rd1 and 2 lens combo

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anyone using the rd1 in combination with a 28 and 50?...just the 2 lenses.

i am considering trying this combo.
 
I have done that for a trip. (I actually kept the 35/1.2 in the bag for evenings). I think it's just about ideal for that body.

[Alternately, sell your children, buy a hex dual for day and carry the 1.2 for night.]
 
What are the equiv. focal lengths in 135 full frame?

28/50 sounds good to me, but in full frame.
 
GREAT combo...though I would do 21 & 50 now...:D

when i had my rd1 & M8 the 50 Ruled ( 50 lux & 50 3.5 elmar )
and i had the slower 28 i think it was the voigt 3.5 version
 
I have other lenses, but I mainly use a 28 and occasionally a 50 on the RD-1. The 40mm equivalent 28mm is an all round standard lens that I can use in most situations. It can be limiting, but sometimes that is a good thing. I use a 28 elmarit ASPH, and a 50 summicron.
 
My RD1 kit consists of the Canon 50/1.2 for its heavenly portraits, the CV 28/1.9 as the "standard" lens, and the CV 15mm when I need something wide. I've tried a ton of other configurations, always came back to this one (the CV 40/1.4 sometimes replaces the 50/1.2).
 
Last year I took a week or so vacation with the RD1, 28/2.8 Canon, and 50/1.4 lux. All I ended up using were the 28, but there were times (nightfall), when I wish I had the 50, not so much for the fl, but for the 1.4.

I'd take a 28 + anything (35, 40, or 50) as long as that 2nd one is 1.4 or faster.
 
That sounds like a good combo
I have a 28/50 for my FF..
the spread from 40 to 75 is enough not to be too close in fov
(You're keeping the 35/1.2?)
 
JSU said:
This is why I was more comfortable with the 50/3.5 on my R-D1S which has a bit of vertical shift and slight back focus which isn't an issue @ 3.5 but is with the Canon LTM 50/1.2 wide open.

The effective RF base is one of my issues with the R-D1S which is greatly improved with the M8.2, yes I realize completely different cameras....
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i also have the cv 50/2.5 for 'normal' use. the 1.1 can easily be used as an everyday lens if you keep to 2.8 and above.
 
I love my CV 35/1.2 on film and RD1S bodies. To me - it's not just the FL, but how it draws - just pure pleasure. I do have and like CV 40/1.4, plus M-Hexanon 50/1.2 and a couple of other fast 50's, but CV 35/1.2 is SPECIAL. I like it so much that my other great 35mm lens - M-Hexanon 35/2- hardly ever gets used. But, as said above - different strokes...
 
i really did try to like this lens...maybe i'll revisit it again, in the future...but i just did not care for it.

now, the 50/1.1 is the lens, atm, that i would choose if i had to live with just one lens.
 
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