2 lens combo for the m8

[nex100]

Hi,

I recently acquired a m8 and I wanted a 2 lens combo (too many lenses will distract me and I end up changing lenses more often instead of taking photographs). I am wondering if a 21mm f2.8 lens + 50mm f2 lens will give me a good focal length for travel and general photography?

21mm will give me 28mm equivalent on the m8 for wide angles and street shots and 50mm will give me 66mm equivalent for nice portrait / close up shots of people in the streets.

I am a bit lost lately in my photography with too much excitement over new lenses and equipment.

Did anyone had the same 2 lens combo and felt there is nothing left to desire?

 

[Lynn Roylance]

Really it depends on what and how you shoot. I have 21mm f4, 35mm f2, 50mm f2, 75mm f2.5 and a 135mm. For street/general I usually use the 35mm, portraits and landscapes it is the 75mm. Feet to zoom...

The 35mm is on 90% of the time, then the 75mm and rarely the 21mm or the 50mm & 135mm. The 50mm is an excellent portrait lens and so it the 75mm. I am thinking of selling the 35mm, 50mm & 135mm and picking up a 35mm f1.4.

Hi,

I recently acquired a m8 and I wanted a 2 lens combo (too many lenses will distract me and I end up changing lenses more often instead of taking photographs). I am wondering if a 21mm f2.8 lens + 50mm f2 lens will give me a good focal length for travel and general photography?

21mm will give me 28mm equivalent on the m8 for wide angles and street shots and 50mm will give me 66mm equivalent for nice portrait / close up shots of people in the streets.

I am a bit lost lately in my photography with too much excitement over new lenses and equipment.

Did anyone had the same 2 lens combo and felt there is nothing left to desire?

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Lynn

http://lynnroylance.com/photography/index.html
http://www.blipfoto.com/Roylance

 

[Iansky]

I have the 28mm f2.8 Elmarit / 50mm f2 Summicron / 90mm f2.8 Elmarit - all non aspeherical and non are 6 bit coded (I have them marked up with felt tip pen that works) and the 28&50 have UV/IR filters.

I use the 50 (67mm on M8.2) for nearly all my street work and the 28mm (37mm on M8.2) for some street and landscape - the 90 does not get used very much but will keep it as it is small & light.

I mostly carry the M8.2 with the 50mm fitted and the 28mm in my pocket - I did think about a 21mm but decided to stick with the 28mm.

Here are a few photos:

































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http://www.Ianskyphotosite.blogspot.com

 

[Just Shoot Me]

I would say 28 and 50 or 35 and 75.

21 even on the M8 is more a specialty lens, even though it equates to a 28 on full frame, IMHO for me that is.

28, 35, 50 and 75 are the lenses I use the most on the M8 and probably would on a FF camera.

 

[fastglass]

... I am a bit lost lately in my photography with too much excitement over new lenses and equipment ...

Congratulations.

I'd suggest that you consider picking the one FL/lens that best suits you - & stick with it for as long as you can, before even considering adding another.

So much can be done with 1 FL - but most of us have lost the appreciation of that simplicity, & the resulting mastery.

Cheers.
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Vaya con Dios
imo
(c) 2010 fastglass

 

[nex100]

... I am a bit lost lately in my photography with too much excitement over new lenses and equipment ...

Congratulations.

I'd suggest that you consider picking the one FL/lens that best suits you - & stick with it for as long as you can, before even considering adding another.

So much can be done with 1 FL - but most of us have lost the appreciation of that simplicity, & the resulting mastery.

Cheers.
--
Vaya con Dios
imo
(c) 2010 fastglass

Well that was what happened to me. Picked up 4 lenses at once and I end up not spending enough time to use the lenses and explore them.

Looks like 28mm is mostly everyone's preference (equivalent to 37mm) for street.

 

[Glaudus]

I like the Elmar 24mm and the Zeiss 50mm 1.5
For me it is the perfect combo on my M8.

 

[efix]

Hi there fellow M8 user,

when I got my M8, I found myself faced with a similar problem. My original intention was to get only one lens, as my budget didn't actually allow for more. I got a 35mm, but after a while found out that this focal length as my only lens was too restricting for me. So I sold it and instead got a 28 and a 50 - the ideal combo for me. I got the 28 (M-Rokkor 28/2.8) and not a 24/25 (33mm eq.) since 1) it's the widest focal length for which the framelines can effortlessly be seen in the M8's viewfinder, and 2) because I knew I liked the roughly approximate field-of-view of my 20mm lens on my E-P1 (~ 40mm on full-frame). I also got a fast 50 (Nokton 50/1.5) for indoors shooting and portraiture, and I really love that lens as it's fast and has wonderfully smooth bokeh. Also, the equivalent focal length is quite nice on the M8 - not too wide for portraiture, and not too narrow, so that you still get more than just the head into the frame.

Of course, I cannot recommend anything to you, as I do not know what shooting style you prefer. I shoot much available light, hence the fast 50, and on walks through town or through the countryside I prefer the wider 37mm-equivalent, since I get a wider view and more into the frame.

The downside of using a 21mm on the M8 is that you'll need an auxiliary viewfinder. But if you like the 28mm f-o-v (I, personally, find it awfully boring), and don't mind framing and focusing through to seperate finders, then go for it. Alternatively, you could get a 24 or 25mm and use the internal VF, but it's really tough to see the whole frame then.

Hope that was of help for you!
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I examine the visible world
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[LJL]

I am wondering if a 21mm f2.8 lens + 50mm f2 lens will give me a good
focal length for travel and general photography?

That doesn't sound like a very practical combo, because the 50 is a bit longish for general use while the 21 will require using an auxiliary finder. I have used a 21 on M8 quite a bit and it works for me, but I much prefer using the camera's viewfinder. Perhaps consider a 24, 25, or 28 instead?

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LJL

 

[guvenilter]

My M8 combo consists of an 28 Elmarit f/2.8 and a CV Nokton 40 f/1.4, which loosely translates to 37 mm and 53 mm in 35 mm terms. I carry both with me, although I tend to use the 40 mm more. As for the frame lines, I'm quite happy using the default 50-mm lines, although I manually check the 35-mm lines if framing might be an issue.

I found that I sometimes miss wider angles, but this combo works 99% of the time for street.
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Guven Ilter
http://guvenilter.wordpress.com