Best Legacy 28mm lens choices?

[raid]

I like the Kobalux 28/3.5 on film. I have to try it out on digital.

 

[splitimageview]

For 28/2, my choice is the Contax/Yashica 28/2 Distagon "Hollywood." Amazing lens, floating element. The close focus would give some pretty amazing perspectives while still throwing the background out of focus...hard to do otherwise with a wide. Admittedly these are relatively uncommon. 🙂

 

[ruslan]

28 Elmarit ASPH work great on X-E1, pretty small in size too.

 

[3jal]

i prefer the nikkor 28 f3.5 over my vc color skopar because of the mixed results and corner smearing with the vc 28.

 

[Godfrey]

I'm anything but an expert on digital sensors, but Godfrey says exactly the opposite: Could any of you illuminate me and the OP on this?

I have both an Elmarit 28 v III and a 28 Color Skopar, but no digital M to compare them.

Nescio

I have Color Skopar 28/3.5 and Ultron 28/2, and an M9 to test with. Ferider and I didn't say the opposite, we different on degree.

- The Color Skopar is closest to symmetric, very compact, and produces strong color shifting and some edge smearing on the M9.

- The Ultron f/2 lens is a retrofocus design, although not as strongly retrofocus as any SLR lens design of comparable focal length; it produces near to no color shifting or edge smearing on the M9. I've not had the opportunity to compare f/2 and f/1.9 Ultrons side by side.

Most of the later series Elmarit 28s are also retrofocus designs, just how strong I cannot say. How they interact with the M9 sensor I similarly cannot say as I haven't used any of them.

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[rhl-oregon]

Not a part of the discussion so far, but I'm enjoying my 28/2.8 Contax G with a Metabones adapter.