super7668 Posted September 28, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) If you can only choose one lens, which one you will get, 28mm or 35mm? And which model? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KM-25 Posted September 28, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 28, 2007 If you can only choose one lens, which one you will get, 28mm or 35mm? And which model? 28 F/2.0 Summicron, it is what I use 90% of the time. The only other lens I use on it is the 50 Lux Asph. Here are a few from a magazine piece I am doing all week on immigration issues near a rich ski town: 1. Family life in a trailer park about 20 minutes away from billionaires. 2. A hard worker starts the first of two jobs at a bakery at 4 AM. 3. A Latino man waits for the bus at 6 AM as traffic crawls towards the ski town. 4. A conceptual portrait of an illegal immigrant hiding in the shadows. The 28 Summicron is a must have lens for any documentary shooter wishing to replicate the look of a 35 on the M8. 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! 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/34490-one-lens-for-m8/?do=findComment&comment=364472'>More sharing options...
Guest Olof Posted September 28, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 28, 2007 If you can only choose one lens, which one you will get, 28mm or 35mm? And which model? 35mm Lux (but check it at your M8 if you will have back-/frontfocus problems) before you buy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
super7668 Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks! How about the 28mm Elmarit-M? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_S Posted September 28, 2007 Share #5 Posted September 28, 2007 28 F/2.0 Summicron, it is what I use 90% of the time. The only other lens I use on it is the 50 Lux Asph. Here are a few from a magazine piece I am doing all week on immigration issues near a rich ski town: Great pictures, that really show what you can do with such a lens, encouraging! Thanks for sharing. I bought the 28cron SH some time ago but use it only since a few weeks. Performance was poor due to optical misalignment. Is very good now, Solms did a good job this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 28, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 28, 2007 28 F/2.0 Summicron, it is what I use 90% of the time. The only other lens I use on it is the 50 Lux Asph. Here are a few from a magazine piece I am doing all week on immigration issues near a rich ski town: 1. Family life in a trailer park about 20 minutes away from billionaires. 2. A hard worker starts the first of two jobs at a bakery at 4 AM. 3. A Latino man waits for the bus at 6 AM as traffic crawls towards the ski town. 4. A conceptual portrait of an illegal immigrant hiding in the shadows. The 28 Summicron is a must have lens for any documentary shooter wishing to replicate the look of a 35 on the M8. Leica or not ... You ARE an excellent reporter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 28, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) People are different. With a film M most people were either 35mm or 50mm shooters. With the M8 this has switched to 28mm or 35mm - a generalisation I admit. For one lens I'd prefer a 28mm on an M8, but it's a personal thing with no right or wrong answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexc Posted September 28, 2007 Share #8 Posted September 28, 2007 Olof, I am waiting for my 35 lux 1/4 to arrive. you suggest to pick it up with my M8 and check back-/frontfocus problem. How do you do this. Just try to focus and see the outcome on LCD. Thank you in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mondello Posted September 28, 2007 Share #9 Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks! How about the 28mm Elmarit-M? Without having any Leica glass for my M8 I can only comment generally. The series taken with the 28 Summicron 2.0 is outstanding; just wonderful work IMO. The 28 Elmarit 2.8 is probably a fine choice as well, but it is a stop slower so it depends on what you want to shoot. If you need the speed but can't afford the 'Cron's entry ticket, then take a serious look at the CV 28 Ultron 1.9. I recommend you also spend a few $$ and subscribe to http://www.reidreviews.com where you can see some outstanding tests of RF lenses by Sean Reid. These are image-based comparative field tests by a working photographer rather than test-bench reports filled with graphs and charts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtZ Posted September 28, 2007 Share #10 Posted September 28, 2007 If you can only choose one lens, which one you will get, 28mm or 35mm? And which model? I would try to get a MATE (Tri-Elmar f4/28-35-50). They're discontinued since spring this year but you can get them used ones on the internet and some shops. I got one yesterday never used for 2200 Euros with the lens hood. If I could only afford one Leica lens, this will be my choice. Alternatively, a combination of the CV Nokton 1.2/35mm (819 USD) plus a CV 4.5/15 ASHP (345 USD) plus the Nokton 1.5/50mm (339 USD) + Type II 50/75 Voigtlander Screw Mount to M Adapter for M Cameras (needed for the Nokton 1.5/50) (75 USD) Total: 1578 USD / 1125 Euro. These CV lenses are excellent. It will be another good choice IMHO . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelikan1931 Posted September 28, 2007 Share #11 Posted September 28, 2007 the ulton 28 has been discountinued, i bet a VM mount version will be released soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviskennedy Posted September 28, 2007 Share #12 Posted September 28, 2007 35 summicron asph. No finer lens on the planet. Flatness of entire field is astounding. Not too wide, not too narrow. Good for everything. And fast. And light. And not wildly expensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaa Posted September 28, 2007 Share #13 Posted September 28, 2007 35 summicron asph. No finer lens on the planet. Flatness of entire field is astounding. Not too wide, not too narrow. Good for everything. And fast. And light. And not wildly expensive. And away for coding for almost 5 weeks now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie_O Posted September 28, 2007 Share #14 Posted September 28, 2007 I've fallen in love with my CV Ultron 1.7 35mm lens. Bokeh-licious and easy to handle. And the Milich adapter, coded, works like a charm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustafasoleiman Posted September 28, 2007 Share #15 Posted September 28, 2007 I actually wear my M8 all the time so the smaller 35cron is better for me, even though on the M6 I always used the 35, so the 28 would be the more logical choice. The 28 elmarit is too slow for me, so the summicron is a good compromise of size and luminosity. Also if you are carrying only one lens the 35 is a bit more flexible and allows for more intimate pictures... still the difference between the two is really a few steps back or forth (watch out for the canyon ridge thou) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted September 28, 2007 Share #16 Posted September 28, 2007 Mine would be the 28 cron. First lens to buy and the last to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted September 28, 2007 Share #17 Posted September 28, 2007 With my film Ms, I was always using the 35mm lens as my standard. But for some reason, with the M8, I still seem to gravitate to the 35mm lens, despite the crop factor. Maybe I'm just going through a phase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted September 28, 2007 Share #18 Posted September 28, 2007 I've fallen in love with my CV Ultron 1.7 35mm lens. Bokeh-licious and easy to handle. And the Milich adapter, coded, works like a charm. Yes - its a nice lens. Have you tried the CV 28mm f3.5? - 'small but beautifully formed' as they say... It's very keenly priced, and also produces excellent results. It's my standard lens of choice at the moment (with the CV 28mm 1.9 in reserve for when the light goes...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Flesher Posted September 28, 2007 Share #19 Posted September 28, 2007 Short answer is it doesn't matter --- they're both great choices. Choose one and make images that work with it; change your vision to suit the lens if necessary. Longer answer is regardless of which one you choose, you will always see images the other one would have been better suited for. And this of course explains why so many of us have both --- but the hard fact is we'd be better off sticking to just one of them and moving our feet... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted September 28, 2007 Share #20 Posted September 28, 2007 Yea but I'm lazy . ROTFLMAO I can't say anything i have every focal length . I'm a pig:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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