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 p.37 #16 · Pre-order: Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF ($1,299) | |
smpetty wrote:
I agree with you Steve. I'm hoping that a good 28mm MF will plug the gap. I'm using 15, 21, 40, 65, 110.
The Loxia 21 and the CV 40 are my two favorite lenses - MF and AF included. I can't imagine ditching either to go to an 18/25 based MF setup (although the Loxia 25 is just as good as the 21).
Yeah, the lack of a 28 is annoying. Your 15, 21, 40, 65, 110 kit is interesting and you could go all Voigtlander with that kit, but for me it falls short of what I see as the classic 15, 21, 28, 50, 85, 135 six lens kit in that the 40 just can't be a replacement for a 28. I actually like it as a replacement for 35 or 50, but for me a replacement for the 28 is a step too far. Ideally for travel and as a general walk around set I like 21, 28, 50, 90.
As much as I like that "classic" six lens kit, I have also grown to like the 18, 25, 35/40, 55/58, 100, 180 six lens kit quite a lot, and as a five lens kit I am a big fan of 18, 25, 35, 58, 100.
So, I am still a bit shy of any of the kits I would like.
My preferred four lens kit would be 21, 28, 50, & 85/90. I had this with Leica M and was very fond of it. I am the 28 shy of getting this in Sony unfortunately, so my 4 lens kit is Batis 18 (which is AF and not my favourite), Loxia 25, CV 40 f/1.2, & Loxia 85. That isn't bad, but could and I hope will be improved.
My preferred five lens kit would be 18, 25, 35, 58, & 100. I basically have this with the Fuji GFX if you consider equivalent focal lengths and 4X3 crops. There I have 24, 35, 55, 80, & 135. I can basically get there with Sony, with Batis 18, Loxia 25, CV 40 f/1.2, Canon FD 55 f/1.2 Asph, and Olympus OM 100 f/2. It sort of works, but has its annoyances too. The Batis is AF, the 40 and 55 are a bit close and the whole kit is pretty heavy, still I do take it out sometimes and like it. I could just replace the Canon FD 55, with the CV 65 f/2 APO (which I have) and the Olympus OM 100 f/2 with the CV 110 f/2.5 APO (which I have ordered) and I wouldn't have to adapt lenses but that will make this five lens kit even heavier. Still I am sure I will take that kit out at times too.
My preferred six lens kit would be the "classic" 15, 21, 28, 50, 85, & 135. I have never really had this with any system. With Sony I am just the 28 and 135 shy and I can get reasonably close with Laowa 15 f/2, Loxia 21, Loxia 25, CV 40 f/1.2, Loxia 85, and then an adapted Milvus 135 f/2 APO. Most of this set is great, but 25 to 40 is a pretty big gap in a six lens system and the adapted Milvus 135 although great is pretty huge. I have thought about getting a Batis 135 which would be great, but I am not a fan of AF. I have also considered getting the MS-Optics 135 f/2.4 APO, which looks lovely and tiny, but I haven't pulled the trigger there yet as I am not sure I will use it enough to justify having it.
So that is probably a lot more than you ever wanted to know, but my general feeling is that there are lots of very interesting lens sets with Sony. You still can't get to anything I would call ideal (mainly because of the lack of great lenses at 28 and 35). Nevertheless you can get a very very nice 4, 5, or 6 lens set for your shooting and sometimes striving for the perfect is the enemy of the good.
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