[Leica] FS: 28 Summicron....

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

I'm the same way.  I never cared much for 28mm with 35mm film.  I had a 
28mm lens for my OM-2, but rarely used it.  On film Ms, for the rare times 
when I wanted wider than 35mm, I went straight to 25mm or 21mm CV lenses.

On the M8, I use 28mm for a 35mm almost-equivalent.  I've got the CV 28/1.9 
for available light, and the CV 28/3.5 for outdoors.  The former is a good 
lens, the latter is a superb lens.  A 28 Summicron (or the new 28/2 CV for 
the budget-conscious) is probably the one lens a person should have on the 
M8 if they preferred 35mm on film.

--Peter

>On Oct 4, 2008, at 8:38 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
> > Frank, you are not alone. I too have never really been successful
> > with the 28mm focal length. Like you, in my M days I had the 24mm
> > and was extremely pleased with it (who isn't?) and the 35mm was my
> > standard focal length on the M. But I never really got to grips with
> > 28mm.

Steve Barbour wrote:

>and for those that don't like 28's, and don't like the M8's crop
>factor...
>
>it's your day...
>
>mounted on the M8, this lens becomes a superb 35mm of the very highest
>quality,
>
>Steve
>
> > On Oct 4, 2008, at 5:27 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:
> >
> >> Nope, still got it......... ( I have taken it off list with Eric....)
> >>
> >> I just do not get along with 28mm......at least as a single FL
> >> lens...... (
> >> on 24x36).