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skimmel · 07/13/06, 10:21 PM

Having gone to the 1.3 crop route with a DSLR, I agree that wasn't a huge issue, but I didn't have a lot of lenses at the time.

My main concern is that I just recently got a 35mm 1.4 from my M7 and have fallen in love with it. (I grew up on 50 mm with my first SLR 25 years ago and have been using a 50 mm with my M7, but, man, do I like the 35!)

I also like fast lenses (do a lot of available light shooting) and narrow DOF.

So, with a 1.33, the closest I can get to 35mm in full frame equivalent is a 28 mm f 2.0 but then I lose the 1.4 f-stop (or am I missing an option here)? Also, if I can afford an M8 (remains to be seen), I certainly can't afford another lens (even with selling my 35 mm).

What are others' thoughts on covering the 35mm-equivalent with the M8?

07/13/06, 10:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
skimmel Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/25/05 Posts: 206	Re: M8 lens coding the official word Having gone to the 1.3 crop route with a DSLR, I agree that wasn't a huge issue, but I didn't have a lot of lenses at the time. My main concern is that I just recently got a 35mm 1.4 from my M7 and have fallen in love with it. (I grew up on 50 mm with my first SLR 25 years ago and have been using a 50 mm with my M7, but, man, do I like the 35!) I also like fast lenses (do a lot of available light shooting) and narrow DOF. So, with a 1.33, the closest I can get to 35mm in full frame equivalent is a 28 mm f 2.0 but then I lose the 1.4 f-stop (or am I missing an option here)? Also, if I can afford an M8 (remains to be seen), I certainly can't afford another lens (even with selling my 35 mm). What are others' thoughts on covering the 35mm-equivalent with the M8?