ltm with focustab

[rog]

Ok, i have looking around on the internet and haven't been able to find a lens that is leica screw mount (m39) and that has a focussingtab. Or at least not a 35mm.

So anyone knows why this? Or did i just miss it and will it turn out that i am a poor internet-searcher 🙂

(ps. Any brand is fine, as long as it works with the bessa r)

 

[paulfish4570]

my cv 50/2.5 color skopar has a black focusing nub with a dished edge. it functions like the lever nub on my cv 35/2.5 color skopar. the 50 lives on my III(f) ...

 

[250swb]

A 3.5cm (35mm ) LTM Summaron has a focusing tab.

Steve

 

[rog]

thanks

thanks

for the replies!

ps. paul, any idea where you can still buy the 50mm?

 

[paulfish4570]

rog, scan the classifieds and the bay, i reckon. some of the soviet collapsible lenses have tabs, too ...

 

[Coldkennels]

Paul's right - if you're willing to go FSU, you've got a few more (cheapish) options. The collapsible 3.5/50 Industar 22 and 3.5/50 Industar 50s both have infinity locks and focusing tabs, no matter what year they were made.

But if you hunt around, I know the rigid 2.8/50 Industar 26 and the aluminium bodied 2/50 Jupiter 8 were both made with focusing tabs in the early years. I have one of the former (unfortunately with poor optics for colour work), but the latter is one of my personal holy grails in FSU land. I have one of the later black J8s (without the tab) and it's quite a good lens for the price. A focusing tab would just make it that bit nicer.

Unfortunately, the FSU wide angle options (like the 35mm Jupiter 12) didn't ever come with tabs, to my knowledge.

 

[rbiemer]

The early Jupiter 8 has a focus tab as well as some of the Industar 26 lenses and there are Canon 50/f1.8 lenses for LTM that have the tab.
I'm pretty sure there are others as well.
Rob

 

[paulfish4570]

Oooooooooooooh, i forgot the canon 50/1.8. killer lens. i had one on a bessa R ...

 

[ferider]

A real tab. 🙂