Nikon FM2 which lens?

Huss · Oct 6, 2017

E. von Hoegh said:
The OP specified 35/2 or 50/1.4, which he already has.
Why is everyone recommending zooms and expensive stuff ?

What's wrong with expensive stuff? The camera is just a light tight box. If you can afford it, the money goes to the lenses. Currently Zeiss makes the best manual focus lenses for Nikon.
They also do not make zooms.
Voigtlander also makes fantastic expensive lenses for Nikon. I am partial to their 40mm f2. The 58 1.4 is very nice too.

Colin Corneau · Oct 6, 2017

This is an impossible question for anyone but you to answer - it's the age-old "50 or 35" debate.

Only your personal taste can determine - which is why I say only you can answer it. Honestly, the light-tight box you attach the focal length too is beside the point (other than an FM2 being lighter and smaller, which is nice).

Best of luck, and happy shooting!

Ces1um · Oct 6, 2017

I have all pentax gear but did NIkon make a 100mm 1:4 macro lens? It's amazing how many other "worlds" there are when you get walking about with a macro lens. Never a shortage of things to shoot.

between 35 and 50mm- meh. Those focal lengths are awfully close anyways. Shoot either one.

Chan Tran · Oct 6, 2017

Huss said:
What's wrong with expensive stuff? The camera is just a light tight box. If you can afford it, the money goes to the lenses. Currently Zeiss makes the best manual focus lenses for Nikon.
They also do not make zooms.
Voigtlander also makes fantastic expensive lenses for Nikon. I am partial to their 40mm f2. The 58 1.4 is very nice too.

It's just not the question.

Chan Tran · Oct 6, 2017

Although I never have a 35mm and quite happy with just the 50mm I think I would vote for the 35mm.

Ces1um · Oct 6, 2017

rrusso said:
You've already gotten to know the 35, I'd take the 50.

My walk-around lens is the Voigtlander 40.

Nice lens the voigtlander 40. Do you have the single coated or multicoated one?

rrusso · Oct 6, 2017

Ces1um said:
Nice lens the voigtlander 40. Do you have the single coated or multicoated one?

Hmm, well I dunno, lol. It's the Ultron F2 SL Aspherical.

Edit: Ok, I just looked it up, and it is the SL "II" (doesn't say that on the lens, though), and is multicoated.

Huss · Oct 7, 2017

Chan Tran said:
It's just not the question.

Question was which lens, 35 or 50? Zeiss gives those options.
Anyway..

MartinCrabtree · Oct 7, 2017

IMO the Zeiss ia not thousands better than an equivalent Nikon. Better? Absolutely. At what cost for a normal Joe who doesn't shoot resolution charts?

Huss · Oct 10, 2017

MartinCrabtree said:
IMO the Zeiss ia not thousands better than an equivalent Nikon. Better? Absolutely. At what cost for a normal Joe who doesn't shoot resolution charts?

The rendering is much better, and you see that in portraits.
Thankfully I am not a normal Joe..

p.s. Who wastes film shooting charts?

E. von Hoegh · Oct 10, 2017

The OPs question was which of the two lenses in his possession should he use.

rmjranch · Oct 10, 2017

Thanks everyone - going to shoot with a 50mm 1.4 for a while

MartinCrabtree · Oct 10, 2017

Huss said:
p.s. Who wastes film shooting charts?

If you must ask...........

cooltouch · Oct 14, 2017

filmconquistador said:
I love the 28-50-135mm combo

This was exactly what I was gonna mention, but it leaves out that nice 35/2. So, I would lean more toward keeping the 35 and 50, and adding the 135 and a 24mm. I like 24mm way more than 28mm.
So, 24/35/50/135. Too much?

MartinCrabtree · Oct 14, 2017

Too much? What a silly concept.

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