LTM wide angle recommendations

[Dralowid]

If you want to start hunting for something 35mm and a bit special take a look at this:

IMG_1424 by dralowid, on Flickr

This is an early 35mm 2.8 Summaron in M mount...but...if you unscrew the little grubscrew seen to the right of the M mount, the M mount unscrews leaving a ltm thread beneath.

Herewith on black IIIa with rare 'Swallow' finder.

DSC02102 by dralowid, on Flickr

 

[Sumarongi]

(just noticed I've been mis-spelling Avenon as Avalon.)

Your household has Marion Zimmer Bradley somewhere, I presume 😉

 

[Beemermark]

Your household has Marion Zimmer Bradley somewhere, I presume 😉

I don't think I have one in my library but since I like the genre it's probably buried in my subconscious. Then again I just can't spell.

 

[rfaspen]

The FL version of the Canon 19/3.5 -- wasn't there two versions of the FL version? (aside from the LTM and FD versions). I found one a few years back (it was an FL version) for decent price, but it seemed huge to me. I looked online and found images of the FL lens that were smaller. Thats when I think I learned of 2 FL versions....

Also, the Canon Adapter B will fit FL and FD lenses to LTM. I have one. But, it will not usefully fit FDn lenses. It will allow them to physically fit, but the lens aperture will be stuck at wide open.

I got my Adapter B in a box of photo trinkets for $5. There was also special filter adapter ring for the Canon 19/3.5 in the box. I foolishly left it behind with the seller because I figured I would never use such a thing.

 

[Sumarongi]

Also, the Canon Adapter B will fit FL and FD lenses to LTM. I have one. But, it will not usefully fit FDn lenses. It will allow them to physically fit, but the lens aperture will be stuck at wide open.

IIRC, one can (de)activate the pin in question manually?

And: Canon sold, for bellows-retro-use of these lenses, a special tiny (plastic?) thingy, but I'm quite sure, it does work without it, if one isn't chicken-hearted 😉

 

[raid]

I use aluminum foil to copy the hard to find plastic lever.

 

[kuuan]

Really nice photos Kuuan, especially on the Ricoh. With the crop factor that would be 37.5mm?

thank you traveller and right, angle of view x1.5. ( this is not at all to say that the corners of the 4/25 are weak. On the Sony A7 they are, but it's the fault of the camera )
The combination with the Ricoh performs very well indeed. So do the Voigtlaender f1.5/15 and 4/21 but the 4/25 possibly is the best performing lens of the three.

 

[traveler_101]

If you want to start hunting for something 35mm and a bit special take a look at this:

IMG_1424 by dralowid, on Flickr

This is an early 35mm 2.8 Summaron in M mount...but...if you unscrew the little grubscrew seen to the right of the M mount, the M mount unscrews leaving a ltm thread beneath.

I'd bet that this lens will become / already is highly collectible. Something like a limited run coin with a special mint mark?

 

[traveler_101]

looks like this.

Gorgeous kit! OI really like the tan leatherette on the camera.

 

[sebastel]

Gorgeous kit! OI really like the tan leatherette on the camera.

thank you.
i'm also extremely happy about how it turned out. hugostudio, btw.

sorry for the shaky iphone snap ...

 

[Luddite Frank]

I recall several years ago I traded a Zeiss Ikon Icarex camera w/ rare and sought after triplet (!) standard lens for a Canon *Converter B* ... Where did you find it? How much did you pay?

I found several on e-bay, ranging from original box & literature for $80 to no box / no caps / no literature for $35.

The example I grabbed had both caps, and was wearing some sort of Leitz LTM>M adapter, for $40 BIN.

Perhaps not the bargain of the century, but I'm comfortable with it.

LF

 

[johannielscom]

Since I got my 28mm Avenon, I've hardly been using my (incomplete, cobbled up) kit of 21mm Color-Skopar, 25mm Snapshot Skopar lens hood and cracked 21mm Contaflex finder. Original front cap, no rear cap.

Willing to let go to you for a fair price lxmike. Drop me a line at contact (at) johanniels (dot) com.

 

[raid]

Johan: have you tried out your 28mm Avenon with slow film?

 

[Sumarongi]

Back to the symmetrical (*non-retrofocus*) SLR ultra wide lenses you can quite easily adapt to LTM -- on collectiblend one can find some actual prices, at least the Nikon and the Minoltas are listed there:

http://collectiblend.com/Lenses/Nikon/21mm-f4-Nikkor-O-(Nikon-F).html
(It's a bit overrated, IMHO.)

http://collectiblend.com/Lenses/Minolta/21mm-f4-W.Rokkor-QH.html

http://collectiblend.com/Lenses/Minolta/21mm-f4.5-W.Rokkor-PL.html

(Both quite underrated, and the latter one should read *W.Rokkor-PI*.)

 

[raid]

The non-retrofocus lenses usually will not fit digital Leica cameras. The rear glass hits the sensor.

 

[lxmike]

Since I got my 28mm Avenon, I've hardly been using my (incomplete, cobbled up) kit of 21mm Color-Skopar, 25mm Snapshot Skopar lens hood and cracked 21mm Contaflex finder. Original front cap, no rear cap.

Willing to let go to you for a fair price lxmike. Drop me a line at contact (at) johanniels (dot) com.

many thanks a line of inquiry coming your way
🙂

 

[lxmike]

Hi have sent you an email regarding the 21mm cv

 

[Luddite Frank]

Hmmm.... the Canon FL 19mm / FD 17 mm SLR lenses are not exactly cheap...

Seem to run in the same price range as the CV LTM wide-angles... or higher...

 

[raid]

I would not now buy a costly SLR lens to be used with a RF camera when the cost is high. I happen to own since many years quite a few SLR lenses, so I use them with my Leica cameras with an adapter. It works best with wide angel lenses. From the Canon FD line I have:

7.5mm/5.6
17mm/4
24mm/2.8
28mm/2

All would work with Adapter B on ltm or M cameras. Since these lenses are retrofocus in design, they can be used well with Leica digital cameras too.

 

[Nokton48]

Hmmm.... the Canon FL 19mm / FD 17 mm SLR lenses are not exactly cheap...

Seem to run in the same price range as the CV LTM wide-angles... or higher...

I paid $375 for mine with 19mm SLR Canon finder, but you would have to be patient to find a deal like that.............

I will second the 21mm F4 Rokkor - GH. I use one on my Minolta SLR mirror lockup bodies, and it's really a good lens. Not as much $$$ as the Canon. Stephen Gandy has a writeup on the lens on his website.

The Minolta 21mm replaced my Canon 19mm for wide shooting and I'm happy with it. On a Minolta SLR it's about like shooting with a superwide rangefinder lens. I did buy a Yashica SLR 21mm finder to use with it, it's also on Stephen's webpage.