cristivu
Newbie
Hello,
my name is Cristian Iacob. A few months ago I bought a Leica M8 camera and a new Biogon 35/2. I like this lens very much, but I still want to buy a lens that giving the 1.33 crop factor of the camera, to be a real wide lens. So I thought that Biogon 21/4.5 will be the right lens (not to more distortions, not extremely expensive and with some positive reviews). I saw that Leica M8 has 24 +35 mm and 28 + 90 mm framelines. Giving its 1.33 crop factor, Biogon 21/4.5, I guess that it will be like a 28mm on a Leica M9. On this point my question is which frame the camera will show to me as the nearest to the real focal length of the lens: 24 mm frameline (24 is close to 21/4.5) or 28 mm frameline (in fact this is the real focal of the Biogon 21/4.5 on a Leica M8). I am just curious. Same question for Distagon 18/4. Leica M8 has no framelines for such a wide lens. The nearest is 24 mm. If I put a Distagon 18/4 on this camera, which frameline will be set automatically by the camera if any ?
P.S.: if it is possible, I would like to avoid an external viewfinder. Only if it is possible.
Thank you very much,
Cristian Iacob
my name is Cristian Iacob. A few months ago I bought a Leica M8 camera and a new Biogon 35/2. I like this lens very much, but I still want to buy a lens that giving the 1.33 crop factor of the camera, to be a real wide lens. So I thought that Biogon 21/4.5 will be the right lens (not to more distortions, not extremely expensive and with some positive reviews). I saw that Leica M8 has 24 +35 mm and 28 + 90 mm framelines. Giving its 1.33 crop factor, Biogon 21/4.5, I guess that it will be like a 28mm on a Leica M9. On this point my question is which frame the camera will show to me as the nearest to the real focal length of the lens: 24 mm frameline (24 is close to 21/4.5) or 28 mm frameline (in fact this is the real focal of the Biogon 21/4.5 on a Leica M8). I am just curious. Same question for Distagon 18/4. Leica M8 has no framelines for such a wide lens. The nearest is 24 mm. If I put a Distagon 18/4 on this camera, which frameline will be set automatically by the camera if any ?
P.S.: if it is possible, I would like to avoid an external viewfinder. Only if it is possible.
Thank you very much,
Cristian Iacob
Ronald M
Veteran
M8 has native frame line for 24 and are same as 32 on M9 if they were there.
The current 24 External Finder has lines for 24 and 32 . Use what is appropriate.
If no owner answers as to what frame lines the 21 Biogon brings up, call Zeiss. I am sure they can replace mount so it activates 28 mm.
Also check the 21 4.5 to see how well it functions on M8 & 9. They make two, and one does not work well.
The current 24 External Finder has lines for 24 and 32 . Use what is appropriate.
If no owner answers as to what frame lines the 21 Biogon brings up, call Zeiss. I am sure they can replace mount so it activates 28 mm.
Also check the 21 4.5 to see how well it functions on M8 & 9. They make two, and one does not work well.