pedaes Posted August 26, 2020 Share #101 Posted August 26, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 8 hours ago, Schittra said: Did you use EVF? Whenever I can I use the 24mm optical finder.I have a Leica one, but some prefer Zeiss finders. You get a brilliant clear optical view with space around the framelines . The Elmar-M is a brilliant and very sharp lens at maximum aperture, so unless you shoot at 1.4 there is no need to get a Summilux.http://photo.imx.nl//leica/styled-6/ 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SiggiGun Posted August 28, 2020 Share #102 Posted August 28, 2020 Am 26.8.2020 um 03:22 schrieb Schittra: Did you use EVF? Sometimes, only if I 'am shutting architecture 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeSolid Posted September 3, 2020 Share #103 Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) On 8/25/2020 at 8:18 PM, Schittra said: I came to read this post again. It's interesting that you like the 24/1.4. I bought it in June but rarely use it. Maybe it's difficult for composing. Did you use EVF or mounting it on SL? Thanks. Hi, I never use the EVF. Sometimes for work I use the Optical VF. I can calculate without it fairly well most of the time. I use the 24mm a lot, and the 35FLE too lately. I understand not many like it and they rather invest in the 21mm. But for me is too wide. For street/journalism/documentary/landscapes you have a master lens. For architectural stuff ill rather go wider than 24mm If your looking for Bokeh this isn’t for you but for a 24 is very very gentle with the out of focus area. Give it a chance. Good luck. 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! Edited September 3, 2020 by SmokeSolid 11 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4039136'>More sharing options...
hiphopopotamus Posted September 14, 2020 Share #104 Posted September 14, 2020 I can't speak for 24mm on full frame, but on the M8 I find it an amazing general landscape focal length. Here is a shot from yesterday with the Elmarit (shot in b&w jpeg straight out of camera, and then just a simple purple-ish filter & slight crop applied from Photoshop express on the phone): 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! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4045611'>More sharing options...
rmcnelly Posted March 17, 2022 Share #105 Posted March 17, 2022 On 4/27/2020 at 11:03 AM, Bo-Sixten said: I have this big conundrum now - I've come across a 24mm Summilux in very fine condition at half new price. I've borrowed it - and man I love this lens. I was never a big fan of 24 with my dslrs, but this 24mm with my M10M is simply wonderful. My 28 lx is super sharp and flat field (almost). This 24 is also almost as sharp, a little softer wide open and with a strong curved field. Actually I love this curved field in this lens. If you use 50 Noctilux F1 or 50 lux pre Asph, you know what I'm talking about. It makes your objects stand out more from the background. But is it too close to my 28lx in focal length? Maybe not. It has a distinct wide angel field view, the 28 is closer to a 35 imo. What do you think. Should I go for it? My buddy Baron from this mornings dog walk. M10M, 24mm Summilux at 1.4. ISO 160. 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 photo has me lusting for the 24 Lux! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcnelly Posted March 23, 2022 Share #106 Posted March 23, 2022 M10 w/Summilux 24mm/1.4 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! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4406095'>More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted March 23, 2022 Share #107 Posted March 23, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) When I was using DSLRs, 24mm seemed to be an unloved focal length. I almost never used my 14-24mm, 24-70mm, or 24-105mm zoom lenses at 24mm. When I added the Leica M system, I seemed well-equipped, with a Zeiss 21mm ZM, and Leica 28mm Elmarit Version III and Summaron lenses. After seeing a number of images posted on-line, and Alan Schaller’s videos, however, I recently decided to add a Zeiss 25mm f/2 ZM lens, and then a Leica Elmar-M 24mm ASPH, both pre-owned, and plan to try them on my M10 and M Type 246 cameras. If either of them do not appeal, I should be able to sell/trade, without losing much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted March 23, 2022 Share #108 Posted March 23, 2022 1 hour ago, RexGig0 said: When I was using DSLRs, 24mm seemed to be an unloved focal length. I almost never used my 14-24mm, 24-70mm, or 24-105mm zoom lenses at 24mm. When I added the Leica M system, I seemed well-equipped, with a Zeiss 21mm ZM, and Leica 28mm Elmarit Version III and Summaron lenses. After seeing a number of images posted on-line, and Alan Schaller’s videos, however, I recently decided to add a Zeiss 25mm f/2 ZM lens, and then a Leica Elmar-M 24mm ASPH, both pre-owned, and plan to try them on my M10 and M Type 246 cameras. If either of them do not appeal, I should be able to sell/trade, without losing much. Notably, I did not use 50mm, much, on DSLRs, either, but I started Leica M shooting with a Summilux-M 50mm ASPH, the lens that lured me into adding the Leica system. So, my lack of using 24mm, with DSLRs, may be more due to my zoom lenses being not at their best, at 24mm. A good 24mm, such as the Elmar-M ASPH, may well remedy my lack of enthusiasm for shooting at 24mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein K S Posted March 24, 2022 Share #109 Posted March 24, 2022 19 hours ago, RexGig0 said: When I was using DSLRs, 24mm seemed to be an unloved focal length. I almost never used my 14-24mm, 24-70mm, or 24-105mm zoom lenses at 24mm. When I added the Leica M system, I seemed well-equipped, with a Zeiss 21mm ZM, and Leica 28mm Elmarit Version III and Summaron lenses. After seeing a number of images posted on-line, and Alan Schaller’s videos, however, I recently decided to add a Zeiss 25mm f/2 ZM lens, and then a Leica Elmar-M 24mm ASPH, both pre-owned, and plan to try them on my M10 and M Type 246 cameras. If either of them do not appeal, I should be able to sell/trade, without losing much. I assume your comments are based on your dslrs are all full frame? 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted March 26, 2022 Share #110 Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 11:38 AM, Stein K S said: I assume your comments are based on your dslrs are all full frame? 😉 Actually, in the case of the 24-105mm zoom, I have used it exclusively on APS-C, though I had/have 5D-series cameras upon which I could have used it, had I wanted to shoot 24mm images, with a Canon body. I have kept using my APS-C Canon 7D Mark II cameras, especially for macro/close-range. The 14-24mm and 24-70mm lens have only been used on Nikon FX frame cameras. (My wife is a dedicated Nikon shooter, and our f/2.8 “pro” zoom lenses are Nikon-mount. I became a dual-system DSLR shooter.) In the “Too Long, Don’t Read” category: My EF 24-105L was acquired for its very low distortion at 28mm, the “normal” focal length for APS-C, as well as its reproduction ratio at the long end, and its close-focus capability, in case it had to substitute for macro duty, in case my 100mm macro lens failed. My pair of the original 7D, and then my pair of the 7D Mark II, were the cameras that I used for the majority of my evidentiary/forensic/crime scene images. One normally shoots non-macro crime scene images at “normal” focal lengths, so that the images show things as the human eyes perceive them. I was not allowed to post-process the images that I shot while on duty, and the original 7D could not correct barrel distortion in-camera, so, I needed a lens with as little barrel distortion as possible, at 28mm. I used Canon gear for this task, because Canon made the best, weather-sealed 100mm macro lens, when I started purchasing/assembling my kit, in 2010, plus, only Canon made a TTL macro ring light flash. By 2012, Canon Speedlites surpassed Nikon Speedlights. I worked for the police department, where the norm was Canon photography equipment, though I was free to choose. My wife worked for the Medical Examiner’s Office, where she was required to use Nikon equipment. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted March 26, 2022 Share #111 Posted March 26, 2022 My newly-acquired, pre-loved Elmar-M 24mm ASPH made a most wonderful first impression, this morning. The “test target” was a pair of chain-link gates, in front of a wooded piece of real estate, with thick undergrowth, back-lit by a rising sun filtering through the vegetation. I wish that I had brought an Elmarit-M 28mm, Third Version, for a comparative reference, because I would expect the older Elmarit to flare, in a distinctive way. Tentatively, it looks like the Elmarit will be useful when I want the flare, and/or the vignette, and that the Elmar-M ASPH will be useful when I want everything to be well-corrected. So, I see no redundancy. If I could justify the expense of adding a 24mm or 28mm Summilux, I reckon that I would, then, have an extreme-low-light King of the Night, to complete the “set.” 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaS2 Posted June 18, 2022 Share #112 Posted June 18, 2022 I have a 21, two 28s and a 24 Elmar. The Elmar is my favorite. It also is perfect for my construction project. I bought it used from David Farkas who praises the 24 Elmar highly. 24mm is regularly used on a DSLR Zoom, but for the M system, the 24 made the most sense when it was on a M8, effective focal length was displayed in the OVF. However, I use it without a EVF on an M10M even though I have a EFV. Going to the edge of the RF window works well enough and can be confirmed with LV or play. Jack 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! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4456257'>More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 20, 2022 Share #113 Posted June 20, 2022 18*24*35*75 ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
overexposed Posted June 22, 2022 Share #114 Posted June 22, 2022 On 3/16/2020 at 8:09 AM, lct said: Most people prefer 21 and/or 28 i suspect. Only reason why i bought mine was 24mm framelines of the M8.2 but they've been discontinued in FF cameras. i would agree on that, 24 never really worked for me, recently got the 21lux and love it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graphlex Posted June 22, 2022 Share #115 Posted June 22, 2022 I was a big fan of the 24 Elmarit. Still, I suppose. there must not be much of a market for this focal length, or else’ CV would have updated its 25mm. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaS2 Posted June 26, 2022 Share #116 Posted June 26, 2022 same 24 Elmar on an M11. silverEFx conversion. 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! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4460249'>More sharing options...
audiophileguy Posted July 3, 2022 Share #117 Posted July 3, 2022 My Elmarit 24 2.8 ASPH is permanently mounted on my M8 body, where it needs no external finder and works exceptionally well---although obviously not working as a full-frame combination. I never us my 24mm lens on my M10R body, which usually has one of my 35 mm or 50mm lenses. The thing about the M8 that I still love is that it seems almost better in B&W compared to my subsequent M9, M240, and current M10R. Combined with the Elmarit 24 2.8 ASPH, it is a great camera for street photography, esp. B&W. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR33 Posted July 5, 2022 Share #118 Posted July 5, 2022 I have used my 24 Summilux extensively, especially when travelling. 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! 11 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4465898'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted July 5, 2022 Share #119 Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) Timing on the last frame was well observed! Still pondering 24 lux vs 28 Lux... Had the Elmar then later got the Elmarit (in chrome before they got expensive) but ultimately sold both . Ended-up as a SEM 21-multi 28-multi 50 shooter...but still hanker maybe for a 24 for that simpler 24/50 combo instead. Often 21 really gets too wide unless indoors. Edited July 5, 2022 by NigelG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erato Posted July 6, 2022 Share #120 Posted July 6, 2022 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! Elmarit-M 1:2,8/24 ASPH., M10M 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Elmarit-M 1:2,8/24 ASPH., M10M ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/307484-24mm-the-lost-lenses-of-leica-m/?do=findComment&comment=4465995'>More sharing options...
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