Nokton48
Veteran
Hi All,
Been selling some stuff I'm not using here and there, and buying a few things, as well. Just ordered a new 28mm f3.5 Color Skopar from Stephen Gandy. So, now I have the 21mm, the 25mm, the 28mm, and the 35mm. All nice and small, to use on my M camera, and my wife can use all of these on her two Bessa-L's.
Hard to go wrong with this one, right? Stephen says sharpest 28mm lens made, period. Hmmm I like 28mm FOV; I also have the Ultron.
Been selling some stuff I'm not using here and there, and buying a few things, as well. Just ordered a new 28mm f3.5 Color Skopar from Stephen Gandy. So, now I have the 21mm, the 25mm, the 28mm, and the 35mm. All nice and small, to use on my M camera, and my wife can use all of these on her two Bessa-L's.
Hard to go wrong with this one, right? Stephen says sharpest 28mm lens made, period. Hmmm I like 28mm FOV; I also have the Ultron.
ferider
Veteran
Stephen is right. Congrats !
maggieo
More Deadly
Congrats! You've got a fantastic lens there! I love mine.
willie_901
Veteran
I've been using the CV 28/3.5 for most of my RF work since October.
I love the size and general ease of use. I'm not sure it's the best 28mm ever made, but I think could certainly be the best for the money. I'm very pleased with this lens. I think it is a great street lens.
I have noticed that the sharpness doesn't change to much from f 3.5 to f 11. I like how constant the negatives look. It seems to be a bit contrasty compared to my Nikkor 28 AI (F mount late version–same optics as the AIS) and my Mamiya-Sekor 28/2.8 (M42). It is not as sharp as the Nikkor, but it is sharper than the Mamiya-Sekor.
Enjoy your lens. I sure enjoy mine.
willie
Here's some examples: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willie_901/tags/cv2835/
I love the size and general ease of use. I'm not sure it's the best 28mm ever made, but I think could certainly be the best for the money. I'm very pleased with this lens. I think it is a great street lens.
I have noticed that the sharpness doesn't change to much from f 3.5 to f 11. I like how constant the negatives look. It seems to be a bit contrasty compared to my Nikkor 28 AI (F mount late version–same optics as the AIS) and my Mamiya-Sekor 28/2.8 (M42). It is not as sharp as the Nikkor, but it is sharper than the Mamiya-Sekor.
Enjoy your lens. I sure enjoy mine.
willie
Here's some examples: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willie_901/tags/cv2835/
hugivza
Well-known
I received delivery of one at the weekend - at the price it looks to be excellent value.
I enjoyed your photos Willie - it just looks to be in too cold a part of the world for me.
I enjoyed your photos Willie - it just looks to be in too cold a part of the world for me.
oscroft
Veteran
Congrats - the CV 28/3.5 is probably my favourite ever lens
Graham Line
Well-known
SteveM(PA)
Poser
Enjoy your skopar!
sockeyed
Well-known
A wonderful lens. Excellent sharpness, tonality and lack of distortion. Great ergonomics and build quality too. You may be surprised at how heavy this little nugget is.
noimmunity
scratch my niche
Of the CV lenses I had and sold, it's the one I really miss.
Bingley
Veteran
It's a nice little lens ...
Nokton48
Veteran
Wow-
There are some AWESOME photos here!
My 28 Skopar just arrived today, it's on one of the Bessa-L's, can't wait to use it myself.
Just ordered a 39mm UV filter, and an S&W 39mm Ultrawide hood (from Heavystar), to replace the ones I have -snitched- from my 25mm Snapshot Skopar. Works great on the 28mm Color Skopar, too.
There are some AWESOME photos here!
My 28 Skopar just arrived today, it's on one of the Bessa-L's, can't wait to use it myself.
Just ordered a 39mm UV filter, and an S&W 39mm Ultrawide hood (from Heavystar), to replace the ones I have -snitched- from my 25mm Snapshot Skopar. Works great on the 28mm Color Skopar, too.
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Nikon Bob
Guest
Just had to add more words of praise for the 28/3.5. Got mine today to go with an M4-P and my LTMs. The first impression of fit and finish was very good and the results of the first test roll left me wanting for nothing. I again just a very quick first impression but I doubt it will change much. It is a good match for the LTMs especially when used with the mini finder. A good little versitile lens for the uses and bodies that I have.
Bob
Bob
dreamsandart
Well-known
Great little lens! Was thinking of one for quite some time when I found one at a shop here in Japan closing out their Voigtlander line. Would have liked a black version but chrome was all they had. At about $230 I couldn't go wrong I thought.
Very sharp, 'modern' look with high contrast, handles beautifully, heavy brass well made. Can't say I use it much with film, but it lives on my RD-1. For what it does - not a fast lens, wide/normal, but small - its just about the most perfect lens made.
and oh, the LTM is great, M-series mount with an adapter, and with my Leica III it makes a 70 year old camera a very small pocket size modern picture making machine. The Voigtlander mini 35/28 finder is highly recommended.
Very sharp, 'modern' look with high contrast, handles beautifully, heavy brass well made. Can't say I use it much with film, but it lives on my RD-1. For what it does - not a fast lens, wide/normal, but small - its just about the most perfect lens made.
and oh, the LTM is great, M-series mount with an adapter, and with my Leica III it makes a 70 year old camera a very small pocket size modern picture making machine. The Voigtlander mini 35/28 finder is highly recommended.
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Congrats to all of us just receiving the 28 Skopar, as mine is just now enjoying its first roll on a Nikon S3. I had one before in LTM and sold it, probably a mistake... It's a great little lens.
gcsk76
Established
Nokton48, it's a great lens.
Thanks for selling to me. I promise you that I'll make good use of it
Thanks for selling to me. I promise you that I'll make good use of it
chambrenoire
Well-known
I so want one! It should be perfect with my CLE.
I spent the weekend shooting a few rolls with an SC Skopar 28mm f3.5 and a W-Nikkor 2.8cm f3.5 on an SP, and I gotta say I was very impressed with the little Skopar! Amazingly sharp even at f3.5 and lots of contrast. You'd be hard pressed to find a better performing 28mm lens.