Which first lens for M8?

[PAFriedman]

How/where can John Milich be reached?

 

[ChipNovaMac]

How/where can John Milich be reached?

jm@milich.com

He is a class act!

I have a C/V 15mm that I wanted a filter adapter for.

I was tight on time when I placed the order. He sent me an adapter that he had used without problems. I also expressed a desire to get in time for a trip. He took an extra step that I never expected him to.

I have also ordered the SM adapters. They are very well done.

Just communicate your needs/desires and he will keep you informed.

 

[Digital Dude]

I went through the same process starting back in September. After reading hundreds of posts and asking hundreds of questions together with "Reids Reviews", "Erwin Puts" and those boring ass Leica pdf files (I read them all), I was left with two viable directions based on advise from a true lens guru. He said, I could aim for a “lens set” or a “lens collection”. He allowed me to learn from his mistakes and now I’m 2/3rd complete. In order of precedents, I went with 28/50/21. I have only the 21 still on my wish list. If I had to do it over again, I would also consider 24/50/75.

BTW: All the reading in the world isn’t going to mean a lot until you have at least two lenses. Otherwise, it’s like trying to analyze a bar chart containing only one bar. Your second lens will allow everything to start falling in to place. Ok, there is no right or wrong answer here although I personally like the direction I’m heading, aside from being broke!
Regards,😀

 

[jackal2513]

1 lens ?


50 is really limited (no good for street photography)
35 is good
but 28 is better because you can always crop



if youre on a budget: 28mm Ultron, absolutely stunning first class lens at a silly price

if you have money to burn: 28 cron, stunning lens, beautiful wide open




I dont recomend getting a slower lens otherwsie whats the point of owning a leica RF
Besdies, the 28 2.8 elmarit i sbonkers contrast like teh biogons so you dont want that for street photography.

 

[jackal2513]

Thanks. Is there an easy way to code these lenses and is it really necessary?

its so sad that people buy lenses and lenses win group shootouts based on ease of coding

fix it in photoshop, ctrl+u and then hit the magnetas. A little lasso helps as well. Takes about 7 seconds. Way quicker than faffing aroudn with 68 different ir filters, custom bayonets, menus, sub menus, tipex and charcoal stuck to your lenses with blu tac and generally you pulling your hair out and frightened to get out of bed for fear of anyone weraing a black sweatshirt !



The other thing I don't get is that the very pictures that are likely to suffer from IR issues are the pictures that should invariably be in black & white. Colour dominates and makes a complete mess of a picture VERY quickly.... and people's clothes is a major culprit.




Every used lens I bought i've sold the IR filter on separately... I must be on about 500 quid profit so far. Such a waste of good money.

 

[kdemas]

A nice combo, if you were starting out, might include a Zeiss 25mm ZM. This is a wonderful walk around lens and the results are outstanding. I used it extensively when I was in Paris a bit ago and loved the results.

Enjoy your M8!

Kent