Help, objective advice

[Lluis Abad]

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.

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Thank you for sharing.
This objective, of time
is out of reach financially
Indeed I meant distortion, eg architectural
perspective will be more evident.

Lluis Abad

 

[Jason Sprenger]

I have a Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit ASPH which has top-drawer IQ but 28 starts looking wide to me even in a 1.3 crop which I didn't like so much with my M8.2

It turned-out I mostly used the same 35 and 50 that I carried with film because I preferred the look. Because of the crop, the 35 was on the M8.2 more than 50, whereas with film, my 50 got more use.

Others either don't see or don't mind the difference in perspective, whereas some really dig the difference.

 

[Lluis Abad]

I have a Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit ASPH which has top-drawer IQ but 28 starts looking wide to me even in a 1.3 crop which I didn't like so much with my M8.2

It turned-out I mostly used the same 35 and 50 that I carried with film because I preferred the look. Because of the crop, the 35 was on the M8.2 more than 50, whereas with film, my 50 got more use.

Others either don't see or don't mind the difference in perspective, whereas some really dig the difference.

Hello, Jason
then from his point of view, and experience in a M8.2
you be inclined more for a 50 Summicron?

Thanks for the input

greetings

Lluis Abad