Scope of application for M lenses...

[Guest Olof]

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It seems to me that (al least at the M8) the scope of application of each lens is not selected by the frame they cover, than more by the theme you want to shoot.

 

50mm 1.4 a fast lens with a nice bokeeh for medium distances/portraits auf small groups and single persons. But difficult to take a sharp picture in a nearer distance.

 

24mm 2.8 the perfect lens for the nearer distance (< 2m) and panorama pictures.

[LJL]

It seems to me that (al least at the M8) the scope of application of each lens is not selected by the frame they cover, than more by the theme you want to shoot.

 

Jan,

Not quite sure I follow what you are stating (asking?) here. The M8 is really no differrent than any other camera with respect to selecting the proper lens for what you plan to shoot. Some folks love shooting panoramas with a short telephoto and stitching together many images, while other prefer to do portaits with a wide angle lens in close and very personal.

 

Not arguing with you, nor taking your comments lightly, but trying more to understand what you are driving at, as I sense that you have some particular idea in mind

 

LJ

[Guest Olof]

Jan,

Not quite sure I follow what you are stating (asking?) here. The M8 is really no differrent than any other camera with respect to selecting the proper lens for what you plan to shoot. Some folks love shooting panoramas with a short telephoto and stitching together many images, while other prefer to do portaits with a wide angle lens in close and very personal.

 

Not arguing with you, nor taking your comments lightly, but trying more to understand what you are driving at, as I sense that you have some particular idea in mind

 

LJ

 

 

I think that the results are better at a M8 if you consider for example, that it is very difficult to become a sharp picture with a 50mm 1.4 at a narrow distance. These lens works better at a medium distance at the M8. If people wouldnt try to make everything with on lens (expecially with a great apperture), they would have more fun with their M8. I think that there must be a rethinking about working with the M-System if you are talking about the M8. I saw that many users say "oh i loved these or that lens, i also will use it at the M8.." but at the M8 these lens isnt the same as it was before. Your 50mm becomes a 70mm and with a 75mm 1.4 you get focusing problems. You can clearky see it with the 35mm range, which make a lot of problems at the M8 (there could be a reason that Leica constructed the new 28mm 2.8)

[carstenw]

Jan, bekommen=to get, werden=to become. Not the same thing.

 

I agree with what you say, but then this is something that I believe most of us are very aware of. Are you posting this for someone in particular, or is it just some thoughts you had?

[Guest Olof]

Jan, bekommen=to get, werden=to become. Not the same thing.

 

I agree with what you say, but then this is something that I believe most of us are very aware of. Are you posting this for someone in particular, or is it just some thoughts you had?

 

 

Just some thoughts i had...

[LJL]

Just some thoughts i had...

 

Jan,

Your thoughts are exactly what folks do need to think about when using a lens on a camera body that does have a smaller sensor than full frame or film. The 50/1.4 starts to take on some of the characteristics in performance of an equivalent 66-67mm lens, but that should not create any unforeseen problems, per se. Folks that have been shooting digital on what are called "cropped sensor" cameras, and that is most of them except the Canon 1Ds, 1DsMkII, and 5D, and the Kodak 14n/c models, have had to "adjust" their shooting style and lens selection to some degree. The M8 is really no different in that respect. There may be some additional issues about focus accuracy and very shallow DOF that require more careful shooting, especially wide open, but beyond that, things are pretty much the same. The 28/2 and 28/2.8 are very popular on the M8, not only because their greater inherent DOF helps capture more in-focus shots, but because the 37mm equivalent view seems more "natural" on the M8. Personally, I like things a bit wider and also a bit narrower myself, so a 24/25, 35 and 50 focal length suit my shooting style more comfortably. That being said, I still find myself reaching for whatever lens is going to help capture the scene the way I think I am seeing it, and that may be more to your point about shifting our lens selection for use from what we normally are used to. Just some additional thoughts.

 

LJ