Which M 28mm Lens?

Which M 28mm Lens?

  • ZM biogon 28mm 2.8

    Votes: 30 34.5%

  • Hexanon 28mm 2.8

    Votes: 24 27.6%

  • G zeiss 28mm 2.8

    Votes: 9 10.3%

  • Pre asph elmarit 28mm 2.8

    Votes: 18 20.7%

  • Rokkor M 28mm 2.8

    Votes: 6 6.9%
  • Total voters
    87
elmer3.5

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Hi, me and a friend we´re trying to figure it out which would be the best 28mm f2.8 lens for an M8!
I won´t consider thou the Leica Aspherical 28mm Elmarit , because it´s completely out of budget!

So your votes and opinons are most welcome!

Thanks!
 
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Hex is the best - great glass, great built - better than ZM, and usually has a good price to boot.
 
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If the G 28mm 2.8 is a conversion, my only concern would be that there aren't any aperture clicks. If you could get the same optics in a different housing I'd own one. Best 28 I've ever used.
 
I own the pre-asph 28 elmarit, and its a good lens. Can't complain.
However, from what I've seen of the ZM (if its anything like my old G 28), I think its a better choice for the $$.
 
I'll go with what I know: the M-Hex 28 was the first of the three lenses I bought for my current setup (got it with my first Hex RF) eight years ago, and I've loved it from the start. Its quality shows all around.


- Barrett
 
I have the hexanon and now bought a v4 pre-asph (in addition to a 28/3.5 voigtlander, g-rokkor) and plan on getting around to a shoot-out on my M8 an MP. So far, I really like the tab in the v4
 
I'm a fan of the M-Rokkor. It's as sharp and contrasty as I need. Very well built (better than the M-Hex, IMO, though lighter materials). Wonderful ergonomics, with nice focusing tab and solid aperture ring, and the vented bayonet shade reverses on the lens for storage. And it's the smallest 28/2.8 apart from the Canon in LTM - think 40.5mm filters.

Yeah, yeah -- there's the uncertainty of getting one not plagued with the typical white spots problem, but I had mine cleaned by FocalPoint and it's great now.

::Ari
 
I'd go with a good example of a Canon 28/2.8 if size is important for your needs. Otherwise the Hexanon, while larger than the Canon would be ideal.
 
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I'm a fan of the M-Rokkor. It's as sharp and contrasty as I need. Very well built (better than the M-Hex, IMO, though lighter materials). Wonderful ergonomics, with nice focusing tab and solid aperture ring, and the vented bayonet shade reverses on the lens for storage. And it's the smallest 28/2.8 apart from the Canon in LTM - think 40.5mm filters.

Yeah, yeah -- there's the uncertainty of getting one not plagued with the typical white spots problem, but I had mine cleaned by FocalPoint and it's great now.

::Ari
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Which frame lines does it bring up on M-body? as far as better built than Hex - I'd be surprised at that. While I have never had Rokkor 28, I did have several 40mm's and while they are built well - I would never say that they were better built than Hexanons.
 
kermaier said:
I'm a fan of the M-Rokkor. It's as sharp and contrasty as I need. Very well built (better than the M-Hex, IMO, though lighter materials). Wonderful ergonomics, with nice focusing tab and solid aperture ring, and the vented bayonet shade reverses on the lens for storage. And it's the smallest 28/2.8 apart from the Canon in LTM - think 40.5mm filters.
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The M-Rokkors are excellent lenses indeed (I'd shot with them a bit, and worked a lot more with the better of Minolta's AF lenses for about a decade), but Konica's lenses are every inch their equal, at least.

Yeah, yeah -- there's the uncertainty of getting one not plagued with the typical white spots problem, but I had mine cleaned by FocalPoint and it's great now.
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There's the rub, then. Hence my pick of the M-Hexanon.


- Barrett
 
framelines

framelines

The CLE Rokkor 28s will bring up the 35/135 framelines on a regular M body.

Krosya said:
Which frame lines does it bring up on M-body? as far as better built than Hex - I'd be surprised at that. While I have never had Rokkor 28, I did have several 40mm's and while they are built well - I would never say that they were better built than Hexanons.
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I can't imagine a 28 performing better than the Hexanon. There are smaller and faster Yes.... as for IQ and built quality it's as good as can be IMHO.
 
Pre-ASPH Elmarit-M covers a lot of territory: four versions across four decades. Based on my research, the v3 was most appealing: medium contrast, sharp enough, nice bokeh, great DOF scale. The v4 is smaller and has a modern rendition, but that loopy DOF scale is a turn-off. I finally settled on the ASPH. :) Still attractive to me (but not cheap) is the rare Minolta 28 LTM as it reappeared from the TC-1 P&S.
 
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