot
a chymist of some repute
All of these were taken w/ the 21mm C-Biogon.
charjohncarter
Veteran
These, mine is a 20mm on a Pentax, are tough to control at least in my hands. As mine is a SLR lens focus is also a problems. Frankly, I have really come to like RF lenses and cameras just because of the focus issue. For some reason maybe my eye site is bad (glasses) but still I always seems to do better with RF. So anyway, here are two recent with my 20mm:
So you can see, you have to get tight on the subject.
So you can see, you have to get tight on the subject.
raid
Dad Photographer
W-Rokkor 21mm 4.0 with LTM adapter.
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raid
Dad Photographer
Canon 19mm 3.5 FL
This is one of my favorite lenses. I like using it with a Standard Leica for a compact set.
This is one of my favorite lenses. I like using it with a Standard Leica for a compact set.
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raid
Dad Photographer
I have the 25mm CV, and I may get the 21mm CV one day.
maddoc
... likes film again.
I only have the Super-Angulon-M (21/3.4) but there is a own thread for that lens so .... any love for the Ricoh 21/3.5 LTM? 
I`d like to see some examples !
I`d like to see some examples !
raid
Dad Photographer
I am used to non-RF coupled wide angle lenses.
It is really not a problem.
It is really not a problem.
ricnak
Well-known
M9 with Canon 19mm FL
hteasley
Pupil
Zeiss 2,8/21mm
hteasley
Pupil
Same Zeiss
kzphoto
Well-known
I had a super angulon for a bit. Loved it for B/W work, but not so much for color.
Civic Center Plaza by kzamani, on Flickr
The New Cafe by kzamani, on Flickr
More here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xbleh/sets/72157623320220457/
Civic Center Plaza by kzamani, on Flickr
The New Cafe by kzamani, on Flickr
More here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xbleh/sets/72157623320220457/
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Tim Gray
Well-known
I've got a Zeiss ZM 21/4.5. I dig it. It's a great performer, but a bit hard to use at times. I find it really excels at everything but people shots. The people shots can work, but the framing can be a bit hit or miss (probably true for all 21mm lenses with the finder I'm using) - I usually leave way too much room up top. Other than that, it's fantastic. Sharp, resistant to most ghost-type flares, and very little distortion. It does have a bit of bleed type flare with strong highlights and a hefty amount of vignetting, but I find it goes well with the kind of images I shoot.
Zeiss ZM 21/4.5:
some **** in chicago by ezwal, on Flickr
. by ezwal, on Flickr
Zeiss ZM 21/4.5:
some **** in chicago by ezwal, on Flickr
. by ezwal, on Flickr
gshybrid
Well-known
21 elmarit 2nd version.. overall a nice lens but if it wasn't for the speed I would have stuck with the CV Skopar. This lens is soft in the corners on my M9... I will be trying it on my m4 shortly.
back alley
IMAGES
zeiss 21/4.5
cv 21
cv 21
kzphoto
Well-known
Erwin Puts talks about the 'too much room up top' problem in a review of a 24mm lens somewhere. His trick is to bend your knees a bit, to put the lens closer to chest level. It fills the frame with less empty space and makes your images a bit more dynamic. Try it out!
Tim Gray
Well-known
I'll try that. I think it's more about the fact that my finder has an additional line across the top edge for parallax correction that's not super accurate. So I try to frame heads with a bit of space from the line, and it turns out it's really conservative. And I'm left with too much space.
Luna
Well-known
Zeiss C Biogon T* 4.5/21
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