analogpics
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Hey Trius, the lens has a nice solid/heavy feel to it not unlike my 35 summicron. The focus tab fits my finger nicely and the dampening on the focus ring is just about right. Aperture clicks in nicely, very legible numbers on the barrel. Oh, and it's a super compact lens! 
Smaller than the minolta 28mm i believe, i assume it's pretty close in size to the the voigtlander f3.5 color skopar. It does vignette a bit, but i don't really mind that. All the rolls ive shot with it have looked really nice, good color/contrast and quite sharp. Don't know if its worth the $1200 or so that i see it going for on ebay, but i think it's a great deal at $600, especially compared to many other 28s that go for more.
As far as through the VF, i assume you mean the CLE viewfinder? Since it's a .58 magnification, you get a pretty clear view of the framelines (i wear glasses, so i can't see them on the .72 VF on my m7).
Smaller than the minolta 28mm i believe, i assume it's pretty close in size to the the voigtlander f3.5 color skopar. It does vignette a bit, but i don't really mind that. All the rolls ive shot with it have looked really nice, good color/contrast and quite sharp. Don't know if its worth the $1200 or so that i see it going for on ebay, but i think it's a great deal at $600, especially compared to many other 28s that go for more.
As far as through the VF, i assume you mean the CLE viewfinder? Since it's a .58 magnification, you get a pretty clear view of the framelines (i wear glasses, so i can't see them on the .72 VF on my m7).
Trius
Waiting on Maitani
Hey Trius, the lens has a nice solid/heavy feel to it not unlike my 35 summicron. The focus tab fits my finger nicely and the dampening on the focus ring is just about right. Aperture clicks in nicely, very legible numbers on the barrel. Oh, and it's a super compact lens!
Good information - that's exactly the kind of feedback I was wanting!
analogpics
Well-known
One small detail i forgot to add is that i read all other 28mm lenses (other than the m-rokkor 28mm) will pull up the 90mm framelines when mounted, and fortunately, the ricoh does not
fer_fdi
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To anyone using the M-Hexanon 28 on the CLE:
Is there a different hood option for this lens when mounted on a CLE ???
I ask because of possible RF window blocking issues when using the original hood.
I like to use wide lenses at close distances, so RF window blocking at close up is also a concern.
Is there a different hood option for this lens when mounted on a CLE ???
I ask because of possible RF window blocking issues when using the original hood.
I like to use wide lenses at close distances, so RF window blocking at close up is also a concern.
fer_fdi
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( Ricoh GR 28 )
by using an LTM to M adapter for a 35mm lens, you mean?
One small detail i forgot to add is that i read all other 28mm lenses (other than the m-rokkor 28mm) will pull up the 90mm framelines when mounted, and fortunately, the ricoh does not
by using an LTM to M adapter for a 35mm lens, you mean?
fimbul
Member
The Ricoh GR 28mm looks very nice. What kind of adapter do you use? Is it working with the lightmeeter?