RD-1 travelling/walkaround lenses?

[thinkfloyd]

Ok, I am *so close* to getting my RD-1 (I can smell it!), and am now planning the next step in my RF adventure, lenses... I saw the other thread about what lenses people bring when traveling, but since the RD-1 has a 1.5x crop factor, I wanna know what you guys bring when you travel? My plan is to go 25-40-75... but since the 25 I'm eyeing is the biogon, it would cost quite a bit, so would like to know some options for a 2 lens lineup... what are your 1-3 lens travel/walkaround lineup?

 

[hon910]

Currently I am using a 28-40-75 combination, no problem with the 28 & 40 but for the 75, you have to get used to the estimation of the view.

 

[thinkfloyd]

isn't the 28-40 too close in FL? I'm thinking the same, but worry i might not use one or the other... how hard is it to estimate with the 75?

 

[JeffGreene]

I use a 35 Type IV Cron (Main Lens) and a Voightlander 50 1.5 as my two main lenses. I've been working on a project since 2006 and they have served me well.

 

[kuvvy]

Only had my RD1 for two weeks. Got it after reading the recent threads here and getting a bout of GAS. Currently using the only lenses I have which are the one i use on my Minolta CLE. The CV 25/4P, the rangefinder coupled version and the 40mm Rokkor.
The CV 25mm vignettes a bit, but I don't mind it on most shots. The 40mm is a good match for the 35mm framelines. So far I'm liking these, but thanks to Joe (back alley) and his shots I'm now wanting the 15mm Heliar too.

Here's a couple of pix, the first with CV25/4P, the second with 40mm Rokkor.

 

[JeffGreene]

Nice work, Kuvvy! Great tonality! Two of mine are below. The first with the 35 and the second with the 50.

 

[thinkfloyd]

hmmm, the 25 and 40 looks to ba a promising combo... but i'm torn between getting a 25 or the 21...

 

[back alley]

i'm liking the 28 the most, so far.

my 21 vignettes more than the 15, strange...

 

[thinkfloyd]

the 12 sounds great, but my priority is somewhat a faster but wide enough lens for group shots at least... how's the 21? or the 15? but a foot and a half to infinity focusing? sounds lovely... so there's the 40, then what next? 25? 25? 15? or 12?

I intend to use my SLR for lenses 50mm up... but sometimes it's easier to just bring a 75mm for tele shots... hmmmm

 

[laptoprob]

I have a new 21 in the classifieds. Like it a lot, being so small. And sharp. I will keep the larger bulky Kobalux instead.
And the 12 is fantastic!

 

[sevres_babylone]

El Salvador 2005, Mexico City 2006 R-D1 with CV35 PancakeII and Nokton 50mm

Paris 2008 R-D1 with Canon 35 2.8 and Canon 50 1.5 (2nd camera GRD II)

Buenos Aires 2008 2 R-D1 bodies, Canon 35 2.8, Nokton 40mm, Zeiss Sonnar 1.5, CV 15mm (and the GRDII)

Mexico City 2009 R-D1 Nokton 40, Zeiss Sonnar 1.5, CV 15mm (and the GRDII)

Austin 2009 2 R-D1 bodies, Nokton 40, Zeiss Sonnar 1.5, cv 28mm Ultron 1.9, CV 15

Each time I used a Domke 803 bag.

Explanations. With glasses, I cannot easily view the 28mm frameline. I bought the 28mm last fall, and use it occasionally for club shots. I find it to be large as a travel lens, especially one I don't use much because of the frameline issue. (Despite the frameline issue, the recent posts on the Canon 28mm LTMs are tempting me.) In Austin, I end up using my Ricoh when I needed a wider perspective.

The CV 35 and Nokton 50mm were the first two lenses I bought. Although I prefer the looks of the Canon 35 and the Zeiss Sonnar, I would have few regrets if I had had to keep using the two originals.

I started taking the Nokton 40 with me for the extra speed for night and interior shots. Unlike many (most?) posters here, I do not find it to be a better fit for the 35mm framelines.

The 15mm is so tiny, there is no excuse for not taking it along for the ride.

 

[kxl]

IMHO, the CV 35/1.2 is perfect for the R-D1s, so that lens goes wherever the R-D1S goes. For wider, the CV 15mm is a ton of fun, and for longer, 50mm is just right.

 

[LCT]

...would like to know some options for a 2 lens lineup... what are your 1-3 lens travel/walkaround lineup?

One lens: 35 or 40
2 lenses: 28 & 50
3 lenses: 21, 28 & 50

 

[Moto Mark]

I'm using all Zeiss lenses: 21, 35 and 50mm. The 21 gets used more often as it's as close to the 35mm field of view. The 35 gets the most use after that and the 50 only gets used for portraits.

I think if I had to do it over again I'd start with the 25mm Ziess and use that is my only lens for as long as I could stand it.

 

[Catto]

I've got a wider set - the CV 15mm f4.5 Super Heliar, 28mm f/2 Ultron & 50mm f/1.5 Nokton - but I'm currently having a few focus problems with the 50. Other than that they've been great, the 28mm is by far my favourite of the three. I could easily get by with that one alone for 90% of what I use the camera for.

I'm considering adding a 35 or 40mm f/1.5 Nokton, but to be honest I'm not sure I need to fine-tune my focal lengths that much; knowing me, I'd just spend more time changing lenses and miss things!
R

 

[mwooten]

My basic RD1 setup is the camera with a Minolta 40mm M-Rokkor mounted, and a CV 28mm 1.9 Ultron in the bag. I have a 12mm (for sell by the way in the classifieds), but really only use it for interior shots for a client of mine. I have a few 50's and a 35mmP2, but still go back to the 40mm. It is small and just works so well on the camera. The 28 is great too and more-or-less acts like a 35mm would on film.

--michael

 

[pagpow]

I've been shooting a lot w. the Nokton 40 -- nice size, nice handling. I do find that it cuts off some image from the 35mm framelines, particularly on the bottom -- at least so it seems to me.

Tried the 21 VC, and I thought it really required a bit of postprocessing for the vignetting.

Shot this week-end with a Canon 100/3.5 and an aux zoom VF, found a bit too much play in the foot to frame reasonably.

I've started shooting a Canon 35/f2 to see if it fits the framelines better for me.

Wondering whether I should look at a 28. Toying around with the idea of having framing holes for a 90 put in the VF, but think that 135 EFL might be a bit long.

Finding I tend to stay with one lens per outing, even if I have another with me.

 

[Johnmcd]

Hi,

2 lenses - CV 40 f1.4 & CV 21 f4

40 for low light and portraits (just doesn't seem like 60mm) and 21 (32mm) for street.

Some recent CV 21 shots all processed from raw with Epsonraw and then PS2

Cheers - John

 

[morgan]

I usually bring the 35 1.2 for low light at night and the 35/1.7 for the rest of the time paired with a 50/1.5 j-3. I need something like a 21,25 or 28 though.

But I've been rethinking my whole approach for travel. I may buy a panasonic lx-3 and call it a day for average travel. I spend so much time contemplating what I'm bringing (I also usually end up bringing my R2A as well) it just gets to be too much.

 

[back alley]

I usually bring the 35 1.2 for low light at night and the 35/1.7 for the rest of the time paired with a 50/1.5 j-3. I need something like a 21,25 or 28 though.

But I've been rethinking my whole approach for travel. I may buy a panasonic lx-3 and call it a day for average travel. I spend so much time contemplating what I'm bringing (I also usually end up bringing my R2A as well) it just gets to be too much.

think about the panasonic g1 with kit lens. great for travel - small, light and sharp.