pwrdesign Posted January 28, 2013 Share #21  Posted January 28, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks for the responses.... The thing is, my main lens is the 35mm cron, which is fast enough and wide enough for normal walking about town day and night. However, I want a wide one for the occasions when 35mm won't do. I don't want to spend a fortune and at the same time don't want to buy a donkey of the lens.  Anyone had any experiences good or bad with the CV 15 or 21?  Most of those are shot with the 15/4.5  http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/showthread.php?t=269850 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaybob Posted January 28, 2013 Share #22  Posted January 28, 2013 I use an adapted Minolta 21mm f4.5 W.Rokkor-PI on my M3. It doesn't fit on my NEX and I'd be terrified to put it on an M9 as the rear element extends almost to the curtains.  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!    This one was affordable, (some of this vintage, 1962, aren't) but hard to use at lower ISOs inside. Focus by estimation and framing without a finder (pretty much everything in front of you is in play...).  It might be a stopgap until you find the perfect vintage Super Angulon. The Zeiss 28 or 25 ($1200) would be pretty nice alternatives too. Those are wide without being too wide. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!    This one was affordable, (some of this vintage, 1962, aren't) but hard to use at lower ISOs inside. Focus by estimation and framing without a finder (pretty much everything in front of you is in play...).  It might be a stopgap until you find the perfect vintage Super Angulon. The Zeiss 28 or 25 ($1200) would be pretty nice alternatives too. Those are wide without being too wide. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/197083-i-want-to-go-wide/?do=findComment&comment=2227209'>More sharing options...
kcnarf Posted January 28, 2013 Share #23 Â Posted January 28, 2013 Check out the CV 21mm. F/1.8, newly issued and receiving good reviews. Read Ron Sheffler's extensive comparison of it with the Leica 21mm. Summilux f/1.4 and Zeiss 25mm. ZM f/2.8 and so forth. I have the Leica 21mm. Elmarit (f/2.8) and am.quite happy with it, but might consider trying out the CV 21mm. F/1.8 ($1,250).l Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted January 28, 2013 Share #24  Posted January 28, 2013 I use an adapted Minolta W.Rokkor-PI 21 mm 1:4.5 on my M3. [...] I'd be terrified to put it on an M9 as the rear element extends almost to the curtains. I used mine on the M9 using a Novoflex adapter, and the lens' rear end clears the shutter curtains just fine. The lens is very sharp—but the vignetting is terribly bad on the CCD sensor so it's unusable on digital for all practical intents and purposes.  Maybe it's going to be better on the new M's MAX sensor which is alleged to have far less problems with vignetting from light coming in at oblique angles. Can hardly wait! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbl Posted January 28, 2013 Share #25  Posted January 28, 2013 Check out the CV 21mm. F/1.8, newly issued and receiving good reviews. Read Ron Sheffler's extensive comparison of it with the Leica 21mm. Summilux f/1.4 and Zeiss 25mm. ZM f/2.8 and so forth. I have the Leica 21mm. Elmarit (f/2.8) and am.quite happy with it, but might consider trying out the CV 21mm. F/1.8 ($1,250).l  The 21/1.8 is a good call, I'd forgotten about that. I do think the speed can be useful under some circumstances. Depending on your budget, the f/4 and the f/1.8 might not be a bad call.  -jbl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted January 29, 2013 Share #26 Â Posted January 29, 2013 Take a look at the Zeiss 18/4.0. Lovely lens where I have no correction issues while using. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macjonny1 Posted January 30, 2013 Share #27 Â Posted January 30, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Take a look at the Zeiss 18/4.0. Lovely lens where I have no correction issues while using. Â Agree and I've owned the Leica counterpart and they are both amazing. Used 18mm are very easy to find and you can use filters without an adapter unlike the Leica 18mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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