Awaiting the M8: Need some lenses

[newyorkone]

Looking forward to the M8 and trying to finalize lens selection 😀

I have: 35 Summicron ASPH and 90 APO

I want: 50 Summilux ASPH or 75 Summilux.

Which do you think would be more useful considering the crop. I have read about how big the 75 lux is and how it obstructs but I am still considering it because I have seen some amazing pics from that lens. Any info or advice would be much appreciated!

Steve

 

[MarcoS]

IMO the best 3 lenses combos for the M8, depending on the wide/tele inclination are:

21 Elmarit Asph
35 Summilux Asph
75 Apo Summicron

28 Summicron Asph
50 Summilux Asph
90 Apo Summicron

If you like the 75 lux, I suggest you to get a wide lens (24 or 21), keep the 35 and sell the 90 for the 75.

You can also keep what you have adding only the 50 lux Asph, but IMO you'll miss a wide lens, considering that your 35mm on the M8 will result in an almost normal 46mm.

If you can leave with two lenses setup, like your existing 35 and 90, defintely go for the 28 summicron asph (or the new 28 elmarit asph) and 75 (either 'lux or 'cron).

Ok, now you are MORE confused, sorry 😀

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

50 'lux. No question about it. Not that I'm biased or anything 😀

 

[MP Guy]

The 50 lux asph is by far my BEST lens. the sharpness, bokeh, contrast that this lens renders is incredible!

 

[jaapv]

Not the 21, but the 24! It has framelines.
My combo:
CV 21,
2.8/24 asph
Tri-Elmar
Summilux 75
2.8/90
135/90
And for fun: Summarit 1.5/50
End of GAS! (Well, for now..😉)

 

[gurtch]

My line up using lenses I already have:
CV 15mm, used with a CV 21mm finder
CV 21mm used with CV 28mm finder
Leica 24mm ASPH (use with M8's finder)
CV 35mm f2.5, used with M8's finder.
I favor wide angle lenses with my work.
Dave in NJ

 

[Nemo]

I prefer lenses designed during the digital age.

1. 'Digital' lenses:

50/1,4 ASPH (2004)
75/2 ASPH (2005)
28/2,8 ASPH (2006)
Tri-Elmar 16-18-21 ASPH (2006)

2. ASPH lenses pre-digital:

35/1,4 "aspherical" (1988)
50/2 ASPH (1989) -Peter Karbe's study-
35/1,4 ASPH (1994)
21/2,8 ASPH (1997)
Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 ASPH (1998)
24/2,8 ASPH (1998)
90/2 ASPH (1998)
28/2 ASPH (2000)
35/2 ASPH (2000)
Tri-Elmar 28-35-50 ASPH (2000)

3. Classic Double-Gauss lenses:

50/1 (1976)
50/2 (1979)
75/1,4 (1980)

 

[J. Borger]

I plan to use

Modern look: 21mm elmarit Asph, 35 summicron Asph, 50 Lux Asph

Old Leica look: 35 summilux pre-asph, 50 summitar, 75 Lux

With the R-D1 i use 35 & 50mm lenses 95% of the times .... so anything wider or longer was a bad investment .. that will not change with the M8.
So i have to see if i will keep the 21mm & 75mm in the end!

 

[newyorkone]

I plan to use

Modern look: 21mm elmarit Asph, 35 summicron Asph, 50 Lux Asph

Old Leica look: 35 summilux pre-asph, 50 summitar, 75 Lux

With the R-D1 i use 35 & 50mm lenses 95% of the times .... so anything wider or longer was a bad investment .. that will not change with the M8.
So i have to see if i will keep the 21mm & 75mm in the end!

I'd be happy to take that 21 ASPH off your hands if the price is fair 😉

 

[MarcoS]

Me too ! 🙂

 

[LCT]

...With the R-D1 i use 35 & 50mm lenses 95% of the times .... so anything wider or longer was a bad investment .. that will not change with the M8...

Are you sure?
50mm (66mm FoV) will be short on the M8.

 

[Nachkebia]

who wants to shoot 65mm all the time? not me 🙂

 

[J. Borger]

Are you sure?
50mm (66mm FoV) will be short on the M8.

I use the 50mm as my normal lens, not as a short tele ... like to keep some distance .... also like tight compositions .... so i expect to switch less often to the 35mm.
Let's face it .... 75mm vs. 66mm what is the difference in real life ... "one-two steps?"

 

[J. Borger]

who wants to shoot 65mm all the time? not me 🙂

Did you ever try it? I do not mean all the time .. but for some serious time?
You might be surprised🙂

 

[Nachkebia]

J. Borger : does Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR count?

 

[J. Borger]

J. Borger : does Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR count?

😱 A zoom......🙄 .. well if you keep it at 70mm all the time and from there try what you can get it counts. Seriously 🙂
Also keep in mind that a 50mm lens is still a 50mm lens no matter what cropfactor the camera has .... it is just a cropped 50mm picture ..... perspective/pov is not 75mm
I find it very versatile .. but perhaps that is just me ... anyhow i do not change lenses during a shoot .. i am a one lens at a time shooter ... it happens to be the 50mm most of the times.

 

[newyorkone]

I use the 50mm as my normal lens, not as a short tele ... like to keep some distance .... also like tight compositions .... so i expect to switch less often to the 35mm.
Let's face it .... 75mm vs. 66mm what is the difference in real life ... "one-two steps?"

What's the close focus distance for the new 50 lux ASPH?

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

What's the close focus distance for the new 50 lux ASPH?

I think it's the same as the pre-asph: 0.7 meters (which is about two feet, I think)

 

[newyorkone]

My line up using lenses I already have:
CV 15mm, used with a CV 21mm finder
CV 21mm used with CV 28mm finder
Leica 24mm ASPH (use with M8's finder)
CV 35mm f2.5, used with M8's finder.
I favor wide angle lenses with my work.
Dave in NJ

Thanks Dave,

One question. Why would you used the 21 CV with the 28 finder? Wouldn't you be able to use the 28 framelines in the M8? Thanks and sorry if this is a silly question but I am not familiar with the CV lenses and their functionality on the M bodies. The only thing I know is that the are screw mount and need an adapter.

 

[J. Borger]

Thanks Dave,

One question. Why would you used the 21 CV with the 28 finder? Wouldn't you be able to use the 28 framelines in the M8? Thanks and sorry if this is a silly question but I am not familiar with the CV lenses and their functionality on the M bodies. The only thing I know is that the are screw mount and need an adapter.

No the frame-lines reported are for the original focal length .. without counting the crop-factor in.
For any 21mm you need an external finder or use the 24mm as a proxy.
28mm brings up the appropriate framelines for a 28mm lens on the M8 (=ca 37mm FOV)

And yes the 50 Lux Asph focusses to 0.7m as stated by Gabrielma.