[Leica] 28/2.0 24/1.4 ... why?

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

When I got a 28 for my Nikons way back it seemed like a much better
corrected 24; which I was used to shooting.

When I went to Leica m in the 90's the 24 seemed much better corrected than
my nikon 28. No bulginess. Less watermelon heads.


The 28 I got was one of their first AF's.
I could sell it today on a good day for 20 bucks.
But its lightweight and I have no problem with it.
I use it often. Focus it manually with the little free turning ring in the
front.
Its true normal with my 1.5 crop circle bodies which I always use.
Weights half what my 24 2.8 AI weighs.
As its all plastic I think no metal.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Tim Gray <tgray@125px.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:41:01 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 28/2.0 24/1.4 ... why?
> 
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 12:24 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
>> The differences between the focal lengths tend to be roughly 20 degrees of
>> separation.
>> Between 50 and 90
>> 50 and 35
>> 35 and 24
>> 
>> The difference between 28 and 24 or 28 and 50 is roughly ten degrees of
>> separation.
>> Less of a big deal. You can lean in with your whole body to make up for 
>> the
>> other ten degrees.
>> Me I don't have a 28.
> 
> I personally really like 28.  Then again, I really only shoot with a
> 28 and a 50, and have decided to  forgo the 35mm focal length.  I've
> not really tried 24, but 21 I think would be too wide for how I
> typically tend to use my 28.  28 (to me) is wide with out getting too
> much into a lot of perspective distortion.
> 
> On my Canon SLR, I also shoot with a 28 and a 50.  At some point if I
> want a something of higher quality than the 28/1.8 and/or a 1.4 lens
> for my wide, I will probably be forced to use pick up the 24/1.4.  I
> think you are right in the fact that I most likely won't notice that
> much of a difference between the 28+50 pairing and the 24+50 pairing.
> 
> However, I think that a 28/1.4 would be too big to use on an M without
> an external viewfinder.
> 
> Most people who seem to not really care for the 28mm focal length too
> much, and who seem to go for the 24 or 21 seem to shoot 35 a lot.
> 
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