no cv 50/2.5 lenses around...

[back alley]

...this is not a wtb ad even tho i am looking for one.

what i can't figure is how come there are so few of these lenses around?
rare here and also on ebay, were they a low sales item originally and the lack of used ones is just a reflection of how many there are out there?

joe

 

[clintock]

http://cgi.ebay.com/VOIGTLANDER-50m...ryZ30063QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
In canada even- in chrome!
I think the poor dears just got overshadowed by the Nokton. The nok only cost a little more for way more speed.. but that thing is huge. In the daytime, the skopar is my fave now.. The hear-say buzz on the web was never kind..
Once you get on in your hands and feel the mass and oozing quality (I guess from the mass=quality conditioning) it's not something one feels like selling.

 

[back alley]

i'm hoping for a black one to match the other lenses.
i know the feedback on them has been quite mixed but the web pics i have seen seem ok to me.

joe

 

[FrankS]

I would be taking mine (CV50f2.5) on holiday, but I want to see how the 50 Elmar 2.8 (original) does with slide film.

 

[rich815]

I'd guess not as many sold, so less in the used market too.

 

[FrankS]

Apparently they were more popular in Japan, not so much in NA.

 

[jamesj]

so are you saying they dont make them no more?
cause i really want one...

 

[back alley]

they are still available james but i would prefer to buy a used (cheaper) one as it won't be an often used lens for me.

joe

 

[jamesj]

crap i just saw they was discontinued...
i need to raise some monies quick

 

[back alley]

discontinued?

really?

 

[back alley]

just checked and you're right!
damn...wonder if they will make an m mount version or not?

 

[jamesj]

by the time i get around to getting some spare change all the lenses will be discontinued and my "R" will be a paper weight!

 

[CameraQuest]

just checked and you're right!
damn...wonder if they will make an m mount version or not?

no M version.
discontinued due to poor overall sales
which is odd because they were very popular in Japan
but not elsewhere.

I guess most Japanese were not able to read the bad reviews in English.

Stephen

 

[back alley]

put a black one on hold for me stephen...

 

[rich815]

Apparently they were more popular in Japan, not so much in NA.

I would not doubt it. The way "fast" glass and pushing B&W film is so manly I can imagine people seeing the f/2.5 as "wimpy" slow or something...

 

[ferider]

put a black one on hold for me stephen...

Please move WTB adds to the classifieds ...

😀

 

[back alley]

Please move WTB adds to the classifieds ...

😀

didn't you see my first post...:angel:
and i already have a wtb ad there...😉


the reason i want one is for the r4. the camera is great but it really needs small lenses to take full advantage of the frame lines and while i doubt i would use the 50 much i like the idea of having one for it.

joe

 

[jamesj]

didn't you see my first post...:angel:
and i already have a wtb ad there...😉


the reason i want one is for the r4. the camera is great but it really needs small lenses to take full advantage of the frame lines and while i doubt i would use the 50 much i like the idea of having one for it.

joe

thats why i wanted one for my "R" i can see the 35 lines alright i have to strain a bit, but i would feel safer just knowing i had a 50 in case i needed it...

 

[ferider]

I know, J/K Joe.

I do think it might come in handy to have a 50 around when you
only carry the R4, for portraits and such. Should be similar to a 90 on
an .72 M.

Good luck,

Roland.

 

[back alley]

...I know, J/K Joe,,,

i figured...

joe