M8 lens poll ... what is THE lens?

[spikey]

Suspicions Quashed

Suspicions Quashed

it seems ...

no worries
cheers
H.

 

[GrahamWelland]

Very strange 'poll' if you ask me. Kind of 'are you with me or against me' ... 😕

I certainly enjoyed using the 35/1.2 when I had it with the M8 but it was a boat anchor of a lens and slow to focus, IMHO. For 35mm I prefer the 35 summicron, and even the 35 'lux is smaller and lighter. However, you can't argue with the value for money and my 35/1.2 was super sharp.

If there is one lens, for me it's the 28 'cron. I'd like the 24 'lux at some point as that seems to have the makings of an absolute classic for the M8. The prospect of a FF M* perhaps appearing soon kind of potentially changes the game for me - my 50 'lux will come into it's own again and I'll no doubt be kicking myself AGAIN for selling my Noctilux!

 

[Keith]

Suspicions Quashed it seems!
no worries
cheers
H.

I was more curious to find out how many people had the Nokton as their primary lens ... and it appears not as many as I would have thought.

This indicates that there are not really a lot of primary low light M8 shooters out there ... or maybe my idea of what constitutes low light is different to others. I'm constantly under 1/30 sec and often down to 1/8 sec at f1.2 which means f2 is of no use to me at all and the Nokton thus becomes essential!

I assumed the M8 would get more usage in these types of conditions, making the Nokton more popular ... it would seem not.

 

[yanidel]

I was more curious to find out how many people had the Nokton as their primary lens ... and it appears not as many as I would have thought.

This indicates that there are not really a lot of low light M8 shooters out there ... or my idea of what constitutes low light is different to others. I'm constantly under 1/30 sec and often down to 1/8 sec at f1.2 which means f2 is of no use to me at all and the Nokton thus becomes essential!

I assumed the M8 would get more usage in these types of conditions, making the Nokton more popular ... it would seem not.

Maybe quite a lot of low light shooters prefer to lose the half stop between 1.2 and 1.4 to avoid the bulk of the Nokton. This was my case.

 

[spikey]

I was more curious to find out how many people had the Nokton as their primary lens ... and it appears not as many as I would have thought.

This indicates that there are not really a lot of primary low light M8 shooters out there ... or maybe my idea of what constitutes low light is different to others. I'm constantly under 1/30 sec and often down to 1/8 sec at f1.2 which means f2 is of no use to me at all and the Nokton thus becomes essential!

I assumed the M8 would get more usage in these types of conditions, making the Nokton more popular ... it would seem not.

Keith, I am quite happy with my 35/1.4 nokton as my fastest lens, and my 28/2 APSH as what turns out my main lens.
OTOH I ham a snap shooter, who got tired of luggig around a 5D and Zoom ...

 

[__hh]

35mm F1.4 Summilux is the default lens that gets attached to my M8.

I've been *that close* to getting the 35/1.2 a number of times, but every time I am about to buy it, the thought of the chunky size stopped me. Maybe one day....

 

[johannielscom]

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This indicates that there are not really a lot of primary low light M8 shooters out there ...

Not quite Keith, when I need to go low-light, I hook up the M-Hex 50 1.2 to the M8, or use the Jupiter-3.

In general, it's the L-Hex 35mm f2.0 thats on the M8

 

[Keith]

Not quite Keith, when I need to go low-light, I hook up the M-Hex 50 1.2 to the M8, or use the Jupiter-3.

In general, it's the L-Hex 35mm f2.0 thats on the M8

Damn ... wouldn't I love one of those 1.2 Hex's! 😀

I use my 1.2 Canon occasionally on the M8 but find with the crop it's a little long. OK for portraits mind you. 🙂

 

[JNewell]

Ahhh. 🙂

It may be that all you have found out is that M8 users aren't early adopters of CV lenses??? Not sure...

I was more curious to find out how many people had the Nokton as their primary lens ... and it appears not as many as I would have thought.

This indicates that there are not really a lot of primary low light M8 shooters out there ... or maybe my idea of what constitutes low light is different to others. I'm constantly under 1/30 sec and often down to 1/8 sec at f1.2 which means f2 is of no use to me at all and the Nokton thus becomes essential!

I assumed the M8 would get more usage in these types of conditions, making the Nokton more popular ... it would seem not.

 

[johannielscom]

Damn ... wouldn't I love one of those 1.2 Hex's! 😀

I use my 1.2 Canon occasionally on the M8 but find with the crop it's a little long. OK for portraits mind you. 🙂

Well Keith, my spare Hexar RF Limited set will be going up for sale again shortly🙄

I love the focal lengths on the M8, all 'regular' lengths moving up one focal length and an additional 67mm portrait lens to complement.

Now, if the frame lines had been adequate and the filters unnecessary it would have been perfect. These are the real nuisances when switching between film and digital.

Oh, I'll live😛

 

[Keith]

Well Keith, my spare Hexar RF Limited set will be going up for sale again shortly🙄

I love the focal lengths on the M8, all 'regular' lengths moving up one focal length and an additional 67mm portrait lens to complement.

Now, if the frame lines had been adequate and the filters unnecessary it would have been perfect. These are the real nuisances when switching between film and digital.

Oh, I'll live😛

Ahh ... the frame lines! I can't believe they are so bad, we were very short changed in that department ... a minor alteration for the m8.2 to overcome this 'slight innacuracy!' 🙄

 

[Krosya]

Damn ... wouldn't I love one of those 1.2 Hex's! 😀

I use my 1.2 Canon occasionally on the M8 but find with the crop it's a little long. OK for portraits mind you. 🙂

You should get one, Keith - it took me forever to get my Hex 50/1.2, but now that I have it - let me tell you - its one awsome lens! I should have gotten one sooner. Between Hex 50/1.2 and CV 35/1.2 - I'm pretty much all set - I cant think of any other lens that I'd really want. Maybe Noctilux or Summilux ASPH to try, but based on my limited experience and pics I have seen, they wouldnt replace those two - maybe in addition to them, if I ever have that much money to spend on lenses. And if I did - I'd get Summilux 21 instead - now THAT would be a perfect lens to compliment the other two.