Musings: M10-R with Visoflex or M-EV1?

[Archiver]

I can confirm the 21/3.5 Skopar works on any sensor, Fred Miranda found it pretty much as good on Sony as Leica M, very unusual for a 21mm but I can confirm it is still very good on my SL2-S. My old 21/1.8 Ultron worked well on the SL but seemed heavy and clumsy to me so it’s on Ebay at the minute.
The 28/1.5 Nokton is wonderful on my M240 but surprisingly ordinary on the SL and SL2-S, you need to stop it down an extra 2 stops on the SL's to get a similar quality across the frame. Even then it seems to lack the sparkle it has on rangefinder Leicas. I know that's not very technical but it says what I mean.

Sparkle is exactly what I'm after, and I know exactly what you mean. To me, sparkle is a combination of high contrast and resolving power.

I have the Sigma 24mm f3.5 dg dn as a small walkabout lens on the SL, and a Sigma 20mm f1.4 for night work on my SL2-S, they are both amazingly sharp on the SL's.
For some reason neither Sigma or Panasonic are making 28mm lenses for the L-mount (except for the huge and ancient 28/1.4 Sigma which I don't reckon counts).
Strange to me that Sigma make 3x21mm and 3x24mm L-mount lenses and not one 28mm dg dn. An f2.8 pancake and a modern f1.4 would do well.

I use the Yashica ML 28/2.8 and Minolta MC Rokkor 28/2.8 on my SL2-S and they are honestly really, really good. The Yashica has sharpness and 3D pop, sparkle, even. Hopefully Sigma will make a 28mm pancake or compact f2.

All of this SL lens size discussion is exactly why I'm thinking about another M body! M lenses are the best for compactness (Noctilux notwithstanding). Maybe it's a matter of getting a better adapter, and figuring out a more compatible compact wide M lens.

 

[Freakscene]

28mm Summilux, M11M.

 

[brusby]

Not as wide as you may be looking for, but the W-Nikkor 3.5cm f1.8 and its very tiny cousin f2.4 are great knock around lenses for the SL cameras. Both can be had in LTM or S mount and easily adapted to SL. Although the M mount f1.8 is kinda pricy, the S mount version is still pretty affordable and works great with just an inexpensive S to M adapter on the SL - and/or close focus M adapter, which I often use.

W-Nikkor 3.5cm f1.8 sharp enough to count feathers on Egret toward edge of frame
L1040062 by Brusby, on Flickr

and small enough to pack hiking in the marsh
S1010110 Pelicans over Lake Pontchartrain by Brusby, on Flickr

not bad b&w tones
L1001271. Boat Launch at High Tide by Brusby, on Flickr

 

[brusby]

and the diminutive f2.4 can be carried in jeans front pocket
L1001071 by Brusby, on Flickr