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TRYING TO DECIDE BETWEEN TWO LENSES...

Some months ago there was this rumor:


I am still waiting for that 7artisans Lens.

Another option is to get the Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary and activate the crop zoom on your camera (If you have a S9, S5II/X, S1ii, S1iie or S1Rii), leaving the focal length at 40mm... Z04 Flucht

Another option is to get the Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN Contemporary and activate the crop zoom on your camera (If you have a S9, S5II/X, S1ii, S1iie or S1Rii), leaving the focal length at 40mm...

Thank you very much. This is a good idea :)
This should work very well on S1IIE
 
I guess, I'll try it out.
I'm looking for 1C1L walkabout setup, when I don't want to use a bigger, heavier zoom.
Also, I'm more creative that way.
40-42mm is for me the best FL of all.
I had the GR3x (40mm) and exchanged it for the normal GR3 28mm. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t. The GR3 its size is unbelievable. A very very good Aps-c camera, with an outstanding lens, much better then the Fuji X100v. But in the size of a pack of cigarettes, Feels very sturdy in the hand (magnesium-alloy body), and very good one handed operation. Fits in a jeans pocket. Usable up to iso 1600.

But actually the 40mm is better for me as it challenges me more. With my time with Fuji the XF18/1.4 was my favorite lens. 40mm was too tight for my envisioned use case, like environmental portraits with family in a restaurant etc. and replace my iPhone main camera.When I bought the GR3x I still had the 18/1.4. But after switching to S5ii and selling all Fuji gear the beloved 28mm eqv of the GR3 made more sense to me.

So if you really like the 40mm look, and don’t necessarily need an evf, GR3x is something to consider.
 
So if you really like the 40mm look, and don’t necessarily need an evf, GR3x is something to consider.
I'd love to have GR3X.
There is no another cam like this for the street photography.
I wish, they had it with EVF, too. I don't really mind, if it's bigger cam due to EVF.
 
I'd love to have GR3X.
There is no another cam like this for the street photography.
I wish, they had it with EVF, too. I don't really mind, if it's bigger cam due to EVF.
Well... If money is not a topic, there might be now ;-)
First of all, I am not a fan of Sony cameras.

But I saw a great video comparing the new RX1iii with the Leica D-Lux8, Q3, Q3 43 and für Fuji GFX100RF.
And the RX1iii selling point is definitely the size and weight. It's tiny, even a little smaller then the MFT sensor based D-Lux 8. There are things wich could be better, but if you look for maximum performance in a non intriguing size, that's an incredible camera. And the the Zeiss lens f2.0 and the 60MP sensor cropping to 43mm is not a issue at all I guess. There shall be so kind of digital crop zoom, but I do not know if this can be freely defined.
 
I've mentioned it a few times, but I really like my Canon EF 40mm f2.8 pancake on my S5. But the Viltrox adaptor is bigger than the lens itself LoL. Not that that particularly worries me. I'd like to try it on a PDAF body out of curiosity, it's not too slow on the S5, but not quick either.
 
I've mentioned it a few times, but I really like my Canon EF 40mm f2.8 pancake on my S5. But the Viltrox adaptor is bigger than the lens itself LoL. Not that that particularly worries me. I'd like to try it on a PDAF body out of curiosity, it's not too slow on the S5, but not quick either.
Quoted because we're not allowed to edit -but it always surprises me just how nice an image comes out of that tiny, cheap little lens. I'm sure I paid less than 200 bucks Au, brand new, for mine, and I got the adapter 2nd hand cheap as well. So not a large investment however you want to look at it. Anyway. pictures are better than words, with the right subject, in the right light, the images can really pop. Yeah, I know, hackneyed old cliche, but I think it's true.

231231j-P1000771-1.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/1000 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100



231231-P1000763.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • EF40mm f/2.8 STM
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/2500 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -1
  • ISO 100


231231-P1000764.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • EF40mm f/2.8 STM
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/1600 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100


231231-P1000773.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • EF40mm f/2.8 STM
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/2500 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.7
  • ISO 100


It will catch moving subjects even on my S5 classic

231231-P1000781.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • EF40mm f/2.8 STM
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/2500 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.7
  • ISO 100


231231-P1000769.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • EF40mm f/2.8 STM
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/800 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100


240106-P1000808.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • EF40mm f/2.8 STM
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/3.2
  • 1/800 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100


And I don't just shoot cars LoL

241001-P1013793.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/50 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100


241001s-P1013787.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/14
  • 1/15 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • 0.3
  • ISO 125


250126s-P1025096.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 1/3200 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • ISO 100


250126s-P1025095.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 1/3200 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • ISO 100


When I do go looking, I'm really really surprised at just how much I do shoot with it, and that doesn't even include anything I shoot at work for documentation purposes.

250126-P1025055.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 1/1300 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • 0.7
  • ISO 100


250126-P1025051.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 1/800 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100


241102-P1013970.jpg
  • Panasonic - DC-S5
  • 40.0 mm
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 1/500 sec
  • Pattern
  • Auto exposure
  • -0.3
  • ISO 100
 
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