I took a 21mm Ksana f3.5 Thypoch lens with an M mount and an M to L adapter with me to Montreal. I used it on the SL2 camera. Even though I'm not as comfortable with the super-wide angle focal lengths I thought it would come in handy. And it did. Much handier than I imagined. In fact, I think I used it about 25% of the time, over the course of seven days. It's actually quite nice. It does vignette but that's no longer such a big deal since you can easily correct it in post. But it does allow for some BIG context. So different from the 50mm or 85mm focal lengths. Interesting for me. I like trying things that are outside of my comfort zone. I'll scrounge through my first distillation of images and find a few more, non-Ferris Wheel shots to share below the next two. Comment or not.
Some other 21mm "Ksana" pics:
Run out and buy the small, lovable 21mm f3.5.
It's like...$600.
So much cheaper than the Leica 21mm f2.0 APO SL lens.
That one is currently about $6,000 in the USA.
Not sure I'd get enough use out of something like that...
think I'll stick with this one.
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I really like this look, you nailed it. Okay! I’ll put my 20 back in the bag!
ReplyDeleteI find a wide angle is a good way to shake things up. I had to buy a 16-35 Sigma several years ago to get a group shot from a balcony of a riverfront inn for my sisters wedding. The only way to get the shot she wanted, mission accomplished and I got to keep the lens.
ReplyDeleteI find that if I want to go for a photo walk to a familiar place a wide zoom is a good way to get some different shots and break myself out of a rut. Enjoy that little guy
Terry
“Get off your chair and go shoot something; the "research" can wait.”
ReplyDeleteDamn right.
I would like a nice compact super wide lens like your 21mm Thypoch. The closest native mount equivalent lenses are all rather big. For me to mount the Thypoch on one of my cameras I would need to get an adapter. Do you have brand recommendations? Techart? Urth?
ReplyDeleteIt’s too bad you don’t like Ferris Wheels. Le Grand Roue du Montréal is perhaps the best one I have ever been on. Very smooth and stable. Plus you get a great view of the city from the upper levels.
Hi Craig, As far as big Ferris Wheels are concerned I have a bit of acrophobia than makes riding on them an anxiety provoking thing. While I have been to the top of the Eiffel Tower it certainly wasn't an experience I'd want to do again. I think my hand prints are still etched into the metal railings from where I gripped them so tightly.... As to adapters... A lot of the adapters I've tried, like Fotodiox, weren't accurate enough and left the lenses to either focus too close and miss infinity or too far and give up a lot of close focusing. Techart has a good reputation as does Novoflex. Since I am an elitist pig I use the Leica adapters between the M and the L lenses. The 21mm Thypoch is natively an M lens so you should be able to find a good adapter --- test to make sure you can get to infinity but also test to make you don't go way past infinity either. Loved looking at Le Grand Roue Du Montreal. And it is fun to photograph!
DeleteYour praise for the Thypoch inspired me to get one, along with an adapter, which FYI Thypoch also makes. Ordered directly from the Thypoch store. I will let you know my thoughts when I get a chance to use the lens.
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ReplyDeleteI like your trial images with the 21, particularly the grand sweeping view images. The lens looks like a keeper.
Also, you picked the correct body (SL2 vs. SL2-S) for your ultra-wide experiments. When you know you will be cramming stuff into a bag, it helps to have a big bag. ;-)
PaulB