Graybeard
Longtime IIIf User
I thought it might be enjoyable to chat about favorite other-than-Leitz wide angle lenses with my fellow Barnack Leica users.
One lens that should be included, because of its wide availability and bargain price, is the Russian f2.8/35mm Jupiter-12's. I find this to be a fine performer, similar to the same vintage Summaron. Despite the popularity of f1.XX 35 mm aspherics these days, an f2.8 lens is fast, perfectly adequate for most indoor shooting using available light.
Another that I like quite a bit is the CV f4/25mm "Snapshot-Skopar". A nice sharp lens in a useful focal length. It is relatively inexpensive as it is scale focused (not a big problem with this short a focal length). Quite handy for travel shots on narrow streets. This lens, its finder, a 90mm Elmar, its finder, and two rolls of film fit nicely into a LowePro Z20 belt pouch for quite a compact field kit - about the size of a cell phone. (The IIIf, the Weston V, and three more rolls of film go into a LowePro Z30 pouch).
Your thoughts?
One lens that should be included, because of its wide availability and bargain price, is the Russian f2.8/35mm Jupiter-12's. I find this to be a fine performer, similar to the same vintage Summaron. Despite the popularity of f1.XX 35 mm aspherics these days, an f2.8 lens is fast, perfectly adequate for most indoor shooting using available light.
Another that I like quite a bit is the CV f4/25mm "Snapshot-Skopar". A nice sharp lens in a useful focal length. It is relatively inexpensive as it is scale focused (not a big problem with this short a focal length). Quite handy for travel shots on narrow streets. This lens, its finder, a 90mm Elmar, its finder, and two rolls of film fit nicely into a LowePro Z20 belt pouch for quite a compact field kit - about the size of a cell phone. (The IIIf, the Weston V, and three more rolls of film go into a LowePro Z30 pouch).
Your thoughts?