Zuikor OM 21mm f2.0 on R-D1

[rvaubel]

Once again, thanks everyone
Sean and the other critical focus mavens: Your probably right, @ f2.0 and close subjects(3 ft headshots), rangefinder focusing is probable necessary. I'll wait for Seans review of the Zeiss. I tried the Leica @ Calumet and it was sweet but $$$.
Ferider: If I do finally decide to go for the OM, I will keep your adapter offer in mind. Thanks!
Trius: Oh, Yea of Little Faith. To suspect the honor of my R-D1 with regards your precious Zuikor 21/2.0, I say their are other deserving optics waiting to be mounted .
Thanks all for a very interesting and informative thread. What Rangefinder Forum does best!!
Rex

 

[Sean Reid]

Hi Rex,

I hope to have that review finished by next week but, bottom line, I recommend buying the Zeiss 21. It's a great lens that draws differently from the Leica but equals it in most respects and betters it in a couple. It's a much better lens than the CV 21/4 IMHO. Vignetting at F/2.8 is actually a bit *less* than the Leica. To each his or her own but I wouldn't zone focus any lens at F/2 unless it was mounted to a small sensor camera.

The Zeiss 21 is a sweetie, in fact the whole ZM line is *very* good. If you get one, pick up an extra for me. They didn't miss with any of those lenses. Two reviews coming up include the 21, 25, 28, 35 and 50 - all worth owning.

Cheers,

Sean

 

[rvaubel]

Sean
I probably will go for the Zeiss. Especially since it is the only game in town except for the pricey Leica and the unattanable Kobulux.
Rumour has it that Leica will be releasing a fast superwide in conjunction with the digital M. This makes sense, since crop factor cameras have a gap in this range. A 21mm would be a 28mm @ on a 1.33 crop factor camera. Better yet would be a 19mm. However, while "hope springith eternal", I figure Leica has got enough on its plate just to get the "M" out by Photokina.
BTW, I heard that a German forum reports that the Leica will be called the "M8". I kinda like the moniker "dM".
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had more fun with my R-D1, even with its foibles, than a person should be able to have in the vertical position. That doesn't mean that I am not lusting after the digital M, even if I can't afford it.
What a minute, I'm hijacking my own thread.
Rex

 

[Trius]

Rex: The prospect of having fun with the R-D1 while also having fun in the horizontal position is ... oh, forget it.

 

[Charles D. Orze]

Don't do the Om!

Don't do the Om!

Hi,

I tried the Om & adapter on the RD-1--ther results were not good. The problem is that the OM has a rather short throw from near focus to infinity and despite the great depth of field of short lenses guestimating distance does not cut it. I think someone else posted something along this line.

Charlie