Lomo Loves Leica: Minitar 32/2.8 Leica M Lens

[Ko.Fe.]

...I think the amateur on a budget ...

Since then using Leica has become "amateur on a budget" thing?

 

[fad gadget]

You see Huss, you need an M10 after all.
It would be the same thickness with the 35 cron, as the M240 and the Minitar! lol

 

[Archlich]

Since then using Leica has become "amateur on a budget" thing?

A beater M2 with this attached seems pretty nice. Won't anger the wife as well!

 

[Huss]

You see Huss, you need an M10 after all.
It would be the same thickness with the 35 cron, as the M240 and the Minitar! lol

Every mm counts!

 

[Pioneer]

...Pop quiz, name all the other pancake M mount lenses, available with warranty, that are available? Next after Lomo is the MS Optical series that start at about $1000 and give 'worse' optical quality....

😀

Not "worse", just different. Somehow I don't recall color smearing on digital...

They are a bit more expensive than the Lomo lens, though you do have a few more focal length options.

Great series of photographs Huss. I'm loving it.

 

[Huss]

Thanks Pioneer. Yeah I should have used "different" but that was why I put "worse" in parentheses. As it is subjective. My point was meant to be that MS Optical lenses cost a whole lot more and (some) have similar quirks, but they tend to get a pass as they are not a Lomography item!

 

[nightfly]

Really like this series. Keep posting.

 

[fad gadget]

I really like the Minitar on film, looks great!
Nice series Huss.

 

[Huss]

Leica M240, Minitar 32mm 2.8

 

[fad gadget]

Looks like it deals quite well with digital black and white too Huss.
Much pp for shading, or is that pretty much untouched?
cheers/k.

 

[Huss]

Looks like it deals quite well with digital black and white too Huss.
Much pp for shading, or is that pretty much untouched?
cheers/k.

I applied a yellow/green filter to the B&W conversion in pp. But in all honesty I pp'd it like any other file I use, no matter what camera/lens combo I may have used.

With this lens you put the stuff you want sharp in the middle third at wide apertures, and the middle 2/3rds stopped down. No edge to edge sharpness here! And the more you open it up, the more it vignettes so you use that to your advantage.
Just like a Leica Summaron 28 f5.6! Except much smaller, 2 stops faster and $2100 cheaper!
😉

 

[fad gadget]

I applied a yellow/green filter to the B&W conversion in pp. But in all honesty I pp'd it like any other file I use, no matter what camera/lens combo I may have used.

With this lens you put the stuff you want sharp in the middle third at wide apertures, and the middle 2/3rds stopped down. No edge to edge sharpness here! And the more you open it up, the more it vignettes so you use that to your advantage.
Just like a Leica Summaron 28 f5.6! Except much smaller, 2 stops faster and $2100 cheaper!
😉

Nice, I like it! I've been thinking about either this one, or the perar 28 f2, tough decision...

 

[Huss]

The Perar is an f4 lens, I think it's the Apoqualia 28 f2 you are thinking about?http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/camera-lens/lenses/

 

[robert blu]

Beautiful pictures here, well seen and well done, bravo!

Now, ...I do not need this lens, I do not need this lens, I do not need this lens, I do not need....

hmmm, I'll give a look at the (already bookmarked) Lomo site, just to give a look, I do not need... 🙂

robert

 

[fad gadget]

The Perar is an f4 lens, I think it's the Apoqualia 28 f2 you are thinking about?http://www.japanexposures.com/shop/camera-lens/lenses/

Yes, you are correct, I'm not sure why I wrote Perar...

 

[Kent]

Definitely a very special lens. In the right hand the right tool for impressive images, as we can see here.

 

[Huss]

Thank you for the compliments people, much appreciated.

To reiterate, this lens does not stand up from a technical/sharpness point of view, but what it does is introduce a different look compared to the perfect lenses out there. And for very little money to be honest. This is by far the cheapest M lens that you can buy new.

The raison d'etre of this lens is that it makes a Leica (or any camera it is attached to) as small and discrete as possible. Not only is it RF coupled but it also has physical setting focus stops like a SnapShot Skopar that allows for super easy and quick zone focusing. You can adjust focus while it is in your pocket/under your jacket, whip it out, shoot, put it away. None the wiser..
😉

And again, size reference which makes up for it not being as 'good' as a Summicron or Zeiss Distagon..

 

[coelacanth]

Look what you did, Huss. Our head bartender had a used one in mint- condition, and I pushed the button... I so didn't NEED this lens. 😀

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Thanks for showing it on M, Huss!

I remember how I was traveling to Moscow in 2016 with one Domke bag allowed on the transcontinental flight. The bag was so full, I had space only for small dgital Lumix P&S, small charger, ten rolls of film and I was only able to fit in M4-2 with Summarit-M 35 2.5 on it.
M-E with collapsed in Industar-22 and this lens on the side seems to be good alternate. Minitar and Industar in Moscow! 😀. I could even fit little SF-26 flash...

 

[Huss]

Look what you did, Huss. Our head bartender had a used one in mint- condition, and I pushed the button... I so didn't NEED this lens. 😀

Sure you could do that, and pay less than the sucker that I am did..

But you really should have taken Mich's advice from several posts up, and taken a hammer to a disposable camera and glue that lens into a body cap that you drilled a hole into. Exactly the same thing. For like a buck fiddy!

Enjoy your new lens!