28mm as a "standard lens on the M8

[guywalder]

Advertisement (gone after registration)

I would like a faster 28 because:

a) it gives more options to control DOF (although the FOV is similar to a 35mm, the native lens DOF is still that of a 28)

it is an alternative to raising the ISO (increasing ISO also increases noise, and while I am often not bothered about that, it is better to have the choice)

c) sometimes even higher ISO is not enough on its own!

I am away from home for 6 weeks, and the 28/2 is the only lens I have brought with me....

 

Before the signal to noise ratio went overboard I used to get involved in the 'FF is the only sensor size worth having' debates, arguing against. However I have slowly changed my mind, not as so many people seem to think because of the pixel size, but because of the DOF. Technically you may have a bit more DOF on a FF set up (like for like field of view), but the transition from sharp to unsharp is steeper, and to my eye that is simply more attractive. Using a faster lens on a smaller sensor is a compromise to get nearer that DOF look.

 

Your mileage may vary!

Guy

[ibogost]

Guy, interesting observations worth thinking about!

 

Anyone -- any reports or field experience with the level of vignetting on the 28/2.8 at larger apertures as recorded on the M8's sensor? I've been tempted by this lens for a lot of reasons, but I'm still trying to gather more information. Woody mentions that the vignetting is gone by 5.6, but I'm a large aperture junkie and I'm hoping to see get more detail.