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Hello! I am pondering on a project with Lumix S1R or S5, with

* 21mm or wider focal length, with

* good corner sharpness (stoppe down a little), and with

* a lens that is not particularly prone to flare.

For this project, expensive lenses like SL16-35 are out of question. 

The lens could be fully manual. I have the Voigtlander 15mm Super-Heliar III. This lens is fine on M and SL, but it shows some edge/corner smearing on S1R/S5. Any suggestions?

Is Sigma 20-60mm (@20mm) an alternative? 

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2 hours ago, helged said:

Hello! I am pondering on a project with Lumix S1R or S5, with

* 21mm or wider focal length, with

* good corner sharpness (stoppe down a little), and with

* a lens that is not particularly prone to flare.

For this project, expensive lenses like SL16-35 are out of question. 

The lens could be fully manual. I have the Voigtlander 15mm Super-Heliar III. This lens is fine on M and SL, but it shows some edge/corner smearing on S1R/S5. Any suggestions?

Is Sigma 20-60mm (@20mm) an alternative? 

The 20-60 is a very good alternative. I also have a Konica Hexanon Dual 21-35 that I haven’t had a chance to try on a Lumix S1R yet but will shortly.

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You may want to look at the Laowa wides. They have two 15mm L-Mount lenses, and a 10-18mm zoom.

I have the 15/2.0, and it's very good. The major issue is that it focuses the wrong way (Nikon direction, not Leica direction), which I find extremely annoying. I mostly use it in "super 35" crop mode for video, but it holds-up in the corners in full-frame mode.

The Panasonic 16-35 is also supposed to be excellent. A little more expensive, but I'm sure there are deals to be found.

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19 hours ago, jdlaing said:

The 20-60 is a very good alternative. I also have a Konica Hexanon Dual 21-35 that I haven’t had a chance to try on a Lumix S1R yet but will shortly.

 

5 hours ago, BernardC said:

You may want to look at the Laowa wides. They have two 15mm L-Mount lenses, and a 10-18mm zoom.

I have the 15/2.0, and it's very good. The major issue is that it focuses the wrong way (Nikon direction, not Leica direction), which I find extremely annoying. I mostly use it in "super 35" crop mode for video, but it holds-up in the corners in full-frame mode.

The Panasonic 16-35 is also supposed to be excellent. A little more expensive, but I'm sure there are deals to be found.

Thanks! I did test the 21 Super-Elmar-M on the S5 (with the Leica adapter) today; the edges were a little soft up to and including f5.6, but had a fine sharpness at f8 and f11 (with diffraction kicking in at about f13). 

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On 3/15/2021 at 9:18 PM, helged said:

 

Thanks! I did test the 21 Super-Elmar-M on the S5 (with the Leica adapter) today; the edges were a little soft up to and including f5.6, but had a fine sharpness at f8 and f11 (with diffraction kicking in at about f13). 

Helge have you tried the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8?  It's very good.

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1 minute ago, michali said:

Helge have you tried the Sigma 14-24mm f2.8?  It's very good.

Thanks - it's on my to-consider-list... I even think a little about substituting the SL16-35 with the Sigma 14-24. Not that I don't like the SL16-35 (it's brilliant!), but it will 'free' some money, for instance for one of the wide SL Crons coming in 2021/22.

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LUMIX S1R & Konica Hexanon Dual 21-35mm @21mm.

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21 hours ago, Ivar B said:

What about the Pana 16-35? An excellent lens which should meet your requirements very well.

Hei @Ivar B! Yes, this is another lens to consider... Many options out there (which is good, but also somewhat 'complicated'). 

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