CV 25/4 good match for a M-Rokkor 40/2 on a CLE ?

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Wondering if a Voigtlander 25mm f4 color skopar would be a good companion for a 40/2 M-Rokkor on a CLE

I have a 40/2 Summicron-C which I love and use on my Fuji X-E1 digital
I'd like to have a CLE version since I like that it is almost the same but a bit more contrasty and would like to get a CLE camera too (so yes I'd like to have a second 40/2, it may seem obscene : ) I may sell one of them in the future)
I think that a CLE with the 40/2 M-Rokkor does not need anything else really, I love the results I see on film, but would like a wide, farther from the 40mm than a 28mm is, but not so wide as a 21mm... that's why I think about the 25/4 Skopar...
I know the 28/3.5 Skopar is a good option too (no budget for expensive 28's like the M-Hexanon or the Elmarit-M ASPH or the Biogon 25/2.8 wich is also large)

I read that you can more or less frame a 25mm on the CLE using all the viewfinder window, am I right?
Will the coupling work well?

Also, the 40/2 is sharp and contrasty and very special to my eyes, is the 25/4 Skopar any similar?
Do you consider the 25/4 Skopar "snappy" on film?

many thanks in advance
 
I have both the Rokkor-M and Skopar, both are excellent lenses. Try to find the "old" version of the 25mm and forget about rangefinder coupling - scale focussing is quite easy with this lens!
Check out my Flickr page. The photos in the "Japan" album, tagged with "Leica" are all made with either one of these two lenses.

https://flic.kr/p/f5xyen
 
Thank you.

In terms of character, which would be closer to a 40/2 CLE lens, the 28/3.5 Skopar or the 25/4 Skopar ?

(let's say the 40/2 CLE is at f3.2, which I find it is where it shines)
 
I also had the 28/3.5 - amazing lens as good or better than the 25/4 and also much better build (at least mine was brass not aluminum or whatever the first version 25/4 is) but I found using the snapshot skopar in scale focusing and external finder better. The 28mm framelines on a 0.72 M-Finder are pretty close to the edges, the external finder is just better if you do not need the RF patch.
The snapshot skopar has a great price but the newer version is probably better build.

here my shots with the 28/3.5
https://www.flickr.com/photos/72235979@N02/tags/cvcolorskopar28mmf35/
unfortunately no b/w
I find it comparable to the 25/4 in rendition, killer performer anyway MUUUUUCH better than my Elmarit 28 v3 was.


btw. if you find those 28mm shots sharper - that might just be the scanner - most of the 25/4 shots online came out of a flatbed while I have a Nikon now.
 
I've had and used quite a lot the Color Skopar 21/4 and 28/3.5, no 25/4 unfortunately. Both the 21 and 28 are excellent performers; my preference is for the 28, so that's the one I kept when I bought the Elmar-M 24/3.8 ASPH.

The Color Skopar 28mm performs better with film bodies, I prefer the Elmar-M 24 with digital bodies.

G
 
fer_fdi said:
Thank you.

In terms of character, which would be closer to a 40/2 CLE lens, the 28/3.5 Skopar or the 25/4 Skopar ?

(let's say the 40/2 CLE is at f3.2, which I find it is where it shines)
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I have them both. I Don't notice any difference in character between them, so I don't think either would be closer than the other to the 40/2 CLE.
 
I own a Leica CL, not a CLE - quite the same, but shorter rangefinder base length and no auto mode, with a german version of a 40mm Summicron-C.
I wanted a light travel kit, so a got a 90 Elmarit and a CV 25f4 with rangefinder coupling.

It's my very first time shooting RF, but i've been a pro photojournalist for four years, so I can't say if this CV is up to a Leica branded or a Zeiss lens, but it's way batter than my Canon set. Seriously. I want to trash my 24-105L.
The way it render the colors and deal with the distortion is just gorgeous. And i don't use an external finder.

I just uploaded some photos to flickr, they are badly scanned because i don't own a scan, so I use what the lab that does the development sends me.

[edit] I think the 25 f/4 makes a really good, light and cheap kit with the 40 f/2. And there are almost no photos taken with the 40 f/2 on the album because I was trying the 25 and the 90.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/manculitte/albums/72157660075722833
 
thanks a lot Manculi

Are you focusing the 90 Elmarit on the CL with larger than f5.6 apertures? Hard to focus?
I ask because, theoretically, due to the short effective base length of the CL rangefinder, focusing a 90 at f2.8 would be hard... so I'd like to know about your experience
 
Fer, I have the Rokkor 40/2.0 CLE version and the CV Skopar 28/3.5. I had the Snapshot Skopar 25/4.0, but sold it. It's a very nice lens, but I didn't get on with the focal length; I discovered that 28 is wide enough for me. In terms of "look," I think either the 25 or 28 would match the Rokkor 40 well, but the Skopar 28/3.5 has a special magic for me in black and white. I just love what it can do. BTW, I've taken both the Rokkor 40 and Skopar 28/3.5 on trips as part of the same kit, and did not feel that 28 was too close to 40, but that's a subjective thing; you may feel differently.

These days, I'm using the Rokkor 40 on a Bessa R2A, using the 35 framelines (close enough). I've thought about getting a CLE, but have concerns about getting them repaired in the U.S. if their aging electronics develop problems.

Here's a sample from the Skopar 28, on TMax 100:

Granite Pillows by bingley0522, on Flickr
 
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