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rxmd said:
I find that in wideangles there is really no replacement for lens speed, (except maybe a camera with good high ISO capabilities ;)). The Summilux 21/f1.4 is one of the few Leica lenses that I'm seriously interested in.
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I would try a 21/f1.4… but I haven't enough money for it!
idem for a camera with good high iso capabilities :bang:
 
rxmd said:
There is a rule of thumb that short lenses are much easier to hand-hold than long ones. Usually we say that you can comfortably shoot hand-held at focal length X down to a speed of 1/X. So even shooting an 12mm lens at 1/8 is just like shooting a 50mm lens at 1/30, i.e. it doesn't really say much about the stability of the tripod.
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Thanks a lot for this post.
I noticed the comfort of hand-held shots with wide comparing to longer lenses, but I didn't know that rule exactly.
 
back alley said:
i am really liking the 21 mm lens on my rd1 and the cv is a nice lens...small and sharp, easy to focus or just use hyperfocal distance method...but i want something faster...
like a 1.4 to expand usage...but who has that sort of cash to afford one?
not i...
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You could also just get a used EOS 5D + EF 35/2, have roughly the same angle of view and even better control of depth of field.

Silly crop sensors...
 
Lol, true enough.

The few I've seen on eBay have approached used M8 pricing. At that point I may as well save a little longer and pick up a new 5D MkII and use my existing glass. Although that option would be in the opposite direction I'd rather go, a smaller digital kit.
 
Joe, the ZM 21/2.8 is really a nice lens on the R-D1. I really like it, and the extra stop does help. Also it seems to be smaller than the Elmarit.
 
Just dream of the 21mm Noctilux . . . selling both kidneys, one lung and a heart would cover half of the cost, and the house the rest - then you still need to buy the crane needed to pick it up as it would be huge. Or I'll stick with the 21/4, as I can use it on the LTM bodies . . . and I'm cheap like that.
;)
 
i do have family in atlanta...

the slower 21 works for me most of the time, i think i was just in a low mood when i started this thread.
tho the zeiss 21 is tempting ;)
 
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