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Legacy fast prime - or alternative ?

Started Nov 17, 2015 | Discussions thread
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Re: Alternative - +speedbooster of course.

hindesite wrote:

You'll be disappointed with legacy lenses in general if you want to keep your 25mm fov, there are really no equivalents BUT if you use a speedbooster, by all accounts you'll get reduced fov, better IQ and 1 stop faster lens. Win-win-win

A bit more expensive for a one off, but a very versatile solution if you continue to use adapted lenses.

Just be careful when you consider which speedbooster model and mount to get.

There ARE fast legacy lenses around 25mm but they are (still) mostly fewer in number and much more expensive.

50mm and longer there are thousands of legacy lenses between f1 and f2.......shorter than 30mm and not so many.

I have the old Canon FD 24 1.4 L and a nice lens it is FF but not so fond of it on M4/3...for the price of it you could buy a couple of native M4/3 AF lenses including a 25mm and 45 1.8....I have considered selling it as I have a better but slower 24mm FF lens too....lately I have started liking/using it again (plus mine is not the best externally while still good internally).....just a nice old user lens.

Of course, it could still be used with an FD speed booster/focal reducer too.

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