Here's a few more shots from my visit to the local 'pioneer' village. Thanks to Ron for suggesting the M240 Shadows Lightroom plugin...works great. The first is a repost.
nicoimages, beautiful set. all looks great.
Charlie, congratulation for new bag. It looks great. we went to snow for Christmas week and had great time. My kids really love it.
Phil, welcome for a strong back
Edward, really like that two stairway wedding shots.
A few random pics to share. Happy holiday to everyone
Nichols or anyone else please tell me your thoughts on the Elmarit 28/2.8 ASPH? I am considering buying a 28mm in the near future, the 28 cron is a bit to much for my blood and I hardly use this focal, but when I do, I wish I had it if you know what I mean
jojomon11 wrote:
Nichols or anyone else please tell me your thoughts on the Elmarit 28/2.8 ASPH? I am considering buying a 28mm in the near future, the 28 cron is a bit to much for my blood and I hardly use this focal, but when I do, I wish I had it if you know what I mean
Hello
The Elmarit 28/2.8 ASPH is a fantastic little lens and I would strongly recommend it if you are after a very sharp, contrasty and distortion free lens. The corners are very sharp after f4 and the lens is very usable even wide open.
It does not have the rendering of 28 cron but is very capable and sharp otherwise. I particularly like how small and light it is and that it has virtually no distortion which is particularly useful for architecture.
I also tried the pre ASPH elmarit (v3) which is also very capable and even cheaper and a Minolta 28mm (it was in perfect condition without any white spots) but preferred the ASPH because it was slightly sharper and more contrasty and controls flare extremely well.
jojomon11 wrote:
Nichols or anyone else please tell me your thoughts on the Elmarit 28/2.8 ASPH? I am considering buying a 28mm in the near future, the 28 cron is a bit to much for my blood and I hardly use this focal, but when I do, I wish I had it if you know what I mean
I'm seeing the 28cron pretty frequently as little as $2400 or even less. For the m9 it's really off the charts, but on the 240 the Elmarit asph might be better. Also consider the CV 28/1.9 and F/2, which are very nice lenses under $500.
28 elmarit asph is a fine lens, although some say v4 is stronger, but a lot bigger. :-)
I had the 28 cron before and it was my favorite lens when I needed the focal length, for its easy butter like focusing ring should have never sold it a few months back, but hey we are all GAS heads, or at least some of us
Been off the radar for a bit. Great images but not enough time to comment on all.... Hope everyone had a great Holiday and I wish everyone a Happy New Year!
Phil - I owned the 28Elmarit asph when I had my M8 and really enjoyed it. Super small, and very sharp from around f/4 onwards right to the corners. Handles beautifully and as others have mentioned, it is quite "contrasty" in output. I felt it was similar to some of the ZM glass I have owned, such as the ZM35C. Also, I think it is a great lens for B&W work. I suppose the only thing (if it is even a negative) is the lack of character. Aside from that, it does everything quite well. Best of luck!
jojomon11 wrote:
Nichols or anyone else please tell me your thoughts on the Elmarit 28/2.8 ASPH? I am considering buying a 28mm in the near future, the 28 cron is a bit to much for my blood and I hardly use this focal, but when I do, I wish I had it if you know what I mean
I forget if you own the 21SEM or not.. It has a similar way of taking a photo. Very sharp color pop. Contrasty. And I LOVE the small size.
