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DrTebi · 04/04/08, 12:12 AM

Hello dear fellow Leica users,

I am a new Leica M8 user and love the camera already. It was a big upgrade from my Canon D60. I am still learning and have plenty of questions... so bare with me please

I bought the M8 as a "package" with the Leica Summicron 50mm lens. While I think this lens is amazing, it does not exactly fit my type of photography. I am mostly interested in photographing landscape. I recently got a Voiglander 15mm, which fits the purpose much better in most situations.

However, after my last trip to the Pinnacles National Monument, I quite often wished I had a lens right in between those two. So I think a 28mm would make sense. But which one?

I suppose my options are:
Voiglander 28/3.5 Skopar
Voiglander 28/1.9 Ultron
Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit
Leica 28/2 Summicron
Zeiss 28/2.8 Biogon

Here are a couple of concerns/questions I have about these lenses:
1) Does the rangefinder coupling work with all of these?
2) Does the M8 software correction for vignetting work only with Leica lenses?
3) Which of these lenses "distracts" my view, as in which one "protrudes" into the 28mm frame view when looking through the rangefinder?
4) Is the Leica Summicron really worth the money...?

Last but not least, I would of course love to know which one of these lenses you use and which one you prefer when it comes to sharpness, detail, and contrast (Keep in mind that I will most likely not need this lens for "low available light" conditions...
). I have seen a few photos of the Voiglander Ultron at
Leica M8 Images Photo Gallery by Carl Schofield at pbase.com
and really like the sharpness of this lens.

Thank you, and I am looking forward to read your responses!

04/04/08, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
DrTebi Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 01/18/08 Location: San Francisco Posts: 17	which 28mm for Leica M8? Hello dear fellow Leica users, I am a new Leica M8 user and love the camera already. It was a big upgrade from my Canon D60. I am still learning and have plenty of questions... so bare with me please I bought the M8 as a "package" with the Leica Summicron 50mm lens. While I think this lens is amazing, it does not exactly fit my type of photography. I am mostly interested in photographing landscape. I recently got a Voiglander 15mm, which fits the purpose much better in most situations. However, after my last trip to the Pinnacles National Monument, I quite often wished I had a lens right in between those two. So I think a 28mm would make sense. But which one? I suppose my options are: Voiglander 28/3.5 Skopar Voiglander 28/1.9 Ultron Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit Leica 28/2 Summicron Zeiss 28/2.8 Biogon Here are a couple of concerns/questions I have about these lenses: 1) Does the rangefinder coupling work with all of these? 2) Does the M8 software correction for vignetting work only with Leica lenses? 3) Which of these lenses "distracts" my view, as in which one "protrudes" into the 28mm frame view when looking through the rangefinder? 4) Is the Leica Summicron really worth the money...? Last but not least, I would of course love to know which one of these lenses you use and which one you prefer when it comes to sharpness, detail, and contrast (Keep in mind that I will most likely not need this lens for "low available light" conditions... ). I have seen a few photos of the Voiglander Ultron at Leica M8 Images Photo Gallery by Carl Schofield at pbase.com and really like the sharpness of this lens. Thank you, and I am looking forward to read your responses! Last edited by DrTebi : 04/04/08 at 12:14 AM.