more "On My Walk" photos ... Leica CL + uncoated 1939 Zeiss Biotar 40mm

[Godfrey]

Continuing my walks into the evenings at the dark end of the year, I was out with the Leica CL the other day, having fitted the 1939 Zeiss Biotar 40mm f/2 from my Berning Robot to it with a stack of adapters..

Moon Over Roof - Santa Clara 2021


Santa - Santa Clara 2021


Reindeer - Santa Clara 2021


Candy Cane - Santa Clara 2021


All The Folks - Santa Clara 2021

All: Leica CL fitted with 1939 Zeiss Biotar 40mm f/2​

Enjoy!
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[Larry Cloetta]

Nice. I didn’t even know there was a 1939 40mm Biotar. There’s something about Biotars I’ve always found appealing.

 

[Godfrey]

Nice. I didn’t even know there was a 1939 40mm Biotar. There’s something about Biotars I’ve always found appealing.

It is the lens which came on my Berning Robot II ... here's a cheesy snapshot of it, fitted to the Leica CL:

Leica CL fitted with 1939 Zeiss Biotar from a Berning Robot​

Takes three adapters to fit it to the CL: Robot to L39, L39 to M-Bayonet, and M Adapter L. It's a sweet lens, sharp but with all the low contrast, flarey softness of fast lenses in the time period, particularly when used wide open.

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