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24/28/30mm lens options

Started Aug 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
jeffharris
jeffharris Forum Pro • Posts: 11,409
Re: 24/28/30mm lens options

L0n3Gr3yW0lf wrote:

Bad luck has it that I am left with only one lens for my GX-7, an old M42 50mm lens and 2 M42 adapters. And now I need to get something wider then 100 equiv. So I am looking for a 24/28/30mm range old legacy lens, till I get enough money to get a proper replacement.

And I need help in choosing something that is not complete ****, I know that old lenses and cheap prices dont give you much, but its better then nothing I guess.

This is what I found thus far:

That's a heckuva list!

What lens would you recommend to get, for decent images. I will get an adapter for other mounts if it's worth the price (for the lens and adaptor) if I can get better IQ.

Check out Pentax SMC Takumar (M42 screwmount). I have a couple, 50mm f1.4 and 105mm f2.8, and they're excellent. There color and rendering is quite beautiful.

They're probably not the cheapest lenses out there, but for me, if I'm making the commitment to choose, adapt and use a non-native manual lens, then spending a few extra bucks to get better image quality, along with a better experience using them, is worth it.

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