Colorskopar 28mm Vs Ultron 28mm

Well I've had the 1.9 for a while, IMO it's simply great. Been thinking about picking up a 3.5 to have a choice of "looks" in this incredibly useful focal length. Also fits well size-wise on my L's.
 
yes it was discontinued. it's been discussed in a few other threads - including the one posted by Stephen.
 
back alley said:
don't forget you need a $55 adapter on the old lens, huck, to make it work on an m mount camera.
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True enough, but that still leaves the silver version at only $340 - still much cheaper than the 25/4 P. The black version with the adapter is about the same cost as the 25/4 P, so no price advantage there either. Unless you have an M4 or use the full finder to estimate, you're also faced with the additional cost of a $125 auxiliary finder for the 25/4 P on all other RF cameras.
 
Revolucion Artistico said:
It says on Cameraquest that the 28 skopar was discontinued this month. This is news to me. Anybody know anything about this.
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I think that Nightfly hit the nail on the head. I'm guessing that they'll gradually replace all of the screw mount lenses with M-mount versions. There's no point to keeping the old mounts now that they no longer make an LTM-mount camera. I'm sure that it makes their manufacturing process more efficient & with the introduction of a new product, they can raise the prices. Sounds like a win-win for them.
 
I always buy cheap generic adapters from the B and H used department and have never run into any trouble. I think the Leica guy there gave me the 28 I'm using because it was around and not marked in the inventory system and they were about to close. Never noticed any focusing problems or anything.
 
Huck Finn said:
True enough, but that still leaves the silver version at only $340 - still much cheaper than the 25/4 P. The black version with the adapter is about the same cost as the 25/4 P, so no price advantage there either. Unless you have an M4 or use the full finder to estimate, you're also faced with the additional cost of a $125 auxiliary finder for the 25/4 P on all other RF cameras.
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but the new 25 is also coupled, and that is the feature that tips the scales, that and the fact that I am using the R4M
 
dostacos said:
but the new 25 is also coupled, and that is the feature that tips the scales, that and the fact that I am using the R4M
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Enjoy the 25, Dan. :)

I wasn't trying to make the case that the 28/3.5 is better than the 25/4 . . . Rather, I just don't think that competition from the 25/4 accounts for the reported lagging sales of the 28/3.5.
 
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Before to buy the CV 28mm color skopar i'm lokking in the used equipment and i've found a CV 25mm old version with viewfinder at a very interesting price, very strange here in Italy !!, but i've fear to have some problems with the sharpen, it's not rangefinder coupled.

Who 's your experience? :)
 
I do not think you will have sharpness problems with the 25mm. It is zone focus and from the examples shown on this site, it is sharp. The 28 is also sharp and has greater contrast than some may like. I do, it is my favorite lens in my r/f collection.
 
I have both the 28m Ultron and the Color-Skopar. I haven't used the Ultron that much so won't comment but the C-S is absolutely brilliant. Certainly the focussing is smoother than the Ultron, which is a bit stiff, and the quality is superlative, with wonderful sharpness corner-to-corner even wide open. My recommendation is to get both if you can and use the Ultron when you really must have the speed but otherwise stick with the C-S. BTW, I only shoot B&W and the negs are beautiful. It's a much nicer lens than the flimsy, contrasty 35mm f2.5 'Classic', which I sold.
 
Fabri970 said:
Before to buy the CV 28mm color skopar i'm lokking in the used equipment and i've found a CV 25mm old version with viewfinder at a very interesting price, very strange here in Italy !!, but i've fear to have some problems with the sharpen, it's not rangefinder coupled.

Who 's your experience? :)
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i have the CV25 and it is a wonderfully sharp lens (i only shoot B&W) don't worry about it not being rangefinder coupled as it has click stops on the focus and by the time you raise the camera you can have the focus set and you will only have to look through the framing viewfinder and not the rangefinder making it superfast for street photography. i can't say enough how happy i am with this system. with all the great comments here on 28mm 3.5 i think i will have to be buying my self one for my birthday in june (in the Contax mount my 25 is LTM) this is the kind of info i look forward to here at RFF i will have to go back and check but i think my avatar was shoot with the 25mm
 
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