More Reasons for the CV 21/4

[rover]

The upper deck of Shea Stadium, curving lines, lights, flags, fans, the sun setting just above the rim.

The carosel at amusement parks, up close and personal.

 

[Doug]

Let's see the pics, rover! 🙂

 

[rover]

There is a carosel picture in my gallery. I think though that they could have been better if I had a wider lens. I am doing some justifying.

 

[Doug]

Ah, I see; hopeful shopping type justification! :-D

Should I repost that link to the great pics around Istanbul that Alan Soon shot with his VC 21? Just to feed the imagination? Okay!

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=322503

 

[rover]

Ok, now you did it. I have seen that gallery before, and love it. Most of my shots are of people, and up close, so I think that I would have a short learning curve with this lens. I am learning that I see things closer to 40 or 50mm as a normal lens, and also wide. I think wide is the vision of the spectator. Observe and comprehend your environment.

 

[rover]

I went over to pbase and looked at some Bessa R2 shots. Most I thumbnails I clicked on were of the 21, or the Leica 28/2.8. Since the Leica wide glass is out of my budget, I called and ordered the 21. I couldn't help myself. Oh well.

 

[Doug]

Oh, my! I am envious! I'd love to have one but with both 15mm and 25mm it's hard to justify and the budget is shot anyway. Have fun and get some good pics!

 

[rover]

I would say that with the 15 and 25, you have wide well covered. I will add a 28mm at some time, but for now I will make the 21, 35 combo work.

 

[rover]

Just a note to say that my 21 has arrived. I also would like to throw in a plug for Photovillage in NYC. I called and ordered the lens Tuesday, around 6:30 pm or so, and it was waiting for me when I got home today, Thursday. It helps I am sure that I am so close to the big city, but I am very happy with the service I received. I hope to get some images with it as soon as tomorrow morning, if I can get up extra early that is.

 

[back alley]

i'd like to try a 28 but don't really like the idea of a finder.

i'm guessing that i'll be sticking with the 35 unless i get a really good deal on something wider.

joe

 

[rover]

My first impressions of the 21 finder is positive. Very bright and easy to see through. It is tough though to see the brightlines with my glasses on though. I will definately have to wear my contacts or be very careful composing images. The lens is tiny, just a little bigger than its rear cap really, and with the finder may I say my Bessa is quite handsome.

I like the focusing tab on the lens too. The focusing ring is a little stiff right now, so the tab will help there. With such a small lens I don't know how it would handle without the tab.

 

[GeneW]

Rover, congrats on the CV 21/4! That's the WA I picked for my Leica CL and I really like it. At first it kinda overwhelmed me -- I wasn't used to anything that wide. Now I'm getting the feel for it and enjoy it very much.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of your new WA shots in the gallery!

Gene

 

[mfs]

Another advantage for the 21mm lens -- if you go digital with the Epson R-D1, the 1.6 multipler gives you the equivalent of a 33.6 mm lens. Just perfect for the RF format.

Martin

 

[rover]

Martin, interesting point about the 1.6 multipier on the R-D1. With this in mind, what framelines does this camera have?

 

[Doug]

Framelines are for 28, 35, and 50mm lenses. Of course these have a narrower angle of view on this camera than on a 24x36mm film camera. Equivalency factor is 1.53

 

[Doug]

Here's another view of it, from the front... These pics were captured from a pdf brochure in Japanese.

 

[rover]

I guess the rumor is that we will not be seeing these in the US. Very nice indeed though.