Bingley
Veteran
I can't stand it any longer. I just ordered one from PhotoVillage. Now I have to decide what to sell...
Voigtlander 50/2.5 Color Skopar
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paulfish4570
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snappy shot, le vrai rdu. razor wire and tower building provide strange counterpoints to the grafitti cartoon ...
binky
Established
the 50/2.5 is quite hefty, and looks so beautiful. I'm really gonna miss the classic look of the "ordinary" (not quite so fast) LTMs coming from VC in favor of the M mounts
bennyng
Benny Ng
I like this lens too. Small but heavy due to the brass barrel.
Shot wide open at f/2.5 on Epson R-D1.
Cheers,
Shot wide open at f/2.5 on Epson R-D1.
Cheers,
le vrai rdu
Well-known
love this lens 😀
Bingley
Veteran
I can see why! That's excellent! I got a new one from PhotoVillage a couple of weeks ago, and hope to finish road testing it this afternoon. 🙂
le vrai rdu
Well-known
great, sure you will enjoy it
it is also so pocketable compared to a 50 f2 leica or zeiss 🙂
it is also so pocketable compared to a 50 f2 leica or zeiss 🙂
kossi008
Photon Counter
I just bought one (new), but I think it has a backfocus issue. I have adressed this to the seller and am waiting to see if I can get it fixed... 🙁
Bingley
Veteran
Kip_S
Member
this was the first lens i got fo rmy iiia, and its worked like a charm. i usually use it aorund f 5.6 and 8
it does great stuff with velvia
it does great stuff with velvia
Santafecino
button man
Did anyone notice that the price of this lens, new, at photovillage just went up by $100? I was saving my pennies for one, and this is a big setback.
bennyng
Benny Ng
The Nikon S-Mount version maintains the original price of US$199 at the site.
http://www.photovillage.com/product.php?productid=695&cat=0&page=7
Looks like this lens made in to the top of the best seller list at photo village
Cheers,
kermaier
Well-known
I just noticed that my chrome 50/2.5 Skopar has almost exactly the same external design and size as my Summaron 35/2.8, and comparable build/finish quality. Reall nice lens, a definite keeper.
Ari
Ari
RFluhver
Well-known
Well, after my initial posting here last year, I did manage to actually buy one. It was the last available in Sydney's Mainline photo shop - a silver version. I really love this lens for colour. With the Ektar 100, the results are simply wonderful. Now I am looking for the 35/2.5 and yesterday, I found one!
Early-on, this lens developed a poor reputation, said to be "soft" (it's anything but, as Sean Reid's review reveals!). Seems to me it was a CVUG list member in Norway who was using one to do a PoW project, and his pics looked great to me.
So in 2004 when I had an opportunity to buy one LNIB from a Photo.net member for $175 including M-mount adapter, I took the chance to see for myself. And have not regretted it a bit. Further, over the past 6 years its reputation has improved!
It's mysterious to me why a modest-speed f/2.5 50mm would "need" seven elements, but surely that adds to the heft and feel of solidity. Only gripe I can come up with is its small amount of pincushion distortion.
So in 2004 when I had an opportunity to buy one LNIB from a Photo.net member for $175 including M-mount adapter, I took the chance to see for myself. And have not regretted it a bit. Further, over the past 6 years its reputation has improved!
It's mysterious to me why a modest-speed f/2.5 50mm would "need" seven elements, but surely that adds to the heft and feel of solidity. Only gripe I can come up with is its small amount of pincushion distortion.
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ChrisN
Striving
Good find! I managed to get Scott's last black one, several months ago now.
Bingley
Veteran
This lens rocks on a Barnack...
RFluhver
Well-known
Krosya
Konicaze
One to fit Nikon/Contax cameras?
le vrai rdu
Well-known
yep, to fit nikon RF cameras
