rdnhhs Posted March 16, 2015 Share #1 Posted March 16, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I'm new to this forum. I'm using Leica M8 + CV 28/2. I just want to know most people said that 28mm lens is equal to 35mm framelines due to the 1.33 crop factor. Is it true? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lenshacker Posted March 16, 2015 Share #2 Posted March 16, 2015 The 28mm framelines on the M8 have "about" the same FOV as the 35mm frameline on a full-frame camera. So if you are used to a Film camera, or a full-frame digital: the 28mm focal length on the M8 gives about the same FOV as a 35mm focal length lens on the Full-frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdnhhs Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted March 17, 2015 Okay. What about 25mm lens? Does it gives 35mm framelines too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 17, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 17, 2015 To repeat for understanding, each lens brings up the frame lines on the M8 for the respective focal length, 28 lens/ 28 frame lines; 35 lens/ 35 frame lines, etc. The difference is that with a 28 lens, the 28 frame lines will show approximately a 37mm field of view (28 x 1.33). You don't need to compensate….the frame lines already do. So, your frame line FOV with a 28 lens will automatically be cropped to a little less than you'd get with a 35 lens on a 'full frame' camera (like the M9 or M240). You're basically using the central 'sweet spot' of each lens. More info in this FAQ. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jip Posted March 17, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 17, 2015 There are no framelines for 25mm on a Leica M of any kind. It probably pulls up the 28 framelines, but on the M8 you would rather have it pull up the 24 framelines, you can have this adjusted... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 17, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 17, 2015 Okay. What about 25mm lens? Does it gives 35mm framelines too? "Yes" ... in the sense that if a certain lens brings up the 35 frame, 24 is always together with.... M8 VF is made like this... 6 focals in couples : 24-35 28-90 50-75. If you are interested in a 25, the Voigtlander 25/4 in M mount activates the correct frame on M8 see here : https://www.cameraquest.com/voigtlen.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdnhhs Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted March 22, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks for the info guys. Appreciated. I'm planning to get 25mm CZ ZM Biogon F/2.8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazwell Posted March 30, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2015 My 25mm ZM Biogon brings up the 24mm framelines on the M8 and it came that way from the factory, so it should work fine without any adjustments on your camera. It is a fantastic lens on the M8--super sharp, zero flare, and those intense Zeiss colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie.lcf Posted March 31, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 31, 2015 The current 25mm lenses by Zeiss will bring up the 24mm frameline. If you get a vintage lens, you can either have the mount changed by Zeiss or purchsse the Milich adapter which provides 6-Bit as well (but is rather costly). Milich meanwhile has a website: milich.com. We used to have to contact him via some forum. I think the complaint about the Zeiss 25 bringing up the 28mm frameline is pretty old and based on Seans's (Sean Reid) first analysis and review (?) The current Zeiss lenses also have a mount that allows more permanent 6-Bit coding. That too has been changed a couple of years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenasc Posted April 18, 2015 Share #10 Posted April 18, 2015 Dear Neuer, I have been a Leica shooter for many years. And for all of that time the 35mm has been my standard lens. When I bought my M8 (now M8.2) I also purchased a 28mm thinking that I wanted to same Field of View. What I found after quite a bit of shooting was that I didn't like the perspective of the 28mm. The perspective of the 35mm was much more important to me then the FOV. I went back to shooting with my 35mm on the M8.2 and was again happy with the perspective of the lens even though the FOV was less then I was used to. I'm now even happier because I'm now shooting with a M240 and back to full frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 20, 2015 Share #11 Posted April 20, 2015 Ummm.. The perspective is determined solely by the distance between camera and subject, not by the focal length. If you have the same field of view for your 28 on the M8 and a 35 on the M9 you will have the same distance to the subject, thus the same perspective. But if you are happy with your choice of lens, who cares? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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