The biggest problem with the M8...

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You can't use the 21/3.4 Super Angulon with it!
I just developed a couple roll's I shot with a great copy of the lens I got to borrow for a little while and I just love the results.
Are there any wide angles that are M8 friendly that have a similar vintage "look"? The Zeiss 21/2.8 sure is a workhorse but I'd love to find a wide with a lot less modern look.
Anyone got any suggestions?


Edit:Just to clarify this is not a thread complaining about the M8, it's a thread on Wides.
 
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Not completely sure if it fits but you may want to look into the FSU Russar 20mm f5.6 lens.

There are two pictures taken with this lens on an M8 HERE so I would assume it does fit.
 
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I'm not an M8 user but I seem to recall that a few people we using the Konica Hexon 21/35 Combination lens with good results. They are a bit hard to come by but do show up from time to time.

Bob
 
Yes, I spoke with someone on another forum who uses the 21 SA on her M8 and gets very good results, except that the metering does not work properly with this lens. So it's just a metering issue as opposed to a fit/mechanical issue (like the shroud problem on some pre-asph 35 Summilux lenses).
 
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I've only had my M8 for a few weeks but I just bought the voigtlander 12mm f5.6 with the 15mm finder. I've been shooting with the 21 f2 .8 Elmarit, finding it to be a great street shooting lens, but wanted something wider for architectural work.
 
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cmogi10 said:
You can't use the 21/3.4 Super Angulon with it!
I just developed a couple roll's I shot with a great copy of the lens I got to borrow for a little while and I just love the results.
Are there any wide angles that are M8 friendly that have a similar vintage "look"? The Zeiss 21/2.8 sure is a workhorse but I'd love to find a wide with a lot less modern look.
Anyone got any suggestions?


Edit:Just to clarify this is not a thread complaining about the M8, it's a thread on Wides.
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Are you sure? I thought the only problem was light measurement.
 
Here is a lens that has very similar look to it's images as SA, yet works great om M5, M8, etc. :

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If you didnt guess yet This is Avenon/Kobalux etc lens. You may want to read reviews of it on Dante Stella's site. To my eyes it has that same vintage look as SA, plus works on bodies that SA doesnt, plus is FASTER at 2.8 and can be used on LTM as well as M cameras. I also think it's sharper than SA. New ZM lenses are great but have very different look to thier images compared to SA or Avenon.
 
That Kobalux (Avenon, Pasoptik,...) 21/2.8 looks great on the M5 ! :) That one should do the trick ! 2.8 is for sure an advantage over 3.4 of the Super-Angulon-M ...
 
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Here is a lens that has very similar look to it's images as SA, yet works great om M5, M8, etc. :

If you didnt guess yet This is Avenon/Kobalux etc lens. You may want to read reviews of it on Dante Stella's site. To my eyes it has that same vintage look as SA, plus works on bodies that SA doesnt, plus is FASTER at 2.8 and can be used on LTM as well as M cameras. I also think it's sharper than SA. New ZM lenses are great but have very different look to thier images compared to SA or Avenon.
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interesting!

what is the closest focusing distance on this lens?
 
cmogi10 said:
Are there any wide angles that are M8 friendly that have a similar vintage "look"? The Zeiss 21/2.8 sure is a workhorse but I'd love to find a wide with a lot less modern look.
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I actually read your post, so here it goes: what about the Canon 19mm f/3.5 LTM :)
 
The 21 SA and the early versions of the Elmarit 28 have the same long, protruding back element that blocks the meter in all M bodies. That's why these lenses are more often used with meterless bodies. Not that they cannot be used with the metered ones (except the M5, because its meter is placed on an arm that swings to the back of the lens), but they defeat the purpose of TTL metering.
 
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