CV 40 f1.4 0n a CL?

[surlysimon]

Is it OK to use a Nokton 40mm on a Leica CL, I understand that 50mm 1.4s are touch and go but what abot the 40mm?
has anyone experience of this combination?

 

[RML]

No experience but I reckon it'll work fine. Much depends on how well you're able to use your eye to focus as much as the effective base length of the CL.

 

[RayPA]

It works fine on my CLE! 🙂



🙂

 

[Andrew Touchon]

Is it OK to use a Nokton 40mm on a Leica CL, I understand that 50mm 1.4s are touch and go but what abot the 40mm?
has anyone experience of this combination?

I have experience. It works great! 😀

 

[sf]

I recently saw someone using a 40 on a CLE - Dougg. Maybe it was a CL.

 

[Palaeoboy]

Yes it works fine on a CL, its equivalent to a 50mm f2 which is the limit for a CL. Just be more diligent with focusing at close distances at 1.4.

It works fine on my CLE!

It is easier to use on a CLE as it has 50% greater effective baselength than the CL.

 

[Dougg]

Works fine on my CLE as well! The lens doesn't have a protruding rear element, so I guess (since I've never had a CL) there should be no inteference with the CL's meter stalk or other interior bits. As mentioned, though, the CL has a shorter baseline...

 

[SDK]

Supposedly the Voigtländer 40mm/1.4 was designed with the Leica CL and Minolta CLE in mind. Apparently Mr. Kobayashi, Cosina/Voigtländer's owner is a big fan of the old CL's.

 

[back alley]

i'm waiting for the zm 40/1.4 for my cl!!

😉

 

[clarence]

Joe, would you have a photo of the Nokton 40/1.4 mounted on your CL? I am thinking of getting one to create a (the ultimate?) small-form-factor, low-light outfit.

According to ampguy, collapsible 50mm lens can be mounted on the CL, but my Industar-22 isn't quite fast enough in terms of aperture. Hence the appeal of the Nokton.

Clarence

 

[back alley]

cl with 40/1.4 dressed by luigi.

joe

 

[clarence]

Thanks, Joe. It looks sweet, but not quite as small as I had imagined. I think I shall hold off the purchase for now.

That's one more attack averted. Last night I was frantically researching compact rangefinders, and part of me kept wishing that nothing could be smaller than the CL.

Clarence