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Lluis Abad

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Hello everyone

I am in doubt regarding the choice of my next purchase to my M8, and wanted to know their opinions, and experiences.

Here are the candidates:
ELMARIT 28 f.2, 8 € 1220
Summicron 35 f.2, 0 IV "King..." €1260
I have the Nokt.40 f.1, 4

If I can help, is the agradeceria lot

Best regards

Lluís Abad
 
I have film only Leicas.

Do you have a lens for your camera other than the 40?

What type of photos do you make.

For my film cameras I primarily use a 50mm lens but I do have a 90 telephoto.

Isn't the 35mm lens on your camera equal to a 50mm on a film camera?
 
Bill Clark said:
I have film only Leicas.

Do you have a lens for your camera other than the 40?

What type of photos do you make.

For my film cameras I primarily use a 50mm lens but I do have a 90 telephoto.

Isn't the 35mm lens on your camera equal to a 50mm on a film camera?
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Hello, Bill

The M8 / 40 equals a = 52mm
So I am now 28, with the
1.3 is a factor 36,4mm., ideal for
the street; The Cron 35 vers. IV is an optical
great for M8, and the truth makes me illusion
mounting a target power Leica; why doubt
exposed, and I would like to know opinions.

a greeting
 
The 35 has nice hyperfocal distance.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocal_distance

Before auto focus, I would use, with medium format this feature as I would get into the event and what takes place in front of the lens. Truth be known I would switch cameras depending on what I saw happening rather than changing to a different lens because things can happen, then the moment is gone.

To me, even though I don't do street type of photography, the 35 lens would allow me to put the settings on the back burner, getting immersed into what is happening in front of the lens. I don't own a Leca 28 but the Nikon 28 I do own I used for city building photos for the distortion! I bought the 28 in the early 1970's while I served in the military.

Hope this helps you.
 
Bill Clark said:
The 35 has nice hyperfocal distance.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperfocal_distance

Before auto focus, I would use, with medium format this feature as I would get into the event and what takes place in front of the lens. Truth be known I would switch cameras depending on what I saw happening rather than changing to a different lens because things can happen, then the moment is gone.

To me, even though I don't do street type of photography, the 35 lens would allow me to put the settings on the back burner, getting immersed into what is happening in front of the lens. I don't own a Leca 28 but the Nikon 28 I do own I used for city building photos for the distortion! I bought the 28 in the early 1970's while I served in the military.

Hope this helps you.
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Thanks, Bill

By the way, I love your slogan

good luck
 
To me, a 35mm and 40mm lens are too close in focal length. I would go with the 28mm, so you have greater separation between focal lengths. Both lenses are more than good enough for most photographers.
 
Lluis,
A great street combination is 28 and 50mm. You should rather look at a 21mm for your M8 (28mm equivalent). Look up which lenses have the most bang for the buck - probably a CV lens, which will also be cheaper than lenses you mention above. Don't get too carried away with GAS, it is your eye that counts the most.
 
mfogiel said:
Lluis,
A great street combination is 28 and 50mm. You should rather look at a 21mm for your M8 (28mm equivalent). Look up which lenses have the most bang for the buck - probably a CV lens, which will also be cheaper than lenses you mention above. Don't get too carried away with GAS, it is your eye that counts the most.
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It is good advice,
how do said CV lenses, refers to lenses
need adapter bayonet thread?

Thank you
 
Sometimes I think
one Leica body, works well with
their analogues objectives; bayonet ie
bayonet, screw-thread, and experience with other
like me, I have the Nokton, eye! not saying it's a lens
bad, I'm very happy with it, but the GAS, sometimes makes
tricks, then do not get to make ends meet.
Well we will have to save up for this purpose

Thank you all for sharing
 
If I was shooting street, I would want to go as wide as possible to maximize hyperfocal focusing distance. I still vote for the 28mm (or even wider). Give it a try. If you hate it, sell it and get something different.
 
For the M8 format, I think I'd be more inclined to go with a 24mm lens than any you list. I've had my eye on the Super Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH for a while.

G
 
Godfrey said:
For the M8 format, I think I'd be more inclined to go with a 24mm lens than any you list. I've had my eye on the Super Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH for a while.

G
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I have not considered or valued you tell me this 24
but I'll have to see resale prices

But do not be too angular in vertical?
 
Lluis Abad said:
I have not considered or valued you tell me this 24
but I'll have to see resale prices

But do not be too angular in vertical?
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The Elmar-M 24mm f/3.8 ASPH runs about $2500 new. It's a pretty recent lens, I haven't seen too many for sale yet, but the one I did see listed on consignment sale recently had an asking price of $1900.

I'm presuming that what you're asking (bolded above) is whether you'd see a lot of keystone distortion. The equivalent field of view on the M8 would net about the same as a 30-31mm lens; whether you get a lot of keystone distortion depends on how you use it. To keep verticals vertical and parallel, you learn to keep the camera level to the plane of such lines.

G
 
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