Lomo LCA 32/2.8 art lens for Leica M's
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santino
FSU gear head
just pierce your m body cap for a similar effect 😀
LChanyungco
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i want one.
nightfly
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I really liked the lens on my Lomo and would definitely consider one of these.
The problem with Lomos was the build quality of the cameras themselves, the lenses were really nice. I was considering having the lens from my Yashica T4 converted to Leica M but this actually gives a similar look and tiny size for about half the cost.
You can bash the lomography thing as much as you like but those lenses produce some very nice saturated colors with a really pleasing look although not technically great (vignetting, etc).
The problem with Lomos was the build quality of the cameras themselves, the lenses were really nice. I was considering having the lens from my Yashica T4 converted to Leica M but this actually gives a similar look and tiny size for about half the cost.
You can bash the lomography thing as much as you like but those lenses produce some very nice saturated colors with a really pleasing look although not technically great (vignetting, etc).
silent1
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I really can't stand the distortion of my Lomo LC-A+ lens, I'm trying to sell it for that very reason. I had an original LC-A before and I don't recall the distortion to be so obvious and distracting. Other than that, the camera itself is cute and the photos you get with it do have some kind of distinctive look.
Sid836
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A magnificent leica with a lens that produces photos like a holga or worse! What for? I would buy one if it was at about 10euros, else I have plenty of toy cameras that do exactly the same.
Fellas at lomography hide this behind a "As the Lomo LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens is produced in small batches, pre-orders will be delivered on a first come, first served basis starting in July 2015" that can be translated as "We will see how many will bite first and then if many we will make some more".
Fellas at lomography hide this behind a "As the Lomo LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens is produced in small batches, pre-orders will be delivered on a first come, first served basis starting in July 2015" that can be translated as "We will see how many will bite first and then if many we will make some more".
Archlich
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The lens is of adequate quality. It's a f/2.8 5/4 lens which is much more sophisticated, at least in terms of production cost involved, than the very cheap, sometimes even fixed aperture and focus 3/3 lenses found on many Japanese point & shoots. Those seem to be well-received here on RFF, so what difference does the LOMO name make?
At $349 it's definitely not as good as a CV 35/2.5 or 28/3.5 price to performance wise, but lord it's SMALL. People lined up to pay more for a Miyazaki pancake, so why not this one as well? It's even made from "aluminum and brass", as stated in the product information.
It's quite curious that they advertise "zone focus with a tab" (LC-A style?) on the page while claiming it's rangefinder coupled. I wonder if it means a normal rangefinder lens with click stops during the focus throw.
At $349 it's definitely not as good as a CV 35/2.5 or 28/3.5 price to performance wise, but lord it's SMALL. People lined up to pay more for a Miyazaki pancake, so why not this one as well? It's even made from "aluminum and brass", as stated in the product information.
It's quite curious that they advertise "zone focus with a tab" (LC-A style?) on the page while claiming it's rangefinder coupled. I wonder if it means a normal rangefinder lens with click stops during the focus throw.
jsrockit
Moderator
Exactly.... and it's always nice to have a new small and cheap lens around for the M cameras. Is this now the cheapest new lens for M mount?
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Gosh! I've got several better ways of getting worse quality, including a Summitar with the front element cracked in half, or if I can face using a DSLR, a Lensbaby and a Subjeckiv -- www.subjektiv.com
Cheers,
R.
Cheers,
R.
nongfuspring
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If this was about half the price and was in LTM mount I might think about it. Nice and tiny but the distortion is way too distracting when there are horizontals.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
I like SOOC vignetting and oversaturated colors. I do zone focusing on the street and it is nice to have it also RF coupled. The lens is nice and true pancake, plus brass and aluminium. It seems to be made to be on pair with film M cameras quality.
I have Summaron 35 3.5 for classic B/W. This new lens might be good lens for summer fun on the streets on bright day with color film and M4-2. Black lens/camera kit!
And if I ever get small mirrorless cropper this might be really good lens for it, because vignetting corners will be cropped...
But, it is almost twice more expensive comparing to current Canon EF(S) pancake...
I have Summaron 35 3.5 for classic B/W. This new lens might be good lens for summer fun on the streets on bright day with color film and M4-2. Black lens/camera kit!
And if I ever get small mirrorless cropper this might be really good lens for it, because vignetting corners will be cropped...
But, it is almost twice more expensive comparing to current Canon EF(S) pancake...
jsrockit
Moderator
I'm not sure you can compare the two...
B-9
Devin Bro
I have to agree, LTM would have been a better choice.
Why narrow yourself just to M mount users.
I think this would be a lot of fun at half the price.
Why narrow yourself just to M mount users.
I think this would be a lot of fun at half the price.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Hold on. Half of $349 is $175 or about £115 or 150€. Is this entirely credible? Probably yes if it's not RF coupled (the Subjectiv is 198€), but probably no if it is. Then again the Subjectiv has four different drop-in modules: pin-hole, zone plate, plastic, glass, but no engraved distance markings...
It seems to me to be neither one thing nor the other: neither a good lens nor a deliberately awful one. Also, as noted elsewhere, it would have made more sense in the (much cheaper to make) screw mount: another odd choice. Maybe $99 and scale focusing -- and a part-plastic mount if need be -- would make more sense. As it is, it seems to be yet another Lomo way of charging rather more than things are worth.
Cheers,
R.
jsrockit
Moderator
It is still the cheapest new M lens you can buy... and some people like this lens on their Lomos. I won't judge. It doesn't seem horribly overpriced if you want a tiny lens for your M and you like the look.
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Sure. No question. It just seems odd to me. As I say, neither one thing nor the other. And I must confess to an inbuilt suspicion of any Lomo pricing.
Cheers,
R.
stompyq
Well-known
That actually looks really nice.
Griffin
Grampa's cameras user
I'd like one for the GXR, but maybe second hand in a couple of years.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
It just for me, based on what I have now in terms of cameras.
But it is very different in final image, for sure...
I have M-mount lens which I don't use anymore and it is similar in the price to this one...
Colin Corneau
Colin Corneau
http://tokyocamerastyle.com/post/117760399186/the-latest-ms-optical-leica-m-mount-lens-the
If you want a funky, well performing pancake lens...
That said, you can't deny Lomo has done a lot to help with the revival/re-definition of film and for that we can be grateful. They're doing something different and unique, and that's commendable.
If you want a funky, well performing pancake lens...
That said, you can't deny Lomo has done a lot to help with the revival/re-definition of film and for that we can be grateful. They're doing something different and unique, and that's commendable.
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