thinking of a faster lens...

[back alley]

i have been thinking of faster lenses of late...
thinking that i would add the 40/1.4 to my camera bag (again).
i only want one smallish fast lens and i like the 40 fov on the rd1 crop.

but then i started to think about maybe getting the 28/2...it's sorta fast, not as big as the 1.9 and if there was a focal length that i would like to improve with on the rd1, it would be the 28.

also, the desire for a faster lens is mostly for indoor use so the 28 might be a better call.

so i have 2 questions...

40 or 28?

and is the 28/2 significantly different in image making than the 28/3.5?

i have had the 40/1.4 and i quite like it and i know how it compares to my 40 sonnar.

 

[gekopaca]

I'd go 28/2. More than fast enough. Gets you an AOV of a little over 40 ish and the same separation of subject and field/ground as a 28.

+ 1

 

[filmtwit]

What about 35mm at 1.4?

 

[gekopaca]

What about 35mm at 1.4?

I've got it too.
very (too?) sharp (mine is MC).
I guess Joe prefers 40 than 35 🙄

 

[ferider]

Hard to say, Joe. Buy both, they fit great in a fast kit. Still cheaper than an X100 ....

 

[back alley]

any comments on the 28/2?

buy both...hadn't thought of that...
i do prefer 40 over 35...

 

[back alley]

+ 1

i saw this on flickr and that is what got me to thinking about the 28/2...up until now i had not been overly impressed with the lens.

btw...i still have my 90, no one was interested in buying or trading for it.

 

[back alley]

no more comments on the 28/2?

 

[kshapero]

no more comments on the 28/2?

Since the 28/2 will FOV out at 42, that would get my vote. Nice looking lens, too (Did I say that?)

 

[BillBingham2]

How fast is your 21?

What about your 50?

B2

 

[back alley]

21 is a 4

50 is a 2.5