Gallinazorey
9-Sep-2012, 01:50
Hello everyone,
I never in a million years though I would be asking questions in a LF forrum but life is funny that way (specially when you consider that until 2 years ago I had the latest Nikon FF digital equipment...all sold to go analouge 35mm Leica).
Last week while trying to sell one of my Leica lenses on a forrum here in Spain were I live, somebody suggested changing their entire Arca Swiss F line LF system with me including a couple of lenses. I had never thought of LF before but having now the opportunity to get the whole gear I started readinmg about it and it seems like something I would like (besides it seem like a good deal all the stuff I am geting in exchange for one lense, welcome to the incredebly expensive world of Leica lenses....). I love using the zone systm and its kinda tough with 35mm (what I do is open the lense and put a sticker on the film and take notes. Later in the dark room I separate them and process them in different times N+1 etc).
Now to my question (I might be having many if you dont mind!!). On the the lenses is a SCHNEIDER 58 XL/5,6 MC. I beleive this is a 16mm in the small format (35mm) world and it seems like and ULTRA wide angle to me...is this good for landscapes? Is it ONLY good for landscapes? What about chromatic abreviation?
And the real question is: can I use polarizing filters with it? Usually polarizing filters and wide angels arnīt friends.
If anyone can post pictures with this lense it would be swell.
Would you recomend this lense for landscapes?
Thanks everyone for your help!
kind regards
I never in a million years though I would be asking questions in a LF forrum but life is funny that way (specially when you consider that until 2 years ago I had the latest Nikon FF digital equipment...all sold to go analouge 35mm Leica).
Last week while trying to sell one of my Leica lenses on a forrum here in Spain were I live, somebody suggested changing their entire Arca Swiss F line LF system with me including a couple of lenses. I had never thought of LF before but having now the opportunity to get the whole gear I started readinmg about it and it seems like something I would like (besides it seem like a good deal all the stuff I am geting in exchange for one lense, welcome to the incredebly expensive world of Leica lenses....). I love using the zone systm and its kinda tough with 35mm (what I do is open the lense and put a sticker on the film and take notes. Later in the dark room I separate them and process them in different times N+1 etc).
Now to my question (I might be having many if you dont mind!!). On the the lenses is a SCHNEIDER 58 XL/5,6 MC. I beleive this is a 16mm in the small format (35mm) world and it seems like and ULTRA wide angle to me...is this good for landscapes? Is it ONLY good for landscapes? What about chromatic abreviation?
And the real question is: can I use polarizing filters with it? Usually polarizing filters and wide angels arnīt friends.
If anyone can post pictures with this lense it would be swell.
Would you recomend this lense for landscapes?
Thanks everyone for your help!
kind regards