M8 - Lens lineup question

[akiralx]

I'm interested that most of you with a large collection of lenses omit a 24 when you have 21 and 28mm.

I have the Zeiss 21 f/4.5 and now the 28 Summicron and was looking at the 24 Elmarit but is there a consensus that this might not add very much?

 

[glenerrolrd]

I just forgot to put the 24 in the list. I used it a lot until I got the 21asph. The advantage of the 21 is that you have a little more forgiveness on cropping street shots. The 24 which can use the internal frames is much more accurate for framing up close. If either Leica or zeiss create a faster 18..then the 24 might be preferred.

 

[Michael B. Elmer]

M6
M8 black and chrome
WATE
21/2.8A
24/2.8A
28/2A
35/1.4A
35/2.5A
50/1.4A
75/2A
90/2A
Sold 50/1.0, 75/1.4 and many other primes, including 35/2 IV

 

[Digital Dude]

I'm interested that most of you with a large collection of lenses omit a 24 when you have 21 and 28mm.

I have the Zeiss 21 f/4.5 and now the 28 Summicron and was looking at the 24 Elmarit but is there a consensus that this might not add very much?

I had and sold the 28-cron before realizing just how great it really was! I now have the 24-Elmarit and the FOV difference is markedly dramatic!
Regards,:shocked:

 

[jaapv]

I'm interested that most of you with a large collection of lenses omit a 24 when you have 21 and 28mm.

I have the Zeiss 21 f/4.5 and now the 28 Summicron and was looking at the 24 Elmarit but is there a consensus that this might not add very much?

Had it and sold it. It is a superb lens, no doubt about it, but I cannot wrap my mind about the focal length, not on film nor on the M8. My blind spot, I suppose. Actually I sold it to my brother, and he has it on his M8 all the time.

 

[Jack]

FWIW, I am getting ready to head off on a weeks vacation with the family. I have pared my kit down to a bare minimum for me: M8 with 28 Cron mounted, 90 summarit in the bag just in case, 2 spare charged batteries and 4 spare SD cards. In lieu of a third lens, I stuck my GRD2 in the bag.

We'll see how well I survive on such a restricted diet!

,

 

[dfarkas]

FWIW, I am getting ready to head off on a weeks vacation with the family. I have pared my kit down to a bare minimum for me: M8 with 28 Cron mounted, 90 summarit in the bag just in case, 2 spare charged batteries and 4 spare SD cards. In lieu of a third lens, I stuck my GRD2 in the bag.

We'll see how well I survive on such a restricted diet!

,

Brave man. :salute:

 

[Hacker]

I'm interested that most of you with a large collection of lenses omit a 24 when you have 21 and 28mm.

I have the Zeiss 21 f/4.5 and now the 28 Summicron and was looking at the 24 Elmarit but is there a consensus that this might not add very much?

21 ASPH, 24 ASPH and 28 ASPH are all very different, not to mention that the 28 ASPH has the Cron and the Elmarit versions. I like the 24 ASPH best, with the 28 Elmarit used when I need something more compact. 28 Cron is used when I need one more stop, while the 21 is used when I need something wider. There is also the WATE but I have actually not used it as I find it too large (more so with the VF), so I cannot comment on the quality. Had the Biogon ZM 25 but did not like the feel of it.

I'm not really a WA shooter. I prefer the 50-90 range.

 

[Jack]

I'm interested that most of you with a large collection of lenses omit a 24 when you have 21 and 28mm.

If money were no object, I could make a strong case for owning at least one of every focal length lens for the M, as well as good cases for multiple versions of many focals... HOWEVER, at least for me, money is an object, as is the practical room available in my bag.

That said, I have owned the 24 and it has a completely different rendering than the 21 Elmarit Asph and 28 Cron pair -- it is more like the 50 Summilux Asph. The bigger but is in actual use for my style -- and I emphasize MY style -- of shooting, I found the 24 usually either too short or too long for what I wanted to shoot...

My .02,

 

[mwalker]

Jack, I'm on vacation this week and I brought only two batteries, 28 cron and a cv15,
no problem....

 

[ecliffordsmith]

Jack,

Have a nice holiday, I suspect you will get on just fine with your streamlined kit!

 

[helenhill]

FWIW, I am getting ready to head off on a weeks vacation with the family. I have pared my kit down to a bare minimum for me: M8 with 28 Cron mounted, 90 summarit in the bag just in case, 2 spare charged batteries and 4 spare SD cards. In lieu of a third lens, I stuck my GRD2 in the bag.

We'll see how well I survive on such a restricted diet!

,

Well now Jack
we can see you really are HOLDING yourself back.....:ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:
Quite Impressive and really what More do you Need

Best Regards & to a Wonderful Trip- Helen

 

[itso_dimitrov]

M8 black + Noctilux 50/1 and
M8 chrome + WATE at 18mm
+
28/2 Asph.
35/1.4 Asph.
50/1
75/2 Apo Asph.
90/2 Apo Asph.

 

[woodyspedden]

Lightweight Travel Kit

15 CV
21 Elmarit
28 Elmarit
50 Pre Asph
90 Elmar

If push came to shove I would eliminate the 21 Elmarit but frankly these five lenses, in an AA Oscar Day Bag make for a kit I can carry all day and I am 71!

Depending on the shoot requirements I can add 75 Lux, 90 APO/Asph and 135 ApoTelyt. Somewhere in the backof the bag is a CV 12.

Woody

 

[dseelig]

wate mate 28 cron 35 lux titanuim , 50 lux pre asph, 75 lux. I want a 25 zeiss again and a 50 planar zeiss as well. But those zeiss lenses will have to wait a while.