Jan1985 Posted March 28 Share #1 Â Posted March 28 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can anyone recommend me an affordable wide angle lens for the Leica M? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeicaR10 Posted March 28 Share #2 Â Posted March 28 (edited) Jan1985, Â I would like to offer you some ideas, but maybe you can expand on a few things first. Â What is/are your genre(s) of photography? Â Landscape, street, family events, travel, etc.? Â What wide-angle focal lengths are you thinking about at present? Â Last, what is your price range? Â r/ Mark Edited March 28 by LeicaR10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasG Posted March 28 Share #3 Â Posted March 28 The Elmarit 2.8/28 ASPH, it is one of the cheapest lenses but a top performer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted March 28 Share #4  Posted March 28 Summaron 35mm f3.5 are beautiful lenses.  Older rendering, built extremely well.  Care is needed in purchasing because of variations in models, there’s also a 2.8 that costs more.  There’s many manufacturers of M lenses other than Leica with greater affordability and more modern optics.  1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted March 28 Share #5 Â Posted March 28 How wide? How affordable? For digital, or film? (makes a big difference - wide lenses for Leica Ms have "special needs" when it comes to digital) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogxwhit Posted March 28 Share #6  Posted March 28 (edited) Buy used, for sure. With sensible caution regarding defects, of course! For a 35mm, a ZM Biogon f/2.8 is pretty nifty. Want a wider aperture? Voigtlander VMs can be good but exist in such a bewildering variety that they might be harder to identify & sell on later. Now there are fun Chinese brands of lens in M fit at attractive prices, though their quality control is often a step or two behind ... Edited March 28 by rogxwhit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee S Posted March 28 Share #7  Posted March 28 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Second rogxwhit, if 35mm is wide enough and you are happy to go non-Leica the 35mm C-Biogon is fantastic if you like compact but very sharp lenses. I love mine. Edited March 28 by Lee S Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted March 28 Share #8 Â Posted March 28 Encourage you to read some of the posts on this forum for many of the various 35s. I'm certain you will find in depth answers to fit your needs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 28 Share #9 Â Posted March 28 35mm f2.8 Jupiter-12. Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceVentura1986 Posted March 28 Share #10  Posted March 28 Voigtlander’s 15mm Heliar. I have version 1 and find that it’s excellent. Two things, tho. First, it’s not rangefinder-coupled. That’s usually not much of an issue, especially at f/8 because the depth of field is fairly large. Also, it has no threading for filters. I believe you can insert 39mm filters and then hold it in place with a piece of folded paper to act as a shim. I believe the V2 addressed both these concerns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted March 28 Share #11 Â Posted March 28 35mm Summarit-M 2.4 or 2.5 28mm, Elmarit-M asph which one can be in the Summarit-M family And so many nice WA lenses in other brands. Pick one then use it a lot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted March 28 Author Share #12 Â Posted March 28 vor 4 Stunden schrieb LeicaR10: Jan1985, Â I would like to offer you some ideas, but maybe you can expand on a few things first. Â What is/are your genre(s) of photography? Â Landscape, street, family events, travel, etc.? Â What wide-angle focal lengths are you thinking about at present? Â Last, what is your price range? Â r/ Mark Architecture, Indoor Rooms, Landscape < 1.000 $ < 28mm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 28 Share #13 Â Posted March 28 For which M camera(s)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted March 28 Share #14 Â Posted March 28 1 hour ago, Jan1985 said: Architecture, Indoor Rooms, Landscape < 1.000 $ < 28mm https://ttartisan.store/products/ttartisan-21mm-f1-5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammarART Posted March 28 Share #15  Posted March 28 Bought my 21mm 1.4 Nokton for 800 € in mint condition. In my opinion there is no better fast 21mm M lens out there. Maybe you like the Summilux's look more but technical the Nokton is the better lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris7273 Posted March 28 Share #16  Posted March 28 Small, cheap, good with thé M11 sensor : Voigtländer 21mm Skopar f/4 always in my camera bag or in my pocket.  3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted March 28 Share #17  Posted March 28 2 hours ago, Jan1985 said: Architecture, Indoor Rooms, Landscape < 1.000 $ < 28mm Therefore, I expect you are looking for: 1) Corner-to-corner resolution more than a large aperture; it is not as though you need (or want) f/1.4 to chase landcapes or buildings at midnight 😆 2) Either new or used, not Leica-made (with one possible exception) - Leica-made lenses <28mm just won't fit that budget. Zeiss ZM or Cosina/Voigtlander lenses for Leica M-mount is where you will want to start looking. The Zeiss ZM lenses include 25mm f/2.8 and 21mm f/2.8-f/4.5 lenses (and a no-longer-made and outside-your-budget 15mm f/2.8) https://www.zeiss.com/consumer-products/us/photography/zm/biogon-2825-zm.html Cosina's Voigtlander lens line got its start in 1999 with 15mm f/4.5 (not digital-compatable) and 25mm f/4.0 Leica screw-mount lenses.... https://cameraquest.com/voigtbl.htm .....and now offers 10mm, 15mm (updated for digital sensors), and 21mm superwides for Leica M. https://www.voigtlaender.de/lenses/vm/?lang=en Any of those should be available for under $1000. The only Leica-branded superwides that: work for film, might just squeeze into your budget (or close), but might be troublesome on digital except for B&W pictures, or maybe with the M11, are the 1960s-70s 21mm Super-Angulons f/4.0 or f/3.4. They often can be found for around $1100-1200. They only meter with the M11's off-the-sensor metering - they sit too close to the sensor or film for reflected-off-the-shutter-curtain M metering M6/MP-M10. They will be the most distortion-free, because they were designed by Schneider-Kreuznach based on the symmetrical Zeiss Biogon optical formula. I.E. smaller versions of those company's 65-90mm architectural/landscape lenses for 4x5 view cameras. Or the 38mm Biogon for Hasselblad's Superwide medium-format camera. Like chris7273, I use a Voigtlander 21mm f/4.0 Color-Skopar for M-Mount - alongside a much-more-expensive, but brighter Leica 21mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH for low-light action pictures. Either of those requires stopping down to f/8 to make the corners as sharp as the center of the image, but they can get there. Neither is quite as distortion-free as the Super-Angulons - but can be corrected, if needed, in digital post-processing. And do allow metering on Leica film, and pre-M11, cameras. I have not used the Zeiss ZM 21/25s enough to comment (others can), but their MTF charts look pretty good at all apertures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappan Posted March 28 Share #18 Â Posted March 28 I have a 24mm Elmarit M. It is excellent and one can find a good copy used for under $1700.00. USD I also have an 18mm Super Elmar M. Excellent, as well, and can get a good one at under $2000.00 USD Good luck and happy shooting. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted March 28 Share #19 Â Posted March 28 (edited) Hardly ANYTHING ever made so far in M mount can beat the price/perfromance ratio of Thypoch Simera 28mm f/1.4 lens. But it is a Chinese lens, meaning sample variation is a thing and if it takes a hit (wall, floor, etc.) you will have a designer paperweight. Voigtlander 15mm and (discontinued) 12mm are AWESOME, so is the Zeiss 18mm ZM. All are under 1000$ used. Edited March 28 by Al Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted March 28 Author Share #20 Â Posted March 28 vor 6 Stunden schrieb lct: For which M camera(s)? Leica M11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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