Your New 35mm Equivalent on R-D1?

[deepwhite]

When I was using the R2A, I got the Heliar Classic 50/2 and Nokton 35/1.2 as my two mostly-used lenses. They are my favorite focal lengths.

Yet now on the R-D1s they become 53mm and 75mm. That means the Nokton 35/1.2 becomes my new prime lens, while I got nothing on the 35mm or so FL.

Since we got a few "your favorite XXXX" threads, let's have a new one. Please show us your favorite 35mm equivalent lens on R-D1. Thanks.

 

[ampguy]

For me it was still 35, just cropped in a bit.

 

[kshapero]

My ZM 25mm factors as a 38mm

Same lens again shot at 1600

 

[JonasYip]

With my M6TTL, the 35 lux was my favorite. On my R-D1 the 35 lux is still my favorite. I'm not too picky about specific angles of view I suppose...

j

 

[santi-u]

I have a 35 cron' ASPH and a current 50 cron. I miss now a 35 equivalent, so i'm interested in your opinions too.

Santi

 

[pphuang]

If you like the 35 FOV, I also find that the 25 works very well on the R-D1. You can either use the entire viewfinder as the "frame" or get a 35 external viewfinder, which gives you a pretty good approximation. If you want just a touch wider, then you go down to a 21 and mate this with a 28 external finder. I had both, and ended up selling the 21 and keeping the 25.

 

[yanidel]

CV 21mm, that is a 33mm on the RD1. Close enough and a great performer. Very tiny though it vignettes a lot on the RD1 (I like it).
For low light, the CV 28mm ultron, that is 43mm. A bit tight but F1.9 is useful.

 

[JNewell]

To answer the question strictly, 21mm Elmarit. But most used is the Tri-Elmar at 28mm (~42mm).

 

[dreamsandart]

I bought a Voigtlander 3.5/28 as a compact normal/wide. Its just great, very sharp and contrasty. The speed isn't a big issue because the RD-1 does so well dialed up to 800 ISO. I also use a 24mm Elmarit if I need a bit wider - closer to the true 35mm - and even at 2.8 its a great lens but bigger on the camera.

 

[LCT]

The R-D1 makes me use 21 like 28 and 28 like 35 i don't know why.
Never used Zeiss or CV 28's so far.
The Summicron 28/2 (pic 1) is certainly the best 28 i've ever used but it is not a small lens, even with shorter hoods than the (ugly) original one. I use it always indoor.
The Elmarit 28/2.8 asph (pic 2) is great if one needs extra sharpness outdoor but beware of blown highlights as it is a very contrasty lens. Also its bokeh is rather sharp like that of the 35/2 asph or the 50/1.4 asph, not everybody likes that.
The Rokkor-M 28/2.8 (pic 3) is smoother and matches well Leica lenses from the seventies like the Summicron 35/2 IV, the Summicron-C 40/2 or the Summicron 50/2 with tab. I wonder if the Rokkor is not the smallest 28/2.8 ever made BTW. But beware of white spots on the glass with the latter.

 

[Hultstrom]

21mm 1:4 CV

21mm 1:4 CV

I just got the 21mm CV, and I think it works brilliantly.

/M

 

[Johnmcd]

21/4 Skopar - use it with a GRD 21/28 viewfinder

 

[desire]

Zeiss ZM 25/2.8

Zeiss ZM 25/2.8

I use the Zeiss ZM 25/2.8 as my 35mm equivalent without the viewfinder.

Pretty good lens imo.

hultstrom: nice doggy picture!

 

[noimmunity]

another ZM 25/2.8

another ZM 25/2.8

ZM 25! i use it both with and without an external VF.

 

[kshapero]

..... a good 28 aka 42 mm does the job nicely then again I always preferred 40mm above 35mm ...........

a....a.....a....thanks for sharing

 

[kshapero]

ZM 25! i use it both with and without an external VF.

wow, very thought provoking if your IQ is about 25, otherwise a well taken photo.

 

[noimmunity]

a well taken photo.

thanks!!!

wow, very thought provoking if your IQ is about 25

I'm not sure what this part is supposed to refer to, but I suppose that it is the textual part of the image ("the truth is a big lie"). Since I used a 25mm lens and you talk about IQ 25, I can't but help see your comments as a smart reflection on the irony of the "trap" deliberately laid by the artist who made this graffiti. Allow me to explain what I see in this image:

Let's start with the textual part. Certainly, if the text were standing alone, we'd all agree that it is extremely simplistic, just like political propaganda. Saying the truth is a big lie is no different from saying the truth (i.e., the party's truth or the president's truth, etc.) is the only truth. But the text is actually part of a series of images, including paint, sketch and photo, that are layered. Not only layered, I think it is obvious that the artist made an effort to make the whole thing cohere in an aesthetically-pleasing way. (The dabs of red spray paint and the traced fish on the bottom). It's not just content, in othere words; there is also a form. For that reason, the meaning is actually quite nuanced, multi-layered and perhaps even ambiguous.

Finally, it might just be that the artist is getting us to think about how A vs. B oppositions are what are way too simple. Truth vs. lie, showing vs. telling, text vs. image, content vs. form, original vs. reproduction, art vs. graffiti, photography vs. reality....perhaps all these oppositions are way too simplistic.

Sorry this was so long...any more and we'd be headed in the "philosophy" section of the forum.

Thanks again for your appreciative comments!

 

[deepwhite]

Thanks for the replies guys, especiall those amazing photo examples. You really show the difference between different lenses and it helps a lot.

I've done some homework myself too. I'll take some time and think more about this issue, since most of the 21mm and 24mm lenses I'm preferring are expensive....