Kristiaan2000 Posted November 1, 2006 Share #41 Posted November 1, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm confused. There are 2 different 2,8 lenses, with differents apertures. Does anybody has an advice which one to buy for the M8 ? Does anybody know with which of them, I could go closer to the subject (I love macro, but don't have the money to buy 2 lenses). Thanks for any advice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FMB Posted November 1, 2006 Share #42 Posted November 1, 2006 M8 is not a camera for one lens. I think the best lens is that one that complets the range of frames you have. For instance: 24 mm. for a range of 35+50+90. Its my case. When will it come? Ahhhhhh! Bye, Francisco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted November 1, 2006 Share #43 Posted November 1, 2006 One has to go, I simply have to many lenses for this. can't believe i just said that Guy, I would sell the 75 and 90 crons and get the 75lux instead. Frienkly, I think with the crop that 75 is the better focal length. Regarding the frames - I wouldnt think that they supply M8s with wring frames. Overall I would wait and see which one works better. For me I am pretty sure that 75 will be used much more than 90 (in my case its 75/1.4 and 90/2.8) 24-50-75 - I would think these will be my most used lenses Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlovett Posted November 1, 2006 Share #44 Posted November 1, 2006 This is an interesting discussion for me, since I only own a Tri-Elmar at the moment. Since I have used this lens to shoot a lot of ISO 50 and 100 slide film with an MP, I'm delighted that the baseline !SO of the M8 is ISO 160, or should I say 200? Even though the M8 makes my Tri-Elmar faster than it has been in practice for me, I want to add one fast lens. A the moment I'm leaning to the 50 lux, with the thought of using it as an available light portrait lens. Suggestions, please. Best, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted November 2, 2006 Share #45 Posted November 2, 2006 Even though the M8 makes my Tri-Elmar faster than it has been in practice for me, I want to add one fast lens. A the moment I'm leaning to the 50 lux, with the thought of using it as an available light portrait lens. Suggestions, please. Best, Mike It depends what you want to shoot. Based on this I would go for either 28/2.0asph, 50/1.4 (pre-or asph), or 35/1.4asph. The 35 might be a good compromise for groups and also single persons. Also (compared to the 28 and the 50asph) i can be found more easy used. Its a very sharp lens, totally usable at f1.4 On the other side if you want the fast lens to isolate the subject and if you shoot a lot of head and shoulders, the 50/1.4asph might be the right choice. I personally would find the 35 more flexible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpo Posted November 2, 2006 Share #46 Posted November 2, 2006 I think the 28 mm but also the "pretty" 40/c Summicron on the M8 is really very good. Bye Roberto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmsr Posted November 2, 2006 Share #47 Posted November 2, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Guy, I had the 90 previously and sold it for the 75 Cron. The 75 Cron is a sharper lens that renders like the 50 Lux ASPH, which is perfect for me. I agree about the 75 frame lines being strange. When we were at the demo together, I commented that the 75 vertical lines seemed to be to tight from viewing the LCD screen. My lens set consists of 28, 35, 50, & 75 focal lengths. I still hope to eliminate the 24, 75, & 90 framelines from the viewer some day, to have a cleaner view like on my M5. I really hate the clutter of the 50 & 75 frame lines together, but absolutely love the 75 lens. The 75 becoming a 100 is going to be an advantage for me in portraits and isolation of subjects for some photos. On the M5, I just knew where the 75 limits would be based off of the 50. I have always used the 75 for planned shots, and therefore neverminded the slight bit of extra time required in estimating the coverage. What I received in return was a clean / unclutterd viewfinder for my 50 which was often a lens used for quick grab shots. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM-25 Posted November 2, 2006 Share #48 Posted November 2, 2006 In the opinion of past M Leica users, what is the one best focal length to purchase for street photography and landscapes. I realize there isn't one lens that will satisfy all situations, but if you could only buy one lens which would it be? Thanks. It would most likely be the 28 2.0 Asph Summicron I have. I strongly believe that one can have too many lenses, and one can not have too many lenses at the same time. You see, I got into Leica M about two months ago. The reason is so that I can shoot a great film behind the world's best glass. I am not real fond at all of the tunnel vision like frame lines from lenses longer than 50mm, so I have no intentions of ever getting a lens longer than a 50 for a Leica, digital or otherwise. I own two lenses for the M: 28/2 asph and 50 1.4 asph. In using these two lenses, I have sold half my Nikon film gear, mostly 24-50 range. I now only pick up my Canon 5D's for paid jobs that require them since I am dedicated to this special film project. Keep it simple, let the lens become your friend, get to know it well. Work your subjects, don't get tempted to switch lenses over improving a composition. Bresson used just a 50. David Alan Harvey uses a 35 lux 80% of the time. There is a reason for this, it is called being a master of one's own vision rather than a quality gear minded gear head. While I have very little interest in the M8 since it crops $3,000 lenses, I have to say that I think many will enjoy it. National Geographic has stopped including the camera data in it's photo gallery features on the website. The reason may be a few fold. But one may be that some shooters have been using the M8. I have a suspicion that this article by Penny De Los Santos was shot on one. Not so much from the web gallery, but more so from the actual magazine spread: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0611/feature3/gallery1.html I dare everyone on this site to pick one lens and use it exclusively for a year. You might be surprised by how that feels, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm23221 Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share #49 Posted November 3, 2006 Your comments are well taken and make a whole lot of sense! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted November 3, 2006 Share #50 Posted November 3, 2006 Believe it or not, I have everything I need to check that here except a screwdriver with the right size blade for the screws on the bayonet. All my jewelers screwdrivers are too thick. I've taken to having a screwdriver ground down but still no go - yet. Cheers, Sean Those screws do not want to budge even with the right screwdriver blade. My next best attempt is to talk to Zeiss and see if they can make me up a 25 with a 35 flange. We'll see. Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted November 3, 2006 Share #51 Posted November 3, 2006 Bresson used just a 50. Bresson used both a 50 and a 35. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted November 3, 2006 Share #52 Posted November 3, 2006 Those screws do not want to budge even with the right screwdriver blade. My next best attempt is to talk to Zeiss and see if they can make me up a 25 with a 35 flange. We'll see. Cheers, Sean I guess a dose of penetrating oil is a bit crude for this, but ... By "a 35 flange", do you mean the new 24 flange that the M8 translates into an approximately 35 (actually 32) mm-eff frame? What's the difference between the flanges that the M-series can sense, anyway? This gets important if you have old Canon LTM lenses with M adapters screwed on and want to reuse the adapters with newer CV lenses. interesting times, scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted November 3, 2006 Share #53 Posted November 3, 2006 Bresson used both a 50 and a 35. I'm also fairly sure he used a longer lens at times but the point being made is that many of the well known reportage/street shooters have tended to work with only a very limited selection of preferred focal lengths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted November 3, 2006 Share #54 Posted November 3, 2006 I'm also fairly sure he used a longer lens at times but the point being made is that many of the well known reportage/street shooters have tended to work with only a very limited selection of preferred focal lengths. I understood his point Ian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted November 3, 2006 Share #55 Posted November 3, 2006 I guess a dose of penetrating oil is a bit crude for this, but ... By "a 35 flange", do you mean the new 24 flange that the M8 translates into an approximately 35 (actually 32) mm-eff frame? What's the difference between the flanges that the M-series can sense, anyway? This gets important if you have old Canon LTM lenses with M adapters screwed on and want to reuse the adapters with newer CV lenses. interesting times, scott Hi Scott, It's not my lens so if a simple screwdriver won't move those screws, my attempts are done. The 24 uses the same bayonet flanges as a 35. So a 35 mm lens, of course, triggers the 24 and 35 lines on the M8. By mounting a 35 bayonet on the 25, one should be able to trigger the right lines. I had a long conversation with Zeiss USA about this and we discussed some possible scenarios. One way or another, I think a solution will be worked out. Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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