Actual images from Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 M mount

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I've owned the LTM and M versions, preferred the former, sold them both. These days I am wondering whether or not to get an SA, Elmarit, or another Skopar...or none. But in any event it's a very good lens:

That is Kodachrome of course...

 

[thegman]

Hi guys,

Decided to take my R4A out and paired it up with the M-mount Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 for a bit of wide angle fun.




Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 on Bessa R4A using Kodak Portra 160 VC
Converted to monochrome in Adobe Photoshop CS2


Voigtlander Color-Skopar 21mm f/4 on Bessa R4A using Kodak Portra 160 VC

The RF coupled 21mm was fun to use with a parallax corrected 21mm frameline. So convenient!

More photos in this set when I get the chance to upload them.

Do share your images and comments about this M mount lens if you have used it or are still using it.

Thanks!

Cheers,

The last shot is beautiful, great colours and an excellent perspective.

 

[paulfish4570]

good shots. the images do not seem so wide as they really are, as if seen by someone with excellent peripheral vision. they are, somehow, almost normal.

 

[sper]

Take a look at the 'New York Studies' gallery on my website. 99% of that shot with LTM 21 ƒ4 and Tri-X on a Bessa-L.

 

[le vrai rdu]

good shots. the images do not seem so wide as they really are, as if seen by someone with excellent peripheral vision. they are, somehow, almost normal.

that's exactly the feeling when you look through the R4 finder 🙂 and that is why I would love to have this camera

 

[paulfish4570]

i have had an r for a week. just with one borrowed fsu normal lens i have fallen in love with the rig. i could see a wide in my future ...

 

[wolfpeterson]

My first post, my first roll on my very first RF.

 

[Bingley]

very nice shots, and welcome to the forum!

 

[le vrai rdu]

 

[wolfpeterson]

Patiently waiting for my 40/f1.4, shot some tmax 400 and HP5+ to figure out which bulk roll I buy next...

 

[wkkato]

Simonsaw, I really like the bikini shot. A great use of the 21. Here it is in Nikon S mount.

 

[migtex]

The CV 21 in S Mount aussi...

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

oh my god, Mig, is that... ZORRO? :-o

 

[hans voralberg]

Some from me, in HK:

 

[migtex]

oh my god, Mig, is that... ZORRO? :-o

Some guy trying to sell theater tickets.... so he was wearing a custom... Zorro ou Batman you chose 🙂

 

[maggieo]

im not sure what to make of kenrockwell's comments, but is there any credence in this lens being less stellar for digital RF (i.e., M8)?

I'd say Ken is talking out his ass. If anything, this lens is better on the M8, thanks to the crop eliminating vignetting. My avatar was taken with the M-mount version:



I sold that lens and got an LTM with a Milich adapter, so I could permanently six-bit code the lens. I use a CV external 28mm viewfinder on my M8 with it.



Here's a few shots from it:

Stockholm, October, 2007


Bobcat Working, December, 2009


Snowblowing, December, 2009


Southall, September, 2007

 

[Doug]

Maggie, outstanding! Getting well-focused, well-composed shots of cats is tough. The separation of the white tones in the Bobcat and Snowblowing shots - without blocking it up - is impressive; nice tonality. And that last of the train passenger is great. One can imagine what he's reacting to, or is he emitting the golden tones of an operatic tenor? 😀

 

[wilonstott]

All taken with either an M2 or an M4-P. Kodak BW400CN rated at 320iso. Wallgreens Scans off the Machine. I enjoy the lens.

 

[Doug]

Will, I like your first and third shots above... particularly the first, for the nice interaction with your subject, and for what's going on in the background... I see two people photographing a third, one possibly using a cell phone camera.

 

[maggieo]

Maggie, outstanding! Getting well-focused, well-composed shots of cats is tough. The separation of the white tones in the Bobcat and Snowblowing shots - without blocking it up - is impressive; nice tonality. And that last of the train passenger is great. One can imagine what he's reacting to, or is he emitting the golden tones of an operatic tenor? 😀

Thanks, Doug! I habitually underexpose by 2/3, which really helps holding the highlights, especially in snowy conditions.

I can't remember what provoked that expression on the train; it's not like Southall Station is any big deal! 😀