M8.2 + lenses: Your advice is needed

[framestore]

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Probably the wisest is to buy the 50 ASPH, shoot for another 2 years (as I did with the 28 Elmarit) and then see if I need anything additional lens or not. The 28/50 combo will be perfect for me I guess (even if meantime by some miracle (bonus? :-) I can buy an M9). Two lens setup (1 on camera, 1 in my pocket) it's easier to carry, interchange than 3 lenses. So I thing it's a done deal.

 

Will get in line for a black 50 ASPH.

 

When I bought used M8, I bought two new Leica glasses 2.8/28 Elmarit-M Asph and 75.

I sold my 75 to buy mint+ cron 35mm IV (king of the bokeh) & uv/ir block filter. I didn't buy hood or cap, because Elmarit 28mm's one can be used on cron 35mm too.

 

My next purchse will be lux 50mm (2nd ~ 4th) or new asph, but even new one I have been waiting almost a month but many people waiting 6 months or so with a deposit. My dealer says, it would be delivered in 4 months for black and 6 months for silver.

Meanwhile I will look for mint con'd lux 50mm.

In my usage, I don't often use 75 or 90.

 

Good luck!

[Zsolt Arkossy]

Let's see who will get first the 50 ASPH :-)

[Holybasil]

Let's see who will get first the 50 ASPH :-)

If I only could afford one

[framestore]

Let's see who will get first the 50 ASPH :-)

 

Expected soon..hopefully!

[gfspencer]

For that same reason I feel like a 90 is a bit long for everyday use in the M8. I have a 90 Elmar and I rarely use it.

I bought a 90mm Elmarit for my M6TTL. I agree with you. 90mm is a bit long for everyday use on the M8 and it's hard for me to focus. (I just got a Leica eyepiece magnifier. Maybe that will help.) However, when I do use it and if I do get it focused, the 90mm Elmarit gives fantastic contrast. (Some people say too much contrast.) And the built-in hood is very practical.

 

I have a 28mm Elmarit, a 35mm Summicron, a 50mm Summicron, and a 90mm Elmarit. They cover the bases pretty well. The 35 is on my camera most of the time. If I bought anything else it would be one of the 75mm lenses.

[cfx]

I prefer the 28 + 50mm combo too.

 

28mm Elmarit asph and 50mm Nokton 1.5 in my case.

 

 

I only miss a wide, fast lens for available light shot.

So I look since weeks for voigtlander CV 35mm 1.4

 

 

But for normal work 28 and 50 is on the M8 a good deal.

at least for my work.

 

 

chris

[Holybasil]

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The nokton is nice, but the 1m close focusing distance drives me up a wall. I can't wait to replace it with a cron or a lux.

[cfx]

The nokton is nice, but the 1m close focusing distance drives me up a wall. I can't wait to replace it with a cron or a lux.

 

indeed, you have to get used to it...

 

but I like it's character really very much.

for portrait work I prefer it. A lux is out of my photography budget.

 

regards

chris

[ramosa]

CDColt:

 

The Elmarit 28mm is a fine lens, great on the M8. It becomes a 37mm (per the crop), which is a great RF focal length. It was my first lens on my M8 and has served me well for 3.5 years. Also, while some may consider the Cron 28mm (which is a stop faster and has fine rendering), the Elmarit definitely has the benefit of being smaller and having minimal--if any--blockage of the viewfinder.

 

I haven't used the Summarit 90, but have read good things about it. You may also want to consider a 75mm lens, which becomes a 100mm lens per the crop. (That rationale led me to getting an 80mm lens.)

 

What is interesting is that, while a 50mm lens is a classic on a FF rangefinder, it becomes a rather odd 67mm lens on an M8 per the crop. For this reason, I find it an awkward focal length on the M8. (I guess it's good for portraiture, but not great for street photography.) In fact, my most expensive lens--by far--is the Lux 50, and it gets used way less than my Elmarit 28 and Rollei Planar 80.

 

For that reason, if you're getting two lenses for an M8, I would recommend 28 and 75. You could also ponder a 35mm lens, but 28 and 35 would be too close for my liking. So ... again ... on an M8 with two lenses, I'd go for 28 and 75 (or maybe an 90) and would be pretty much set.

[Zsolt Arkossy]

CDColt:

 

The Elmarit 28mm is a fine lens, great on the M8. It becomes a 37mm (per the crop), which is a great RF focal length. It was my first lens on my M8 and has served me well for 3.5 years. Also, while some may consider the Cron 28mm (which is a stop faster and has fine rendering), the Elmarit definitely has the benefit of being smaller and having minimal--if any--blockage of the viewfinder.

 

I haven't used the Summarit 90, but have read good things about it. You may also want to consider a 75mm lens, which becomes a 100mm lens per the crop. (That rationale led me to getting an 80mm lens.)

 

What is interesting is that, while a 50mm lens is a classic on a FF rangefinder, it becomes a rather odd 67mm lens on an M8 per the crop. For this reason, I find it an awkward focal length on the M8. (I guess it's good for portraiture, but not great for street photography.) In fact, my most expensive lens--by far--is the Lux 50, and it gets used way less than my Elmarit 28 and Rollei Planar 80.

 

For that reason, if you're getting two lenses for an M8, I would recommend 28 and 75. You could also ponder a 35mm lens, but 28 and 35 would be too close for my liking. So ... again ... on an M8 with two lenses, I'd go for 28 and 75 (or maybe an 90) and would be pretty much set.

 

Many thanks ramosa for your suggestions!

 

What I did is to delay a bit the purchase... I still feel so much free with only one lens. I really don't want to "interchange" lenses as I did (do) with my 7D DSLR... I want to feel light... So for the time being I stick with the 28 Elmarit, and nothing else...