leica-steph Posted March 24, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi everybody, I received my M9.. in Geneva...! incroyable! ok, it's my first M. I bought a 50 Summarit 2.5... for price. I've to buy a wide angle... I've got a R7, and I use a 28mm principaly. I'd like a 24 or 28. What do you think, what is the best I could choose? Thanks a lot and have a nice day. PS: le M9 is a very beautiful machine, very simple and easy to bring! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gwelland Posted March 24, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2010 Tough to answer this one because it kind of depends on so many factors depending upon the lens range you intend to use with the camera overall, plus obviously your comfort with the 24 or 28mm focal lengths. Both will be wide on the M9, 24 especially so. 28/50 is a classic pairing but it really depends on what you like. If you like that focal length with the R then maybe it makes sense for the M9 too. Some people like to have more "space" around the image with RF shooting so might prefer the 24. Remember also that the 28mm can be easily framed in the viewfinder without the need for an external VF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted March 24, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 24, 2010 I'll second Graham's suggestion. Especially if you are new to the M (and probably to rangefinder cameras in general) the extra distraction of an external finder may be too much. So it should be a 28. If you are positively rolling in money, get a Summicron ASPH. On the other hand, coming fresh from the SLR world which is a different planet really, I would advise you to get one lens first, and really learn to use the camera with that lens. RF people do not play around with lots of different focal lengths, really. Henri Cartier-Bresson used a 50mm Summicron nearly exclusively. When you have mounted a lens that you know really well, you also put on the 'eyes' for that focal length, and you see the pictures before your eyes before you even raise the camera. HCB did that. And Winogrand. And just about every famous Leica photographer. Learning that trick will make you a better photographer too. But allow me to point to a little lever on the camera front. With this, you can switch finder frames at will and get to know the framing of any lens from 28 to 135mm -- without even buying it. So you can play along with a 'virtual 28' or a 'virtual 35' to your heart's content, until you have an idea of what you really want. The old man from the Age of the Brilliant Finder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_R Posted March 24, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2010 Respectfully disagree: 28 mm lines are hardly visible for me, wearing glasses. Anyway, the choice of FOV is very individual. I was used to 28 mm equivalent from my other cameras, and went for the Elmarit 28 Asph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.M Posted March 24, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 24, 2010 I have a 50 cron and a 35 lux , my next lens will be a 28 elmarit , because of the small size. Etienne Michiels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha Posted March 24, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 24, 2010 i've had the 24/2.8 for almost two years now it was my most used lens on m8. that said, i just switched to 28/2 and will be selling the elmarit. its absolutely great. PM me if interested. misha PHOTOGRAPHY BY MISHA FRIEDMAN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.M Posted March 25, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I love your photos of Varanasi and quiet a lot , very nice atmosphere . Etienne Michiels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib_robinson Posted March 25, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 25, 2010 I love your photos of Varanasi and quiet a lot , very nice atmosphere . Etienne Michiels Misha, I agree with Etienne. You also have a good sense of composition and images that convey emotion, not just in the Varanasi images but in your other galleries as well. Nice work. --Gib Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misha Posted March 26, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 26, 2010 thanks guys! misha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted March 26, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 26, 2010 If you don't wear glasses, I'd say go for the 28 without a doubt. You say 28 used to be your most used focal length AND you can see the frames in the finder. Win-win if you ask me. If you wear glasses and/or have problems seeing the 28 framelines, and you will be using an external finder anyway, there could be reasons to go to 24/25mm. It's not that much wider, and there are some very nice 24/25mm lenses out there that do things some of the 28's don't do. For example, the Zeiss 25 is very sharp and Leica has a 24/1.4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted March 27, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 27, 2010 28/50 is a great lens pairing IMHO, and you can't go wrong with the 28 Cron Asph. Two weeks in Santiago de Cuba and the 28mm practically lived on the M9. Not the sharpest lens Leica makes for the M-series (the 24/2.8 Elmarit Asph is noticeably sharper), but certainly one with plenty of character and smooth tonal transitions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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