21mm M-mount lens choice

[Tom A]

Chevrolet "El Canino". Zeiss C Biogon 21mm f4.5 with K2 Yellow filter. Kodak XX in Pyrocat HD.

[semilog]

Originally Posted by kossi008

Hey, a lot of us live near the 50th parallel (especially in Europe). I still find the 21/4.5 sufficient during those winter days, but then, it depends on high you go with the "faster film". I will go to Iso 1600/33° in winter...

I'll do it if I have to but I really prefer to use ACROS where possible. I just love its tone curve, its sharpness, and its smoothness. 2TMY at EI 400 in XTOL the rest of the time. I rarely shoot at higher EI since Neopan 1600 was discontinued (sigh). Also, the winters here don't just give us short days but also a lot of cloud cover and rain. Winters here are a lot darker than winters in New Hampshire were.

Also, if I bring the 21 at all, it's usually the primary lens and not a fallback.


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Seattle Aquarium. ZM 21/2.8 wide open, probably 1/15 or 1/8 s.

[Tom A]

Well, all set for NHS in Paris at the end of the month (and the Bievre swapmeet). Leaving in a couple of hours for the airport. First Amsterdam, picking up a car there and then on to Sweden - after that down to Wetzlar (with only Nikon Rf's!) and then on to Paris for a couple of weeks.
Four Nikon Rf's, 2 black S3's and one black/one chrome SP and a solitary Nikon F, dedicated to the F-mount 12f5.6. Otherwise a 21VC, 28f3.5 Nikkor, a Zeiss C Sonnar 50f1.5, an older 35f1.8 and the "long" lens - a VC Apo-Lanthar 85f3.5. All in all about 65 rolls of Arista Premium 400.
Back on June 10 th. Keep shooting everybody - I know I will.
Tom

[JMQ]

Bon voyage Tom and Tuulikki. I know the wine is better than that of Missouri.

Regards, Jean-Marc

[helenhill]

Have a GRAND Time Tom & Tuulikki !!!

[Vincent.G]

Originally Posted by Tom A

Well, all set for NHS in Paris at the end of the month (and the Bievre swapmeet). Leaving in a couple of hours for the airport. First Amsterdam, picking up a car there and then on to Sweden - after that down to Wetzlar (with only Nikon Rf's!) and then on to Paris for a couple of weeks.
Four Nikon Rf's, 2 black S3's and one black/one chrome SP and a solitary Nikon F, dedicated to the F-mount 12f5.6. Otherwise a 21VC, 28f3.5 Nikkor, a Zeiss C Sonnar 50f1.5, an older 35f1.8 and the "long" lens - a VC Apo-Lanthar 85f3.5. All in all about 65 rolls of Arista Premium 400.
Back on June 10 th. Keep shooting everybody - I know I will.
Tom

I would love to do something like that with my wife one day.