Lynx 14e: no f22 a problem??

[stillshunter]

Found a reasonable 14e and noticed a lack of f22...but of course noticed the f1.4. Mmmmmm.

Those already shooting with the Lynx, how sharp is the DoF @ f16?....can you notice the lack of the extra traditional stop?

 

[btgc]

I'd say f22 isn't traditional on fixed lens rangefinders...but oh well, exception make game more enjoyable.

f1.4 and f22 on same camera make no sense, at least for me.
One extreme designates camera as low light tool, another - as daylight carry-around, especially for beach (bad idea, anyway) and snow activities. Bright sunny days in South. Something like that. And now imagine gentleman wearing same tux for a party and sports or fishing? 🙂

For f22 there's Lynx 5000, add it's 1/1000 - I don't know if it were marketing trick to separate this models, but they are very logical. Maybe there are also rules of optics behind this - Lynx' 1.4 lens is optimized for large apertures, so while one can use it in situations demanding f22, there's no real reason do so.

Though, good ND4/ND8 filter will help to shoot wide open in daylight for that crazy DOF and bokeh.

 

[bmattock]

I seldom use f/22. Most lenses for 35mm cameras are starting to show diffraction effects at f/22. Almost every prime lens for 35mm has a 'sweet spot' somewhere between f/5.6 and f/8.

 

[b1bmsgt]

I wouldn't worry about it...

Russ

 

[Ken Smith]

Most folks buy the Lynx 14/Lynx14E for the 1.4 aspect and not the the other end of the spectrum. I don't think you'll miss the 22 as much as you would the 1.4

Ken