25 or 28 on the rd1?

[back alley]

i keep going back and forth on using a 25 or a 28 on the rd1.
also if a 25 if the newer cv 25 would satisfy me as much as a zm 25...but thats another matter.

so...do you use a 25 or a 28 on your rd1 and why?

 

[snausages]

Not sure what your lens line-up is, but I think the CV 21 does the job during the day and the 28 1.9/2.0 takes care of everything else, without having to spend on something in between.

I'd like the rokkor-c 28, but they seem to elude me...

 

[back alley]

right now, i have 12/15/28/40/50/75

i wonder about getting rid of the 28 for a 25 - 38 vs 43 fov -

also thinking i don't really need the 12 or the 75.

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I really liked 28mm as a "normal." If you want to add something, try the CV 21...

 

[back alley]

i just sold my zm 21, don't care for it on the rd1.

 

[Flinor]

Joe, my set up is 15/35/90 which gives me 22/52/135 equivalent. I was trying to duplicate my old CLE set up but with a little more at both ends. It's only a couple of months now but if I were doing it again I'd bet a 21 for the wide end. The 15 is not good on the RD-1. When I had one previously, I used an M-Rokkor but had trouble seeing the frame lines.

I recently went to the Rose parade and from our seats, the 35 was to short and the 90 was too long, so now I'm thinking of adding a 50. Oh, well, it's only money.

 

[jky]

Joe,
On any 1.5X crop camera, I've always preferred the 24mm - so 25 in your case. Personal preference of course, but I'd rather be a little wider than longer... *lens speaking!*

 

[LCT]

Are 28mm framelines accurate with 25mm lenses? Just curious.

 

[back alley]

so far my 2 favourite lenses on the rd1 are the 15 and the 40 - 24 & 60 fov
on ff, i loved the 35 but on the rd1 that 53 fov just didn't do it for me.
i also like the 50 - 75 fov - but then i always liked a 75 on ff as well.

 

[anglophone1]

28mm and 21mm for 75% of what I do [on 2 bodies]
15mm for 15 %
12mm for 5 %
50mm for 5 %
Clive

 

[Ezzie]

I haven't tried 25mm on the R-D1. 28/f1.9 for me. If not wide enough I use the 21/f4. But would have liked a 12 or 15. So setup is 21/28/35/50/90 x 1.5 of course.

 

[gns]

28mm because it's a closer match the the internal frame lines and it would be a shame to not use that big, bright, 1:1 viewfinder.

Cheers,
Gary

 

[back alley]

I haven't tried 25mm on the R-D1. 28/f1.9 for me. If not wide enough I use the 21/f4. But would have liked a 12 or 15. So setup is 21/28/35/50/90 x 1.5 of course.

if you ever get the opportunity try a 15 on the rd1, it is wonderful.

i'm not sure why but the 21 seemed like an 'off' focal length on the rd1 for me, but the 15 seems so right.
i was sorta surprised at how much i like the 40 on the rd1 as i have never had a 60 or close lens before. of course, there used to be lots of 58 mm lenses on the early slrs.

 

[back alley]

28mm because it's a closer match the the internal frame lines and it would be a shame to not use that big, bright, 1:1 viewfinder.

Cheers,
Gary

likely i would use the 28 frame lines with a 25 and guesstimate the difference.

 

[snausages]

so far my 2 favourite lenses on the rd1 are the 15 and the 40 - 24 & 60 fov
on ff, i loved the 35 but on the rd1 that 53 fov just didn't do it for me.
i also like the 50 - 75 fov - but then i always liked a 75 on ff as well.

Joe, I have a hunch you're not gonna be happy until you scratch the itch and try a 25. But, for me, part of the appeal of the RD1 has been that I haven't had to buy a single new lens for it. If I started to buy glass to suit the camera I think I'd rather put that money toward upgrading (debatably) to an M8 so more of the 28's fov is revealed, with bigger files thrown in.

 

[back alley]

actually, i have tried a 25 on the rd1. i bought a used cv 25 ltm but didn't keep it for very long.
the zm 28 is a great lens but is starting to feel a bit big (who knows why?) and so i have been thinking of something smaller...and thought of the new m mount cv 25 with the tab (much preferred to the silver knob on the ltm version).

this all could be mid winter cabin fever stir craziness...

 

[back alley]

maybe i should be asking about a comparison between the zm 28 and the cv 25 or even the cv 28/3.5.

though i have owned all these before.

maybe i should just get dressed and go out and shoot something.

 

[shadeofpale]

Your problem is my problem too. Actually I'm a pentaxian, owning many prime lenses, but I wanted to have a look over the fence. I bought a used R-D1 and a new Planar 2/50 ZM (which is wonderful!) in november. Since then I'm looking for a completion at the wide end. I think, I'll buy the VC 25 mm pancake type because of its handiness, making the R-D1 a point-and-shoot-cam. Because of the relative "small" sensor of the R-D1, for landscapes (wider than 25mm) i prefer using my Pentax and the 20 mm / F3,5 Color Skopar SL II to have more details in possible big prints.

Yours sincerely
Don

 

[Jim-st]

I've been using CV25 Snapshot Skopar most of the time through this winter, and it has its strengths and weaknesses

Strengths: it's a great P&S lens, good DoF and sharp enough for landscapes, also its FOV is pretty much 100% VF. Plus the click-stops are handy for street stuff

But: serious vignetting on the R-D1! However with +2/3 exp. comp. and a simple Import Preset in Lightroom I've pretty much got that whacked, so

Love it

Still would like a 28 of comparable size & weight, though...

 

[Doug]

It seems like there are two issues here, focal length and size/bulk. While I strongly like the 24/25mm view on a 1.5x crop camera, the absence of 25mm framelines would steer me to the 28mm.

Preferring small size would steer you toward either the CV 25/4 or the CV 28/3.5. Fortunately both are excellent optics, and I too have had both. The ZM options are both much more sizable... and faster!