Fred Miranda wrote: twomblywhite wrote: GMPhotography wrote:
Crap. In all truth I have been afraid to spend the money on a Loxia 35 not knowing whats next. I had the lens wide open its not great and I was hoping it was. I have the FE 35 1.4 on hand so I have a really great copy but it travels like shit. I had the CV 35 1.7 and really liked it but was trying to make too much of its capabilities . If I stay within reason even without the front filter its still a nice fun city type lens and can be pressed into landscape. Soooooooo having just seen a used one for 599 i grabbed it. I figure if something hits the streets soon the worst case scenario I can get at least 500 for it. So I took the risk. I also just grabbed a FE 28mm as really a fill grip and grin lens for work. I have 12-24 than FE 35 so a 28mm will handle those stupid shots I have to do of people talking and drinking cocktails at events.
The nice thing is the CV will stack well in a bag. Thats what i really wanted and the FE 35 i just hate manual focusing that lens. Im freaking sick in the head
More the point I could not find a Loxia 35 for less than 979. 00 and thats too much
Damn. $599 is a pretty good deal as I've been looking for one myself. Did you grab yours here from the buy and sell?
Remember to add $20 (adapter) and $100 (front lens) to the price.
Good timing Fred
I just found and purchased a filter from eksma's website. $50 for the filter (without coating) and $49 for shipping.
EDIT:
anti-reflective coating will add to the cost and shipping time.
The other option listed in the article on Phillip's site, the Opto Sigma SLB-50-5000PM, is $95 before shipping cost but from what I can see you can't order immediately without first contacting them.
Fred Miranda wrote: twomblywhite wrote: GMPhotography wrote:
Crap. In all truth I have been afraid to spend the money on a Loxia 35 not knowing whats next. I had the lens wide open its not great and I was hoping it was. I have the FE 35 1.4 on hand so I have a really great copy but it travels like shit. I had the CV 35 1.7 and really liked it but was trying to make too much of its capabilities . If I stay within reason even without the front filter its still a nice fun city type lens and can be pressed into landscape. Soooooooo having just seen a used one for 599 i grabbed it. I figure if something hits the streets soon the worst case scenario I can get at least 500 for it. So I took the risk. I also just grabbed a FE 28mm as really a fill grip and grin lens for work. I have 12-24 than FE 35 so a 28mm will handle those stupid shots I have to do of people talking and drinking cocktails at events.
The nice thing is the CV will stack well in a bag. Thats what i really wanted and the FE 35 i just hate manual focusing that lens. Im freaking sick in the head
More the point I could not find a Loxia 35 for less than 979. 00 and thats too much
Damn. $599 is a pretty good deal as I've been looking for one myself. Did you grab yours here from the buy and sell?
Remember to add $20 (adapter) and $100 (front lens) to the price.
Good timing Fred
I just found and purchased a filter from eksma's website. $50 for the filter and $49 for shipping. The shipping estimate says 4-5 days so if accurate that is nice. For anyone else interested here is the link to the eksma page listing the filter. It's the second to last filter under the 50.8mm heading:
The other option listed in the article on Phillip's site, the Opto Sigma SLB-50-5000PM, is $95 before shipping cost but from what I can see you can't order immediately without first contacting them.
Fred Miranda wrote: twomblywhite wrote: GMPhotography wrote:
Crap. In all truth I have been afraid to spend the money on a Loxia 35 not knowing whats next. I had the lens wide open its not great and I was hoping it was. I have the FE 35 1.4 on hand so I have a really great copy but it travels like shit. I had the CV 35 1.7 and really liked it but was trying to make too much of its capabilities . If I stay within reason even without the front filter its still a nice fun city type lens and can be pressed into landscape. Soooooooo having just seen a used one for 599 i grabbed it. I figure if something hits the streets soon the worst case scenario I can get at least 500 for it. So I took the risk. I also just grabbed a FE 28mm as really a fill grip and grin lens for work. I have 12-24 than FE 35 so a 28mm will handle those stupid shots I have to do of people talking and drinking cocktails at events.
The nice thing is the CV will stack well in a bag. Thats what i really wanted and the FE 35 i just hate manual focusing that lens. Im freaking sick in the head
More the point I could not find a Loxia 35 for less than 979. 00 and thats too much
Damn. $599 is a pretty good deal as I've been looking for one myself. Did you grab yours here from the buy and sell?
Remember to add $20 (adapter) and $100 (front lens) to the price.
Good timing Fred
I just found and purchased a filter from eksma's website. $50 for the filter and $49 for shipping. The shipping estimate says 4-5 days so if accurate that is nice. For anyone else interested here is the link to the eksma page listing the filter. It's the second to last filter under the 50.8mm heading:
