Looking for your advice- 18 mm lens options for the M9

[ashwinrao1]

Well, the saga has wound up with me picking up an ZM 18 mm f/4 from a local GetDPI member (thanks, Geof), and my preliminary shots suggest a bit of red edge that's improved by coding as a 21 mm f/2.8 pre-asph elmarit, as many of you have suggested. I am looking forward to seeing what the lens is capable of and if we get along.

Thanks for your help, everyone!

 

[D&A]

Congradulations Ashwin, I believe you made a great choice and looking forward to your exceptional images created with the Zeiss 18mm. Even with a bit of red edge, it may not have all that much impact except with images that have wide empty expanses on a uniformly light color like light blue sky, white snow or little detail on the offending edge. Let us know how it goes.

Dave (D&A)

 

[2x2]

Harald, Great to see you here!!!! Glad to hear you loved the 18 f/4. I am leaning more and more strongly towards getting it. Seems like a real winner and for the times I need to reach for an ultra wide, this would be the lens to have, it appears....the Super Elmar is too pricey for me, I think, and if performance is comparable (a la the 24 elmarit vs 25 biogon), I think I'll be a very happy camper, as long as the red edge doesn't foil me....

Time to call Robert very soon, but at this point, it won't come before Christmas !

Ashwin, Congrats on your new lens!
If there's still a red edge problem, try different coding settings. Easy to do with the manual setting option. I know the S-Elmar is f/3.5 but why not giving it a try. Merry Xmas!