35 or 28 which one to go for??

[leica1215]

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I always want it to have wide angle lens, especially when travel. 35 or 28 which one should I go for it?

 

I don't want to add view finder on top on the M, so the choices left is 35 or 28? what you guys think ?

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[RobertJRB]

I have both 28 and 35 crons and find them to be quite different in use.

The 35 is very easy to use and feels very natural. Even more so than my 50 cron.

The 28 feels much more like a wide angle and is harder to use. It is more of a challange to get a good composition with the 28.

Therefore I use my 28 more when im out to photograph. Together with my 50.

When I want an easy job I take the 35 and leave the others at home.

 

So, you need both

 

It also depands about what lens you have. I find the 28 fitting nicely together with a 50. 35 is nice with a 75.

[skinnfell]

As always, this depends on what you already have. Also, since you say you do not want an external finder, it matters if you wear glasses or not.

If you do, then I would suggest you are going to have a hard time with 28mm, seeing the frames. If not, it is more of a toss-up, but as others have said, 35 is a far more easier wide to work with, especially if this is your first wide angle.

 

That said, I have both 35/2 and 28/2, and find too different to choose one over the other.

[leica1215]

[quote name=skinnfell;251166 it matters if you wear glasses or not.

If you do' date=' then I would suggest you are going to have a hard time with 28mm, seeing the frames.[/quote]

 

 

thanks , this is a good point i do wear glasses , should i consider the 24 or 21 instead of 28, i prefer not to add view finder but i wear glasses.

[lct]

If you wear glasses you will have to use an EVF (M240) or an accessory OVF (all Ms) with 21 and 24mm lenses unless you can guestimate those fields of view. 28mm depends on your sight.

[leica1215]

Thanks, lets say to add View finder, you guys will be cosindering 24 or 21?

 

sine I wear glasees and will have hard time to view the frame on 28.

[Jeff S]

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Your profile lists an M6 with 35 and 50 lenses. Apart from the confusion on 35 ownership, you should have a frame preview lever on the M6 to determine whether the 28 lines are comfortable with glasses. And even if you didn't own anything yet, a simple trip to the dealer will allow you to experiment. Only your style and preferences matter, including your subject matter.

 

Jeff

[leica1215]

i have not use m6 long ago, now with m240 , i have the 35 but is not compatible with digital form, i convert the 50 but not the 35.

 

i knew leica make both 24 , and 21 just like to have opinion on which one you guys prefer?

[Jeff S]

i knew leica make both 24 , and 21 just like to have opinion on which one you guys prefer?

 

Neither.

 

Jeff

[wda]

Thanks, lets say to add View finder, you guys will be cosindering 24 or 21?

 

sine I wear glasees and will have hard time to view the frame on 28.

Or you could buy a 28mm OVF! When paired with a 50mm lens, you are introducing a big gap by going even wider. I have 21 and 28 but more frequently pair the 28 with the 50. On fine weather days I use my old TriElmar 28-35-50/f4. It is a super solution for travel in sunny climes. Although no longer made, they are much sought after but worth the effort if it would suit your style of photography.

[LocalHero1953]

I have the 35mm Summilux and the 28mm Elmarit. As others have said, they serve different purposes, so I don't see the choice as a matter of preference, but rather what photos you want to take and which lens will best suit that purpose.

In my case, the Elmarit (ASPH) is tiny, and (as with other wide angles) gives great perspectives in urban areas and interiors - if I'm walking round a town with just the camera on a strap, or taking family snaps, that is the lens that lives on my camera. If I'm taking portraits, environmental portraits in particular, then I take the 35mm to support a 75mm or 90mm.

But it comes down to tools for the job - decide what sort of photos you want to take and pick the lens that best helps you do that.

[algrove]

Your question really depends on what you shoot and also what you already own. I 35 lens is the same on the M6 or M.

 

I wear glasses and find it difficult to see the entire 28 frame lines in the RF. But over time I have learned to approximate the framing-sometimes better than others.

 

Frankly the EVF on the M allows ANY lens to be used. For example, I LOVE using the R 15/2.8 on this camera. As a matter of fact, I like how every R lens renders on the M and I have too many R lenses.

[MarkP]

If you mainly shoot 50 and want to go wider, then a 28/50 is a very nice combination to use without having to use an EVF. It is my preferred two lens combination, light, portable, versatile, and very easy to use. Both current 28mm Leica lenses are fantastic although my preference is the Summicron.

 

I primarily use a fast 35mm as an easy-to-use solo lens - light single lens travel, family get togethers. For my more considered photography in the 28-50m focal range I find 35 either frustratingly narrow or frustratingly wide.

 

If you want a wider lens to pair with a 50 for travel then a 28 is perfect.

 

As mentioned, the 4.0/28-35-50 MATE ASPH is also a fantastic all-in-one lens (I use it least at the 35mm FL). Very versatile for travel or just easy use. It's main limitations though, which one learns to work with, are it's maximum aperture of only 4.0 (take a 2nd fast lens - 35 or 50), barrel distortion at 28mm (which is almost non existent on the fixed FL 28's, and of course the price (especially for the E49).

 

Having said all that, 50 also pairs very nicely with 24/25 and 21mm although one really does need an external VF. However I just leave a WA OVF on the camera if I'm regularly changing over to one of these. Although one has to focus through the camera's OVF I love framing through the accessory WA OVFs.

 

24 mm is about as wide as one can go without too much worry about the compositional and linear perspective challenges of wide-agle lenses.

 

My usual three lens set is 21, 28, and 50.

 

Perhaps you shuld see if you can borrow some lenses in these FLs and just see what suits you best.. However, in the true tradition of a suffernig Leica owner you will inevitably get GAS, and therefore be burdened with all of these lenses .