Voigtlander 50/2.5 Color Skopar

Doug said:
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.
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Stephen Gandy said it was added because of getting a more compact lens. Makes sense.

BTW i can see no difference in crispiness in my shots between my CZ C-Sonnar 1.5/50 and the Color-Skopar when shot at 2.8. At 5.6 i can see a small effort for the Skopar! An Amazing little lens!!
 
Bavaricus said:
Stephen Gandy said it was added because of getting a more compact lens. Makes sense.
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Yes, that makes sense, as at 33mm long it's shorter than either the 50 Heliar Classic or the Planar or C-Sonnar for instance. And yet it's virtually identical in size to the new Leica 50/2.5 Summarit which has 6 elements in 4 groups.
 
The square LH-2 shade is pretty nifty (I think the standard round shade is a bit too minimalist if you're actually shooting in bright sunlight).
But I discovered that I you remove the little round shade, a Leica 12585 or IROOA clips on nicely!
Ari
 
I think the LH2 hood is perfect, not to mention, it looks good. Here's a shot of mine attached to the 35/2.5 Color Skopar. The 50/2.5 is next to the camera.

Btw, there is a black 35/2.5 Color Skopar for sale over at MapCamera

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Double Negative said:
Really? That would make it quite small indeed! And yes, either the 21 or 28 would round out the wide end... 🙂

Don't suppose you have a picture of all three, lined up?
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I don't use to make pictures of my gear 😀 but they have the same size +/- 2mm 😀 , Really small for a 50 mm 🙂

the 21 and 35 have the same barrel
 
le vrai rdu said:
I don't use to make pictures of my gear 😀 but they have the same size +/- 2mm 😀 , Really small for a 50 mm 🙂

the 21 and 35 have the same barrel
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yes, they're the same, and they are lovely

The 50 and 28 are small and heavy, though--in a good way.

The CV LTMs are beautiful lenses.
 
Great lens indeed.
This is my go-to-lens for iiif with the 28/3.5 skopar.

I have one in silver and one in black. I am keeping the silver one. If anyone interested in the black, please send me a pm.
 
I'd always had my eyes set on a collapsible 50mm Elmar to use as a compact, daytime lens but the images and user reports on this CV lens have me thinking that this lens might be a better alternative. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find any examples for sale, even on eBay! Does anyone know how much I should be asking, approximately, for a silver version of this lens?
 
le vrai rdu said:
I don't use to make pictures of my gear 😀 but they have the same size +/- 2mm 😀 , Really small for a 50 mm 🙂
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You do pay for that with a slight amount of pincushion distortion, as it is effectively a tele lens.

I wasn't happy with mine at all, by the way, so I sent it back, and it turns out it really was a faulty sample.

Too bad, now I am without one again and they are becoming quite rare... 🙁
 
Hell yeah...I was lucky with both my Skopars. I already have a 35/2.5 in silver but I am very tempted to go and grab that black version in a store in Shinjuku.

Anyway, for those who remain unconvinced by the 50/2.5, here are a couple of samples from when I was in Sydney:

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