Avenon, Kobalux 21

[bronekkozka]

I have wanted on for a while...finnally found one on ebay, in Germany....but was out bid...went for approx $US460...a little over-priced from what I gather...but I guess the R4A has probably sparked a little more interest....

Come on CV bring out a fast 21 or least a new fast 25, as was expected....


Bronek

www.kozka.com

 

[Gid]

I just picked one up on ebay on Sunday (not from Germany) - badged as a Pasoptik, but they were all made by Kobalux. A beautifully made lens and early results (on my RD-1) are very promising. Only problem I now have is finding a hood that will fit a 58mm filter thread🙁

Good luck in your search.

 

[bronekkozka]

May i ask what you paid???

 

[BillBingham2]

Adorama had them badged for them too. I too am interested in how much was paid, hope they will share.

B2 (;->

 

[peter_n]

I don't think that $US460 is overpriced, its pretty reasonable actually. Mine was sold last year on PN for US$650, and I think the value may have gone past that now that the M8 is here.

 

[David Murphy]

I agree, $460 is low for this lens.

 

[Gid]

I paid £203 which is about $380 at current exchange rates. I am happy that I got a very good deal - I guess the fact that it was sold as Pasoptik maybe helped to lower interest. Interestingly, there is no maker's name at all on the lens.

 

[bronekkozka]

Thanks for that, I was under the impression $US350 was the going rate...I must have got that a little wrong...looks like this lens is out of my budget for the time being....Arrrhh

bronek

 

[sleepyhead]

Hello bronekkozka, bummer about losing the auction. Be patient. They come up not too infrequently. I got a black Kobalux one about a year ago for 175 British pounds. It was cheap because the ring around the front element was lose. I tightened it myself and it's fine now. I tested it against a 21mm super angulon f/3.4 that I had. I couldn't discern any difference in image quality with both lenses at f/4 to f/11.

The kobalux is clearly sharper in the extreme corners at f/4 compared to 2.8, but in the majority of the field, the difference is extremely slight. I.e., the Kobalux is fully usable wide open in my opinion. Both lenses seemed best arounf f/5.6 to f/8, but honestly, at f/11 the difference was perhaps imaginable, certainly not striking.

The SA was smaller in diameter, but about the same in length. The build quality of the Kobalux is good, but the SA is a Thing Of Wonder. I sold the SA as 21mm isn't a focal length I use very much, and will keep the Kobalux forever!

 

[Gid]

Only slightly O/T.

Sleepyhead,

Do you have a hood for your Kobalux? If so, where from?

Thanks

 

[sleepyhead]

Hi Gid, yes the lens came with a very shallow black metal hood. I doubt that it does much, but it doesn't protrude much either.

You can see a picture of a chrome one here:
http://www.dantestella.com/technical/kobalux.html

My lens didn't come with a finder, I use a 21mm CV, or when on the CLE, I guesstimate based on the entire FOV of the rangefinder.

regards, sleepyhead

 

[Gid]

Thanks Sleepyhead.

That hood doesn't look like it would do much.

I have a CV 21 finder for my M6 and a CV 28 for the RD-1 - inside of the thick framelines of the 28 finder is spot on.