leon chang Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 When shooting cityscapes I often find my Elmar 50 2.8 too narrow. I was thinking of getting a 28 f2.8 Elmar. Can anyone post some samples of how "wide" it looks in practice. I often like to emphasize foregrounds, which is rather hard with a 50 mm. thnx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_sullivan1 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 I shoot with a 28mm 2.8 Elmarit which I used for the majority of my last trip to Europe. It's plenty wide and doesn't offer up too much distortion for the landscapes.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmdelux Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 The 28 Elmarit is great, but if I had purcahse another 28mm I'd go for the Cron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian bastin Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Leon, you mean Elmarit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 The 28 mm lens has about a 76 degree diagonal angle of view, compared with about 45 degrees for a 50 mm lens. That is a significant difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Chris,-- What is causing all that vignetting in your photo? I know it is not the lens itself. Could you have put the wrong lenshood on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 A 25 would be twice as wide as your 50, both width and length. 4 x the area covered. 28 a bit less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Along with your 50 Summicron, take a look at the 28mm 1:3.5 V/C Color Skopar -- inexpensive, excellent build quality, sharp!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_c1 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 When fully open, the <i>Elmarit</i> has about 2 stops of light-falloff at 21.6mm from the centre of the frame, and even more at the extreme corners. Chris' photo must have been taken at a wide aperture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Leon: Another 28mm Elmarit picture: http://www.photo.net/photo/380526 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Good Lord, Andy. That nearly sliced a hole in my screen! It would be dangerous to handle negatives made with that lens -- there'd be blood and little pieces of fingers everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob F. Posted July 3, 2006 Share Posted July 3, 2006 Jerry: That isn't an extraordinary amount of vignetting for a 28mm. The version III 28mm Elmarit vignettes 2.1 stops at the corners. That will always be evident in a shot that includes an area of uniform tone, especially if it's the sky. Any lens that wide will show a deeper blue in the sky, in the corners. The sky gets darker/deeper with increasing altitude anyhow, which intensifies the effect. Note that vignetting isn't noticeable in the lower corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nee_sung Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 "That nearly sliced a hole in my screen!" Yes, it was a bit over-sharpened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjm photo Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 I just received a "new" 28mm F3.5 Nikkor for my S2 this week. 28mm for me has long been an under appreciated focal length. I have had one for many years for my SLR...but never used it. I do like this NRF lens alot and will be using it frequently.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjm photo Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 another...same roll<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjm photo Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 and last<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_graham3 Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 "Along with your 50 Summicron, take a look at the 28mm 1:3.5 V/C Color Skopar -- inexpensive, excellent build quality, sharp!" I guess you forgot to add "if it's focused right and held steady" :*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_neuthaler Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Yeah, John, I was jostled by the crowd! How's this example?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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