Fotofanatiker Posted September 8, 2011 Share #21 Â Posted September 8, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have to say that the Zeiss 35mm F2.8 Biogon is the best 35mm lens I have ever used. All modern lenses are good and all produce pictures that really only appear different at big sizes BUT the Zeiss 35mm F2.8 does produce outstanding images that look so sharp and are more like medium format than any other 35mm format lens I have ever seen. A truly amazing lens ! Â I agree, had this little lens for about a year, it's great - then I went for the 35 summilux FLE, which is even better (and way more expensive obviously)... (sorry for being slightly off-topic...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beyder28 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share #22 Â Posted September 9, 2011 I'm a bit confused...why are we talking about 35mm lenses? The 35mm is a very different design than a 28mm. The 35mm might be fantastic and the 28mm could be sub par from the same manufacturer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share #23 Â Posted September 10, 2011 So my decision was made simple today when I found out my dealer had a silver 28mm Cron (brand new). End of thread:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Fluff Posted September 10, 2011 Share #24 Â Posted September 10, 2011 Two conditions, it can't be a the new Cron (too expensive) and it has to be a Leica. Â Clearly you fibbed!! Â Enjoy your new lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share #25  Posted September 10, 2011 Clearly you fibbed!!  Enjoy your new lens  Good point! But hopefully there is a saying somewhere here that needs to be made and that is: I wish for all here, when contradicting oneself, do it in the form of improvement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmond_terakopian Posted September 10, 2011 Share #26 Â Posted September 10, 2011 So my decision was made simple today when I found out my dealer had a silver 28mm Cron (brand new). End of thread:D Â Congratulations and enjoy :-) It's a superb lens. Â Edmond Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 10, 2011 Share #27 Â Posted September 10, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Best choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share #28 Â Posted September 11, 2011 Best choice. Â Not from a financial perspective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 11, 2011 Share #29 Â Posted September 11, 2011 Not sure. If you've got a silver anodized (# 11661) it will probably be a collector's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Fluff Posted September 11, 2011 Share #30  Posted September 11, 2011 Good point! But hopefully there is a saying somewhere here that needs to be made and that is: I wish for all here, when contradicting oneself, do it in the form of improvement  Indeed  Though I do find it somewhat amusing the number of threads that ask "Should I buy lens A or B" that end with the OP stating "I just bought lens C" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share #31  Posted September 11, 2011 Indeed  Though I do find it somewhat amusing the number of threads that ask "Should I buy lens A or B" that end with the OP stating "I just bought lens C"  In my case, Im just a sucker for rare things. If it was not the silver version, Im not sure I would have been as interested. But there aren't many of those around and the fact that someone had it available made it feel like it was meant to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyder28 Posted September 11, 2011 Author Share #32 Â Posted September 11, 2011 Not sure. If you've got a silver anodized (# 11661) it will probably be a collector's. Â Is there more than one kind of silver 28mm Cron Asph? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 11, 2011 Share #33 Â Posted September 11, 2011 Only silver anodized AFAIK but they have been discontinued last year if i'm not wrong and it is yet a sought after version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFNewcomer Posted September 12, 2011 Share #34 Â Posted September 12, 2011 I picked up a mint second-hand 28 ASPH Elmarit not so long ago and have been happy with its performance on my M7, most recently on a trip to St. Petersburg in less than ideal weather. Be warned, though, that it's a tiny lens and some dexterity is called for when fitting it to the body and removing it. It's light as well, which is great when travelling, and it's got a neat hood. Its price, even new, is not to be sneezed at either. Not having any experience of other 28s for the M, though, I can't say how it ranks in comparison, but you probably couldn't go far wrong with one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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