Does anybody use the 24, 35 and 50mm lens at his M8 ?

[Guest Olof]

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i am just wondering if a 35mm ist usefull, if i already own a 24mm and 50mm lens ? So my question is do you use also a 35mm lens together with the 24mm and 50mm ?

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[stunsworth]

Yup, although I usually go out with 24/35/75, I've been using a 50 (Summicron/Nocti) while my 75 has been with Leica for coding. I've never gone along with the idea that 35 and 50 are too close together. They look totally different to these eyes.

[delander †]

I use 28, 35 and 50. I find them all useful. If I am going out with only 1 lens then 28 or 35 is a more difficult decision, probably go for the 35 more than the 28.

 

Jeff

[dpattinson]

I have those three lenses, and generally I find that there is enough difference between them that I can get use out of all three on the M8.

I use the 24 as my 'street' lens, the 35 where I would have used a 50, and the 50 as a portrait/across-the-street lens.

I have also used the 28mm on my tri-elmar a little, and actually I think a 28/2 would probably be more generally useful for me than the 35/2 that I have. On my film cameras I generally liked the 35mm focal length, which the 28 becomes much closer to than the 24 on the M8.

So if I were you, I'd try out both the 35 and 28 and see which one you prefer for the kind of shooting that you do.

[wstotler]

I've never gone along with the idea that 35 and 50 are too close together. They look totally different to these eyes.

 

Ditto. To me, anyway, there is a very discernable difference between the 35 and 50. During shooting and in post.

 

I use the 24 as my 'street' lens, the 35 where I would have used a 50, and the 50 as a portrait/across-the-street lens.

 

Again, Ditto. Except I'm using a CV 15mm for really wide "opportunities."

 

Good luck in your selections.

[Ariston]

i am just wondering if a 35mm ist usefull, if i already own a 24mm and 50mm lens ? So my question is do you use also a 35mm lens together with the 24mm and 50mm ?

 

I have four lenses in total, the 24,28,35 and 50. Some might find this selection a little close together. I do tend to find the 28 and 24 quite similar, and usually plump for the 28. Otherwise, I find the 28,35 and 50 all significantly different and useful. However the 28 and 35 are by far the most used and I wouldn't be without either.

[erl]

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I'm afraid I'm not a numbers man. I often forget what the (numerical) focal length of my lenses are. I alway see them as the one that looks/sees the way they do on which ever camera I mount them. Consequently, my M7 might wear the 50mm for a particular subject relationship, whereas the M8 would wear the 35mm to achieve a similar image. It's not a number thing for me, it's a "seeing thing."

 

Whoops! To answer the question; yes, I use all the listed lenses and more.

[rsh]

I do not own the 28 Summicron, but everyone on this forum who owns one, raves about it, so maybe a good starting kit would by a 28 and a 75. Whether Summicron, Summilux or Elmarit or the soon to be released Summarit lineup should be dictated by your budget. All are fine lenses.

 

My pesonal M Lens lineup is overdone and overloaded by my own admission. 24 Elmarit Asph, 35 Summicron Asph, 50 Summilux Asph, 50 Noctilux, 75 Summicron Asph, 90 Summicron Asph, 90 Elmarit, 135 ApoTelyt and the 28,35,50 Tri Elmar.

 

When I picked up the 90 Summicron, I thought of selling the 90 Elmarit, but, I just do not sell equipment any more.

[chris_tribble]

For me, the 28 Summicron is the default lens. For longer it's a tough call. I actually find that I use the 28 + a 135 Apo-Telyt as my main 2 lens setup for trekking / street. If I know I'll be working inside a lot, I tend to use the 28 + 75 Summilux.

 

On the M7 the 35 Summicron was on the body all the time. Now I rarely use it. Pity, because it's so compact, and such a sweet lens. I suppose that if I was ONLY allowed one lens on the M8, it would be a tough call between the 28 and the 35. I think the 28 would win.

[Iron Flatline]

I use 28, 35 and 50. I find them all useful. If I am going out with only 1 lens then 28 or 35 is a more difficult decision, probably go for the 35 more than the 28.

Ditto.

[luigi bertolotti]

That's quite simple, to me : having not a 35 is like to have not the ethernal 50 on film... do you feel comfortable with the 50 on M8 ? I thought so for some time, than concluded that it's really what math says: in italian they use the term "neither meat nor fish"....

 

and 24 is, I think, surely well differentiated from 35 : I haven't it, but have 28 and, maybe strangerly, haven't yet felt comfortable to use it as "standard" (strangerly, for I often took 35 + 90 as "light duo" with M4... I wait for the Summarit 75 to try seriously the 28 + 75 combo).

[wparsonsgisnet]

Olof, I use those same 3 lenses, carrying them all the time (with a CV15 at this time, as well). I also carry a 75 with me if I'm carrying everything.

[wag]

A classic question and I believe I've discovered a personal solution.

I just received the Elmarit 28, 2.8, for which I waited 4 months, Great lens.

My 30% lens, a WATE, is due any day, according to Leica.

I also have a Nocti and a 75 1.4 lux both of which I bought on EBAY a couple of years ago. Until recently, I was planning to trade the 28 for a 35 lux or cron since the Wate seemed too close to the 28. However Sean Reids piece on 35's convinced me to get a Voightlander 35mm 1.7 Ultron for much less money and keep the 28.

Does this make sense?

Thanks for indulging me.

 

Wag

[gmaurizio]

i am just wondering if a 35mm ist usefull, if i already own a 24mm and 50mm lens ? So my question is do you use also a 35mm lens together with the 24mm and 50mm ?

 

Hard to answer if the 50mm max aperture is not know. Assuming you have a cron 2.0, then I would get the 35mm f1.4 asph if money is not a problem.

Assuming a Nocti f1.0, then I would get a CV Ultron 1.7 before they run out of stock, or a 2.5 if all else fails.

If you have a 50 lux 1.4, then I would skip the 35mm (you can almost always give a couple of steps backwards and get the same FOV in relative close distances) and go for the 28mm F2.8 ASPH.

Hope this helps...

[tom0511]

I use 28 and 50 much much more often than 35.

Also when using the TE, I often want either alittle wider (28) or a little more reach/compressed image (50).

However if you use 24 instead of 28 it might be a different story.

[Eoin]

I guess different strokes for different folks, While I don't have the 24, but I do (did) have the 28, 35 and 50 ranges covered, I sold the 35 feeling either the 28 or 50 could take it's place. I can't say I miss it. I often found it not wide or narrow enough depending on the situation.

 

Now my 2 lens setup is 28/75 and 3 lens setup is 28/50/90, I tend not to like UW angle.

[voightL]

Hi Jan,

I started with 35mm & very soon added 24mm & 50mm. When I have only these 3 lenses, l used them all the time.

[michael_b_elmer]

Jan Olof, I would recommend you to get the 1.4/35 asph. It is, no doubt, one of Leica's finest lenses, just like your 2.8/24 asph. The extra opening combined with the sharpness of this lens, makes it one of the most versatile lenses of the M-system, and it can, in fact, be used even for portraits at full opening. The 2.0/28 asph is a close relative of the 1.4/35 but lacks the 1.4 opening, which makes the 1.4/35 asph so versatile.

 

Some 35 Lux'es are sensitive to straylight, but if you get the lens from new, you will have no reason to worry about that.

 

You do not write which 50 mm lens you have. If you have the Summicron, you may probably not be using that lens very much after getting the 1.4/35 asph, but if you have the 1.4/50 asph or even the Nocti, you will still enjoy the 50 mm as a portrait lens, only surpassed by the 1.4/75, which you might later want to get to supplement your 24-35-50 combination.

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[fotografr]

When I go out with one body and two lenses, they are the 24mm and 50mm. When I just carry a body and one lens, it is almost always the 35mm cron ASPH, partly because of its compact size and light weight. Since it is nearly the equivalent of a 50mm with the 1.33 crop factor, it is a very versatile focal length and can handle anything from portraits to landscapes.

[grduprey]

I have and use the 28/2.8 Elmarit Asph, the 35 Summilux pre-asph, and the 50 Summicron. All three are great lenses for the M8. The new 28/2.8 Asph is a real jewell of a lens, super sharp and nice contrast. I also carry a 90 Tele-Elmarit 'Thin' lens, although I would love to have the 90AA. I probably use the 28 and 35 the most, then the 50, and then the 90.

Gene