HCD28 or HCD24

[ALAIN]

Good morning,
I'm planning a trip to Norway with my X2D.
My XCD38 will lack a bit of width and my HCD28 might not be bad.
I wonder if I should exchange it for an HCD24.
Which of the 2 offers the best results (not to mention the angle of course)?
See you soon,
Alain (from France)

[mar-ko]

Hi Alain,
if you do not want to go with XCD lenses (the XCD 21 oder 30 would be excellent choices), between HC 28 and HCD 24 I would always choose the HCD 24 because of its outstanding image quality. I had both lenses and always liked the 24 *much* better. (With the required adapter, the kit becomes rather big and heavy, though.)

[ALAIN]

Hi Mar-Ko,
Oh, thank you, it's clear. If some body need big aperture, my 28 is fine ! But for me, the angle is more important than aperture for my travel, so I search to exchange my HCD28 for a HCD24 (the version is not important : AF is not necessary for that)
Best regards,
Alain

[JCM-Photos]

In your case you have to use the HCD with the 0.8x converter and not just the adapter.

I am convinced that XCD lenses remains sharper than HCD (I use the XCD21 and HCD28) and XCD's are really more convenient to travel

[Domip]

Sell your HCD28 and buy the XCD21... tu ne le regretteras pas!

[ALAIN]

Thank you beaucoup à tous.
I try to sell my HCD28 and I search a XCD21 second hand...
Alain (from France)

[marcwick]

Good idea! Especially for traveling, the XCD 21 is a gem! It is really incredibly good and not heavy at all!