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On the way to Nara to see a rather famous friend&#039;s flower exhibition, my wife and I stopped in Osaka.&nbsp; While she buying our friend a gift, I popped into the nearby camera store and bought the new Voigtlander 25/4P.&nbsp; Bad little boy that I am!<br /><br />The very nice thing about the 25/4P is that it is RF coupled and it turns up the 24/35 frames on the M8.&nbsp; It is perfect for the M8.&nbsp; It does not intrude into the frames and it is very neatly balanced on the camera.&nbsp; At first focusing was quite stiff.&nbsp; But by the time our train reached Nara it was smooth.&nbsp; <br /><br />The nice thing about the M8 is that you can see how good your lens is immediately.&nbsp; And the 25/4P was certainly very good in terms of resolution, contrast and flare control.&nbsp; It seems well built, though time will tell.<br /><br />I have the old 25/4 non-RF coupled version and two (yes two) 25/4s in SC mount.&nbsp; <br /><br />Now if only Mr. K. would make a Bessa R4 is Nikon S mount.&nbsp; That would be fun.<br /><br />But I digress.&nbsp; <br /><br />To continue,&nbsp; there is no good reason not to get the 25/4P if you have an R4A or an M8, or if you just want a small and not expensive 25mm lens.&nbsp; While the 25/4 does not come with a 25mm finder, they are available from Camerquest and other outlets.<br /><br />On the M8 is equal to about 31mm in 35mm. <br /><br /><br />