Opinions for wide angle lens for the R-D1s

[Parchiao]

I need opinions for a wide angle lens with the R-D1s. I have read a couple of articles by Sean Reid illustrating vignetting and have seen a couple of examples of it on this forum. What I am really intereted to know is which wide angle i.e. 21mm or less will give me the least problems. Any comments from your personal experience will be appreciated.🙂

 

[Parchiao]

No one uses wide angle lenses on the R-D1s?

I guess all I wanted to know were opinions from anyone who uses 21mm and wider on the R-D1s, how satisfied were you.

 

[sonwolf]

Parchiao[/left];807629]What I am really interested to know is which wide angle i.e. 21mm or less will give me the least problems.🙂

The answer to your question depends on which is a bigger problem: a $400 CV lens with noticeable vignetting or a $4000 Leica without? A happy medium between these extremes is the Zeiss 21mm 2.8 ZM. The lens performed well on my R-D1 with light, non-distracting vignetting. It produces sharp, higher contrast images with deep color saturation. The 32mm equivalent view is a very practical and useful focal length, and the 2.8 aperture allows moderately low light photography.

 

[akptc]

My 21/2.8 Kobalux just arrived from DAG and based on some quick test shots,vignetting is not too bad. The Kobalux will be my main 21mm lens for the RD1.

 

[saxshooter]

Shoot RAW and correct the vignetting with the RAW plug in.

I use the CV15 and 21mm Elmarit pre-ASPH. I admit that I like the vignetting and have never corrected it, but that's me.

BTW, the CV15 vignettes a lot.

 

[LCT]

The answer to your question depends on which is a bigger problem: a $400 CV lens with noticeable vignetting or a $4000 Leica without?...

I own both lenses as well. The Elmarit asph shows obviously less vignetting but i would suggest that the OP tries Silkypix which reduces vignetting to a point where it is not a serious problem anymore.
The pic below (FF and 100% crops) has been shot with a CV 21/4 P and developped with Silkypix with no crop at all.

 

[noimmunity]

The freeware version of Silkypix doesn't support the Epson RAW file format. Presumably you are using the full version. I wonder if you could link to a place where you compare two versions of the same photo, one done in Epson Raw converter, the other with Silkypix, just to see the difference in vignetting processing.
If you can do that it would be very helpful.

 

[LCT]

See the blue ship here:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45445

 

[pgmj]

I have a Voigtlander 21/4P which performs well stopped down to f8-11. It vignettes a lot but doesn't cause any problems as long as I'm using ISO 200-400. At higher ISO the de-vignetting introduces noticeable noise.

I would go for the Zeiss Biogon 21/2.8 ZM.

The Voigtlander 28mm viewfinder works well with a 21mm lens on the R-D1, btw.

 

[yanidel]

Also use a 21/4 from CV which slowly is becoming my favorite lens and the most used. (close to a 35mm at 32mm). I also have the 28/1.9 which is my night wide-angle (though 43mm is not really wide...) and have just bought a 15/4.5 on the Bay.
The 21/4 does vignette quite a bit, but as said above, it can be removed efficiently with Epson Raw or Lightroom. Most of the times, I leave it as I like the special look it give to my pictures.
Finally, the only concern about the 21/4 is lack of framelines which is annoying as it usually takes me more than one shot to get my subject composed correctly. I am therefore on the market for an Epson R 21mm finder. Good thing is that I can probably use my 21mm standard finder that came with the 21/4 on the coming 15mm due to the crop factor.