CV 35mm Help !!!

[haagen_dazs]

Mark: As you have the Bessa R, look through the viewfinder and toggle the frame selecter between 35 and 50. Do this half a dozen times or so and you will see that approximately halfway between the two framelines is what your 40mm will see. Slightly less than 35, somewhat larger than 50. Should work. I don't know what kind of 40mm you plan on getting, but if it comes with its own clip-on viewfinder, then you have down here in the borderlands, what we would describe as No hay problema.

Ted

PS: Why not get the cv 2.5/35mm Color Skopar (a wonderful lens) and the problem disappears. What's 5mm one way or the other? And if it's speed you're after, get a bunch of Fuji Neopan ISO 1600 and save some money. Speed in a lens costs money; speed in film doesn't.

hey ted
thanks for the advice.
my R that i bought is still in the mail
there doesnt seem to be any 35mm on sale in this forum at this time.
and i notice that when it comes, it sold out in a matter of hours

i like a faster lens so that i can shoot in the dark.
but will see what comes along in the 2nd hand market

 

[benjaminlr]

I have my lens

I have my lens

I am just back from my local Jessops store. The lens (CV 35mm 1.7) arrived from the Camarthen store.
It is just mint and there was a special price on it : 120 £ with a Voigtlander M adapter.
I think it's a nice price. The only thing it that the M adapter is a 28-90. As I have a Bessa T it's not a problem.

I'll certainly upgrade to a Leica (M2, M4 or M6) at some point. Is it possible to override the frameline setting or should I try to exchange the 28-90 adapter to a 35-135 one with a fellow RFF photographer. If someone is interested, just let me know.

Ben

 

[zuikologist]

Tha's an excellent price, especially in the UK. Hope you enjoy using the lens.