FeralCoton Posted October 28, 2016 Share #1 Â Posted October 28, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I guess I could rent a 28 and find out, but what are forums for? I love my 50 lux (though I miss the lighter weight of the 50 cron I sold) and shoot it a lot on my 240mp. The 35 summicron I have is a great lens. I'm not sure the 28 would be worth it though I'm traveling in southern France next month and thinking of more landscape photography. Thoughts? A reasonable idea or just an extra 300g of weight? Â Â Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Photon42 Posted October 28, 2016 Share #2 Â Posted October 28, 2016 I guess I could rent a 28 and find out, but what are forums for? I love my 50 lux (though I miss the lighter weight of the 50 cron I sold) and shoot it a lot on my 240mp. The 35 summicron I have is a great lens. I'm not sure the 28 would be worth it though I'm traveling in southern France next month and thinking of more landscape photography. Thoughts? A reasonable idea or just an extra 300g of weight? Â Â Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk You already found out how to get to the bottom of it Just my two Rappen (due to deteriorating exchange rates against cents and the like) on it: your favors and habits may change. I also have and use 28, 35 and 50 (and other focal lengths). I loved the 28 in cities, actually. When I was in Nice last year, it was 85% the 28 (of the Q) and the 50, 15% the 90. So - maybe you want to add a camera and just take the Q? I like to use the 35 in a two lens set up at times, paired with a tele mostly. Not so much with a 50. Â Cheers Ivo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 28, 2016 Share #3  Posted October 28, 2016 You don't need 28/2 in good light. From f/4 to f/11 i can hardly see significant differences between my 28/2 and 28/2.8 asph copies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted October 28, 2016 Share #4 Â Posted October 28, 2016 If you've got the itch and you've got the scratch, why not give it a shot for your trip. If you find that it doesn't suit you...sell it..you'll probably come out even if it is a used lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted October 28, 2016 Share #5 Â Posted October 28, 2016 Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted October 31, 2016 Share #6 Â Posted October 31, 2016 Actually the difference in FOV between 28 and 35 feels the same as the difference between 35 and 50mm So, yes it makes sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carduelis Posted October 31, 2016 Share #7  Posted October 31, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) It might be worth thinking about the 24 mm f3.8 Elmar lens. This would certainly complement your 35 mm and 50 mm lenses.  The extra width would be useful for landscape photography; if you are interested in  photographing buildings it would provide extra 'wiggle room' for carrying out perspective adjustments in post-processing.  I used to use this combination along with my 90 mm Summarit for travel.  However, after buying a used 28 mm ASPH Elmarit whose small size/low weight and excellent performance, I really admire, I have now shifted to a 21, 28, 35, 50 and 90 mm full lens complement for my travels.  I always go hiking with a 28, 50 and 90 mm lens combination which I sometimes use when travelling on shortish mini breaks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeralCoton Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share #8 Â Posted November 1, 2016 It might be worth thinking about the 24 mm f3.8 Elmar lens. This would certainly complement your 35 mm and 50 mm lenses. The extra width would be useful for landscape photography; if you are interested in photographing buildings it would provide extra 'wiggle room' for carrying out perspective adjustments in post-processing. Â I used to use this combination along with my 90 mm Summarit for travel. However, after buying a used 28 mm ASPH Elmarit whose small size/low weight and excellent performance, I really admire, I have now shifted to a 21, 28, 35, 50 and 90 mm full lens complement for my travels. I always go hiking with a 28, 50 and 90 mm lens combination which I sometimes use when travelling on shortish mini breaks. About the time you wrote this, I followed my LA Leica store's suggestion and ordered the 24mm Elmar. His logic basically verbatim with yours and, despite the slower aperture, I think is the best choice. (I couldn't see myself toting a 24mm 1.4 or paying for one, though it is gorgeous) Thanks! Â Â Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yymca6 Posted November 2, 2016 Share #9 Â Posted November 2, 2016 Even though you already ordered the 24, on my last 2 weeks stay in Menton (near Nice), I brought my Cron 28 and my 21 Super-Elmar and I used the 28 on most pictures (roughly 90%). On my next stay in 2017, I'll bring the 28 along with a Voitglander CV 21 and a 12mm (both Voigtlander being very small). It's always a matter of your mostly used lenses but in small quaint towns (e.g. Menton and Villefranche) or in Nice's Old town, streets are son narrow that a 50mm is too much IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted November 5, 2016 Share #10  Posted November 5, 2016 Even though you already ordered the 24, on my last 2 weeks stay in Menton (near Nice), I brought my Cron 28 and my 21 Super-Elmar and I used the 28 on most pictures (roughly 90%). On my next stay in 2017, I'll bring the 28 along with a Voitglander CV 21 and a 12mm (both Voigtlander being very small). It's always a matter of your mostly used lenses but in small quaint towns (e.g. Menton and Villefranche) or in Nice's Old town, streets are son narrow that a 50mm is too much IMHO.   Can't agree more on the 28 and French Riviera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted November 5, 2016 Share #11 Â Posted November 5, 2016 I love 35mm but wouldn't be without my 28mm, in close company it's much easier to get wide enough for dinner table shots etc, it's the perfect lens for car photographs, it's notably wider in comparison than it sounds and all 28 Leica lenses are great IMO! Â It's a more intimate 35 in the same way the 50 is a more distant less intimate 50. I also really like the 28mm perspective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted November 5, 2016 Share #12 Â Posted November 5, 2016 I use both 35 & 28, since getting the 28 it lives on my Safari Edition..I carry my XV as a back up..L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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