danlindberg
Well-known member
If you are matching lenses for a 60mp back, then both the 28XL and 35XL are great options. You just need to know their limitations and shoot accordingly.
On the Credo 60 both are pinsharp across the frame zeroed. Solid file with 10mm/8mm movement for the 35XL and 8mm/6mm for the 28XL - that's where I draw the line. LCC needed for both. Centrefilter needed for both.
Both not usable at all with 80mp back so if that is the path then they are not an option. The 35XL are quite common on the second hand market at decent prices but I have read that quite a few have needed to get them calibrated. I know I had to calibrate mine at Schneider, but o my, what a difference! Couldn't be happier with it. Just saying if you find a used one and not happy from square one...
The SK 72L is a candidate to my 'all-time-favorite-lens'. I find it extraordinary in all respects. Yes, it is true that if I started from scratch I would opt for the new 60XL with its enormous image circle and excellent formula, but my trusty 72 actually beats it in one regard - it is much better should you need it for macro work. In fact, the 72 is a marvel and maybe the best allround lens you could find. Nice and light is a bonus.
Longer Schneiders are all great and I cannot recall I have read anywhere anybody not liking them. They just do their job!
For me, I have found that the older I get (I'm not that old but....) I tend to pack lighter and lighter for hiking. Nowadays I am perfectly happy with my SWA, the 28XL (or 35XL) and the 72L and stop there! That did not happen a couple of years ago...thinking all the time that if I didn't have everything I own with me, then I would miss thousands of images! That simply isn't the case. In fact, with a comfortable and ultralight backpack you stay fresh and happier longer and much more alert for compositions all around you.
There is always the option to start out with one or two lenses in a tech setup to get used to the workflow and grow to have a mindset of looking for framing the two focal lengths you have. Promise there are images everywhere even with fewer lenses
Good luck
On the Credo 60 both are pinsharp across the frame zeroed. Solid file with 10mm/8mm movement for the 35XL and 8mm/6mm for the 28XL - that's where I draw the line. LCC needed for both. Centrefilter needed for both.
Both not usable at all with 80mp back so if that is the path then they are not an option. The 35XL are quite common on the second hand market at decent prices but I have read that quite a few have needed to get them calibrated. I know I had to calibrate mine at Schneider, but o my, what a difference! Couldn't be happier with it. Just saying if you find a used one and not happy from square one...
The SK 72L is a candidate to my 'all-time-favorite-lens'. I find it extraordinary in all respects. Yes, it is true that if I started from scratch I would opt for the new 60XL with its enormous image circle and excellent formula, but my trusty 72 actually beats it in one regard - it is much better should you need it for macro work. In fact, the 72 is a marvel and maybe the best allround lens you could find. Nice and light is a bonus.
Longer Schneiders are all great and I cannot recall I have read anywhere anybody not liking them. They just do their job!
For me, I have found that the older I get (I'm not that old but....) I tend to pack lighter and lighter for hiking. Nowadays I am perfectly happy with my SWA, the 28XL (or 35XL) and the 72L and stop there! That did not happen a couple of years ago...thinking all the time that if I didn't have everything I own with me, then I would miss thousands of images! That simply isn't the case. In fact, with a comfortable and ultralight backpack you stay fresh and happier longer and much more alert for compositions all around you.
There is always the option to start out with one or two lenses in a tech setup to get used to the workflow and grow to have a mindset of looking for framing the two focal lengths you have. Promise there are images everywhere even with fewer lenses
Good luck