28 or 25mm VC for Leica IIIc?

[cnphoto]

I am taking receipt of a beautiful Leica IIIc in the next week or two.

I am looking to purchase a wide-ish fast lens, previously with full frame digital 35mm and SLR 35mm photography I have really loved the 35mm focal length, but at times wished it just a little wider (I had a 20mm prime so wasn't overly concerned, though the 20mm was seldom used - too wide). after spending the past 12-18 months shooting exclsuively with a 500 series Hasselblad and 50mm, 80mm and 150mm lens set I am now looking at purchasing a wide-ish lens for the Leica and am unsure which lens I should get.

My choices (money wise) are either the VC 28mm F1.9 Ultron or the VC 35mm F2.5 C Skopar. The main concern is F2.5... the F2.8 on my 20mm was always a PITA but I absolutely adored my Nikkor 35mm F2.0 and it was my standard lens.

I would occasionally be shooting live music / low light events with the Leica, so these would be moving subjects in low light (Ilford Delta 3200, maybe pushed to 6400). Would the extra 2/3rds of a stop or so really make that much difference?

I'm also now considering just splurging and buying the 35mm F2.5 and the 50mm F1.5 and keep one of the Industar's for that 'classic' look and so I have a pocketable camera when required...

 

[payasam]

If you want something wider than 35mm, and if you want fast, the answer is staring you in the face: the 28/1.9.

 

[cnphoto]

Yeah, i'm looking to see if I can sell my Carl Zeiss 50mm F4 C T* lens first, which I honestly never use.

If I do, I may get the 28mm and the 35mm. Then if I feel I have a preference for either one, I'll sell the other and get the 50mm F1.5.

Leica for my wide angle, walk-around and low-light shooting and the 'blad with the 80mm and 150mm for portraits and other shooting where I want bigger negs / square format.