cv 50/2.5 question

i developed some actual film last night; IIIf; 50/2.5, hp5 (film's been sitting around since november):

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paulfish4570 said:
gdi, i liked the deer cooler shots. hope you nailed some meat ...
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Thanks Paul! But these were all animals my buddies got, I haven't been out yet. But hopefully next week.

There a lot of good shots here! I really like this lens, and of course you can never have too many 50s, right?
 
When the CV50/2.5 came out, it's considered as a cheap entry level lens.Most people already has a slow 50mm on hand,maybe summicron or canon 50/1.8. So a 50 2.5 is not appealing at all.

I can't recall the exact price of CV50/2.5 and 50/1.5 at that time. But for the small price difference, most of the people will pick the 50/1.5 definitely if they only want to buy one CV lens.
 
roundg said:
When the CV50/2.5 came out, it's considered as a cheap entry level lens.Most people already has a slow 50mm on hand,maybe summicron or canon 50/1.8. So a 50 2.5 is not appealing at all.

I can't recall the exact price of CV50/2.5 and 50/1.5 at that time. But for the small price difference, most of the people will pick the 50/1.5 definitely if they only want to buy one CV lens.
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i think this is very true, especially about getting the 1.5 instead of the 2.5...i remember reading some reviews that said that too.
i think the popularity has changed now because people realize that it is a good performing lens and its so small too! the size is a factor for me in all my lens choices.
 
True, Joe.

I have liked the 50/1.5 for it's shots and speed, but have never bought it because of its size. It looks misplaced on a Barnack, while the 50/2.5 seems to have been made for a Barnack...
 
I can say honestly that I have too many 50s. :eek:

I have the CV 50/1.5, which is a wonderful lens, but I pretty much only use it for low light stuff like parties or event receptions, mostly due to its size.

The CV 50/2.5 is the most compact 50mm I have (discounting ancient lenses like a 1937 Summar). I think it properly goes up against collapsibles like the Elmar-M in terms of compactness in a modern lens, and the CV is 1/3 the price. (I've never put the two head-to-head for performance, but I feel like the Elmar-M does have the advantage there.)

::Ari
 
back alley said:
i think this is very true, especially about getting the 1.5 instead of the 2.5...i remember reading some reviews that said that too.
i think the popularity has changed now because people realize that it is a good performing lens and its so small too! the size is a factor for me in all my lens choices.
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The size is certainly a consideration. The quality of the photo samples in this and many other threads speak for themselves as to the quality of the CV 50/2.5; they probably also say something as to how few of the negative comments about this lens of years gone by were informed by actual use of the lens. To my mind the relative compactness of this lens just seems 'right' in the context of a carry anywhere rangefinder.
 
tyrone.s said:
they probably also say something as to how few of the negative comments about this lens of years gone by were informed by actual use of the lens.
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Welcome to the internet... where everyone is an expert, but not based on actual use. Just based on reading and believing other people's opinions.
 
this is why it's best to look at lots of images taken with gear you might be thinking about buying.
and then buy the gear and try it out yourself.

i admit to trying most everything i wondered about and have now settled on a complete cv kit...
 
i admit to trying most everything i wondered about and have now settled on a complete cv kit...[/QUOTE]

I guess even the Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar is manufactured by Cosina, right?
 
kermaier said:
i admit to trying most everything i wondered about and have now settled on a complete cv kit...
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I guess even the Rollei 40/2.8 Sonnar is manufactured by Cosina, right?[/QUOTE]

my bad...i do consider the rollei 40 a cv product in my mind...but it really isn't. the body shell is made by cosina, the glass by rollei (?).
 
The Rollei should be considered as a real Rollei product. The body shell was ordered from Cosina. But the lens got final assembled in Rollei factory in Germany.

So it's a made in Germany lens not a Made in Japan.
 
back alley said:
how did it get so popular all of a sudden? ...
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I didn't know it wasn't popular at one time. I don't bother reading too many reviews. ;-)

I asked a couple of people, found probably one of the last new black ones available in the USA last June, and have been enjoying using it. It's a delightful, compact lens that works very well on both my Leica M4-2 and Ricoh GXR.

This one with the Leica:

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This thread is also having page number issues... There's 4 pages now but it's offering a page 5 that you cannot proceed to...

Or am I the only one seeing things?

Joe, help... ;)
 
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