haagen_dazs
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just wondering, is there a 40mm lens that is good bang for buck?
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decent to good optics that wont blow a hold in the pocket?
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decent to good optics that wont blow a hold in the pocket?
FrankS
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40mm in LTM? Nope. (edit added: not to my knowledge.)
The closest you'll find in a high bang for the buck lens wider than 50mm is a J12 which is a 35mm lens, but it won't fit all cameras because of its bulbous rear element.
The closest you'll find in a high bang for the buck lens wider than 50mm is a J12 which is a 35mm lens, but it won't fit all cameras because of its bulbous rear element.
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pbjbike
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Wasn't there an LTM Rokkor 40mm? Someone here posted a heads up for one up for auction in the last 2 weeks, or was it the 45....
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FrankS said:
i like that word...bulbous.
everyone say it out loud...!
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There's a 45/2.8 Rokkor for the old Minolta LTM cameras, they *sometimes* can be had cheap, the last ones I bid on I lost for a lot of money. Performance wise I can't really speak of (haven't tried or seen anything)
Then there's the Rollei Sonnar 40/2.8, seems to be a very good lens but not easy to have cheap.
And also a very rare Olympus 40/2.8 (I think), which usually goes for an arm and a leg.
I was in the same position as you some months ago, and ended giving up and getting a M mount camera and a 40/2 Summicron
Say what? Bulbous ?
Then there's the Rollei Sonnar 40/2.8, seems to be a very good lens but not easy to have cheap.
And also a very rare Olympus 40/2.8 (I think), which usually goes for an arm and a leg.
I was in the same position as you some months ago, and ended giving up and getting a M mount camera and a 40/2 Summicron
Say what? Bulbous ?
awilder
Alan Wilder
Sure. It's the 40/2.8 Rollei Sonnar HFT. Was available new from Rollei/CV in LTM (consitent with the CV philosophy in most of their current rf lenses) and it also included the Leica M adaptor ring to boot. I normally use it on my Minolta CLE. Very sharp and contrasty and compares favorably with other modern 40's but with that Zeiss fingerprint similar to the Rollei 35 S/SE or the Contax T/T2.
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bmattock
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Use a 50. Back up three paces. Shazam - a 40mm.
You're welcome - no charge for this one.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
You're welcome - no charge for this one.
Best Regards,
Bill Mattocks
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FrankS
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I stand corrected sitting at my keyboard! It's good to learn something new every day. Thank you Oscar and awilder!
bmattock
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FrankS said:I stand corrected sitting at my keyboard! It's good to learn something new every day. Thank you Oscar and awilder!
Oscar Wilde? Seems a bit more than co-inky-dink.
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not!
and you didn't even say it!
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Groan...
You're welcome Frank, just like Bill's good advice above, it comes free of charge
Well, back to work I go, snif.
Oscar, a wild.
You're welcome Frank, just like Bill's good advice above, it comes free of charge
Well, back to work I go, snif.
Oscar, a wild.