oldwino
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I’ve shot my Canon 50/1.2 on one of my Barnacks. It blocks about half of the RF finder. It’s still usable, just a bit tricky.
Uh oh. . So maybe not…
The Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F/1.2 Aspherical III dimensions are ~61mm diameter and ~50.5mm long. To my eye, that puts it past the point of no return according to the diagram that one of the folks on RFF who has the camera already distributed:
It's an approximation, of course, and how much it occludes of the rangefinder patch is hard to say, but I'd say anything greater than a 55mm outside diameter is likely to cut off at least some of the RF patch.
G
If I didn't already have more lenses than I really need, I'd be very interested in the new Voigtländer Heliar 40mm f/2.8 in black paint:
Image from the CameraQuest.com site @ https://shop.cameraquest.com/voigtla...m-black-paint/
To my eye, that looks like a gorgeous lens: small, light, classic style. 😀
G
Matt Osborne just gave it a good review. For me it is learn how to draw not buy Conté crayons. I am trying not to use the Pixii as a lens buying spree vector. Just two vintage lenses. That CV looks great, but, . . .
LOL! I have no idea who Matt Osborne is or why I should listen to his review... I test and review the lenses I buy by myself, for myself. 😉
As I said, I already have more than enough lenses for all my M-mount cameras. My current inventory of M-mount lenses is 10mm, 21mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 43mm, 50mm (x2), 75mm, 90mm, and 135mm. I'm not on any lens buying spree at this point. 🙂
But if I were looking for a 35-40 mm lens to buy, I think that new Heliar 40mm is lovely and worth looking at.
G
My Pixii was finally released from the black hole of UPS.
Unboxing: https://youtu.be/_xzmEGlfkeY
Fit lens, make first exposure: https://youtu.be/vSCOZ_J6ZGQ
More to report but later. Bicycle ride first.
G
Godfrey! Thanks for sharing the moment with us!
My only question is: What! no camera strap included? 🙂
All the best,
Mike
Hey, thanks for the great info. It looks like all is going well.
Overall: Switching frame lines to match focal length is a little tedious ... not a huge problem, but it would be nicer if the Pixii lens mount had the sensor to trigger the right frame lines per M lens. It would also be nicer if the menu system had ISO and Lens parameters on the same, top page, since those are the two things that I as a user am going to change via the menu on a regular basis. ... 😉