Best 28 option

[sinetsin]

Hi!
First of all, Happy new year to all!
I recently bought a leica M6 classic, i'm really happy with this camera, works great
I'm waiting for some results!

Now I "need" two lens, a 28 & a 50mm lenses (after kully words, i know i have to take 50 nokton)
What 28 is the best & cheap option? 28 rokkor? Cv ultron/skopar?
Many thanks guys!!

 

[rover]

28 Skopar. If you can live with the speed it is the best bang for the buck and easiest to find.

Of course I just saw that Hexanon in the classifieds. That is very easy to find (until this one is sold) and excellent.

I have the Ultron and Skopar, both are top quality, you can't go wrong with either.

 

[sinetsin]

Hi Roland!
I just saw the hexanon..it looks great!! but unfortunately I can't afford it..
The Cv lenses are a great option but..Is the rokkor lens better than Cv ones?
I read some problems with rokkor glass..is it true?

Thanks Again!!

 

[northpole]

sinetsin, I realise you have already stated you don't want to stretch to the amount sought for the hexanon... I have one and I must say the build quality is top drawer. Maybe worth stretching to acquire?

Peter

 

[Roger Hicks]

If price is a concern, go for the Skopar, 'cause it's cheapest. If you can find a second-hand 28/3,5 Kobalux/Pasinon, they're great too, and probably even cheaper. Any modern design (post 1980 or so) is fine, i.e. not FSU (pre-WW2 Zeiss designs, assembled with varying degrees of care). My 28/1.9 Ultron is waiting to go in for an overhaul, because the focusing mount is sticky, but the image quality is still excellent.

Cheers,

R.

 

[ferider]

This was Ralph above Sinetsin

But I agree with him. CV 28/3.5 or 28/1.9, or Hex 28/2.8 are great
deals for the money. I myself use the two CV lenses.

The Rokkor is supposed to be very good, as good as the Elmarit of
the same period. But:

- most used Rokkors have coating issues ("white spots")
- the Rokkor will bring up 35mm framelines on your M6 (congrats, BTW)

BTW, the 50/2 M-Hex is a great lens, too - as good as a modern
Summicron, maybe more flare resistant. Maybe you want to
get 28/2.8 and 50/2 M-Hexanon, both ?

Best,

Roland.

 

[SDK]

The 28mm Rokkor is probably not the best option for you, since it was designed for the Minolta CLE, and it does not bring up the correct 28/90mm frameline set in the finders of other Leica M cameras. The 28mm Rokkor also has a common tendency to develop white spots in the cement in the front elements of the lens. See http://www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm .

I had a 28mm Hexanon-KM for a while and found it very good, though not quite up to the image quality of the Zeiss Biogon 28mm ZM or the Leica 28mm/2.8 ASPH. The Hexanon 28mm was a bit flare prone in night photography, but great for most other uses. I didn't like the fact that it lacked the focusing tab of the Leica wides or the bump of the Zeiss ZM's. A used Zeiss 28mm might be $500-600 used, and is a fantastic lens.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Cheapest, sharp..but not fast: Orion what else

cheers

 

[nico]

Cheapest, sharp..but not fast: Orion what else

Got mine for € 90 ...
but I confess I did not already fall in love with it...maybe I should only try to use it more ...

 

[Paul C. Perkins MD]

<< I recently bought a leica M6 classic, i'm really happy with this camera, works great I'm waiting for some results! >>


Can anyone explain to me what this meant?

Paul

 

[rover]

Building on the developing theme some more, there are a lot of good options. But the CV lenses don't take second seat to any optically, they all are pretty good, differences are size and speed more than anything else.

 

[sinetsin]

Many thanks guy for all words!
I have to think what lens take....maybe i'll have to put in the classifieds some gear..(Bessa R & T..i think that if i sell the couple i'll change my mind!!) and then serch a Hexanon, zeiss or Cv lenses..

Many thanks Nico, i'll think about your offer!

Paul, if you don't understand my post, maybe i can tell you it in spanish.

 

[kully]

<< I recently bought a leica M6 classic, i'm really happy with this camera, works great I'm waiting for some results! >>


Can anyone explain to me what this meant?

Paul

Paul,

(1) Sinetsin has bought an M6
(2) He is happy with it
(3) The M6 is a film camera - "chimping" is ... not a feature.
(4) Therefore he is waiting for {contact sheet,enlargements,scans}.

That clear enough?

 

[Krosya]

Get Hexanon and never look back - it's worth every penny and that way you will never have to worry about getting another 28mm lens. Well, unless you lose this one. I'd get a 50 Hex while at it - superb lenses at great prices! Ever since I got all my Hexanons - I'm GAS free! Well at least as far as 35mm gear goes.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

Got mine for € 90 ...
but I confess I did not already fall in love with it...maybe I should only try to use it more ...

Got mine for Euro 70, with caps and the nice bakelite round box, here on my HEX

 

[tbarker13]

I'll cast another vote for the hexanon if you can stretch to get it. Just a great lens. Amazing build.
I'll say, though, that I prefer the look of lenses that are a bit older - such as the 75 lux, 35 cron IV, etc.

But if you can deal with the 3.5 of the skopar, it's a neat little lens.

 

[mechon]

Leica lenses are terribly expensive in Poland so I decided to buy Skopar for my M3 and I think it was good decision for first step to 28mm world.

Here are some pics with this combo:

cheers