Affordable wide lens options for LTM Bessas

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I used to use SLR wide angle lenses on my Bessa T and L. They work beautifully. There is no mirror and there is no sensor!

I use the Canon 19mm/3.5 non-retro focus lens, and also the Minolta 21mm/4. There is no vignetting and no problems at all.

CV 25/4:

Canon 19/3.5:

Canon 17/4:

 

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Yep, it is a lottery with J-12. I even have to bent my FED-2 RF arm to fit in my J-12, but it was fine on Bessas.

I honestly recommend Color Skopar series, they have also not so expensive wider ones.
Orion 15 is nice lens as well and no problems on Bessas.

Also for the price of Jupiter-12 you could find Oly XA with great 35 2.8 in it.
This is one disadvantage of RF exchangeable lenses, plenty of non-expensive 50mm, you could find 90 F4 Elmar for under $100, but almost nothing in $100 for 35 and wider.
It is cheaper to buy fixed lens RF for 35mm lens, or 28mm lens, with SLR attached for under $100.

A Yashica Electro 35 CC with a 35mm f/1.8 lens would also be around J-12's price. Actually I spent less money on my CC than my J12.