Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can confirm that the 30mm is a very fine lens: can't comment on the Nikkor On 15/04/2007, at 16:10, Henning Wulff wrote: >> This is OT equipments, but I also know a number of you use or have >> used XPan/XPan-2 etc. I am considering getting an XPan 30mm lens. >> Unfortunately, it's at least $2500 and often higher. I can >> probably get a used PC-Nikkor 28/3.5 plus a Nikon-Xpan adapter for >> around $1000. That and a 15mm Heliar external VF should cover just >> about as much film circle as the XPan 30mm. >> >> PROs of a PC Nikkor solution: >> - ~40% of the price >> - 3.5 vs. 5.6 widest aperture (vignetting issue unknown) >> >> PROs of a XPan solution: >> - smaller and lighter (how much?) >> - rangefinder coupled >> - built as part of the system. >> >> Thoughts? Experience? > > I have both. The 30 Xpan lens is significantly better overall, and > it is what makes the Xpan the outstanding camera it is. It's a lot > of money, but there is not comparison. It's a _lot_ smaller, and a > little lighter than the Nikkor, and you need the center filter so > consider it an f/8-11 lens, but it can be used wide open with no > problems. The 28/3.5, being strongly retrofocus, has no vignetting > issues. The good thing, especially considering it's intended use, > is that it is almost distortion free over its intended image circle. > > The Nikkor 28/3.5 is only very, very slightly better than the f/4, > and if I had to do it again I would not have traded up. I now use > the 28/3.8 on my Roundshot 28/220, and it is retired from 35mm > duty. As an MF lens it isn't too bad, but it certainly doesn't have > the performance of the 30/5.6 Xpan lens. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > This message has been 'sanitized'. This means that potentially > dangerous content has been rewritten or removed. The following > log describes which actions were taken. > > Sanitizer (start="1176617734"): > ParseHeader (): > Ignored junk while parsing header: > SanitizeFile (filename="unnamed.txt", mimetype="text/plain"): > Match (names="unnamed.txt", rule="1"): > ScanFile (file="/var/spool/filter/quarantine/att- > unnamed.txt-4621c30f.7I"): > Scan succeeded, file is clean. > > Enforced policy: accept > > > Anomy 0.0.0 : Sanitizer.pm > $Id: Sanitizer.pm,v 1.90 2005/01/04 20:30:13 bre Exp $ >