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The 28mm question


colonel

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I have the ZM 28mm/2.8 Biogon. It's awesome. However, I wish all the time that it was 2.0 or 1.4 :)

 

Stopped down to 5.6, however, it is sharp sharp sharp (the largest size of this shot is 1:1):

 

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I did have to buy a lens spanner wrench for it though, as I found one day everything was all fuzzy. It turned out that the retaining ring around the rear element had jiggled itself loose and the rear element was wiggling around. Imagine if that ring had come off and fouled the shutter of my M6/M8?

 

So, I check every so often that that ring is tight with the spanner, and now it's fine and super-sharp again. Maybe the other ZMs have this same design?

 

If I had the money, I would get the 28/2.0 Summicron for the extra stop alone. But I'm sure it's even better than that: I have the 35/2.0 Summicron-R, and if it's anything like that lens, then it's a no-brainer.

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Why not choose the Elmarit-M ( IV) 1992-2006 2,8/28mm. The one just before the 2,8/28mm asph. It's the same size as the 2,0 . It looks like the 2,0.and it is really cheap. About € 1000-1300,- used. I am using it now for 16 years and it's great on film and M9. If you don't need the 2,0 stop. The 2,8 full open performance is great!

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