Having enjoyed my 21mm f4 on my M8 for street, but being unhappy with the need for external viewfinder, i decided i needed an M8-exclsive lens wider than my CV 35/1.4, that used as much as the built-in finder as possible.
Having looked at the CV 28mm f2 Ultron and ZM 28mm f2.8 Biogon, i was pointed towards the ZM 25mm f2.8 Biogon as a closer match to 35mm on full frame, and slightly wider, at 33mm.
Much umming and erring ensued, and in the end i found myself with the CV 25mm f4 Color Skopar!
Why? Similar to the 21mm i love in size, price and handling. While the 25 Biogon may be sharper and 1 stop brighter, i'd be using the 25mm at f8 at the hyperfocal 90% of the time, so the 3x pricetag and 50% increase in size, just wasn't worth it for me. Had it been f2 like the Planar or f1.4 like the Nokton, i would have swung that way tho.
Aaaaaanyways, enough story telling, the proof is in the pudding, so here are a couple of shots from my first outing with it, just a walk round the block. Needless to say, the results are exactly what i was looking for!
Wrap Up Warm by
Cris Rose, on Flickr
Helping Little Sis by
Cris Rose, on Flickr
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