RF bodies dedicated to certain lenses

FrankS

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mainly because of the viewfinders (or lack of)

Bessa L + CV 21f4
Leica CL + CV 40f1.4
Leica M2 + collapsible Summicron 50, Elmar 90f4, and Canon 35f2
Konica Hexar RF + rigid Summicron 50 and Canon 28f3.5
Leica llla + collapsible Elmar 50f3.5, collapsible Summar 50f2
 
Leica MDa + CV 25mm f/4 Snapshot-Skopar
Leica MD-2 + CV 12mm f/5.6 Ultra-wide Heliar (screw mount)
Leica CL + CV 40mm f/1.4 Nokton (snap!)
Canon VI-T + Canon 50mm f/1.2 (seemed appropriate)
Bessa T + CV 28mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar
 
M6 + CV 35/2.5 LTM, Nikkor 35/2.8Ti ( MS Optical conversion ), Nikkor S 35/2.5 ( w/ Amedeo adapter ), and Leica 35 Summaron.
 
Bessa R with 35/2.5 CV Color Skopar
Canon P with 50/1.8 Canon lens

Mostly this is because I don't like the Canon P 35mm framelines...

Chris
 
My Canon IIf is pretty much exclusively dedicated to my Jupiter-12, just because I can't get the lens to mount to any of my other cameras (it seems to get jammed on my Nicca/Tower).
 
When I'm using an LTM rangefinder, I tend to start with one lens, and go with it. That might change when the S2 arrives.

PF
 
Leica IIIa with 50/2 uncoated Summar;
Leica IIIc converted to IIIf with either 50/2 coated Summitar or 50/3.5 red scale Elmar;
Leica IIIg with 45/2.8 Super Rokkor or 50/2.8 Elmar and 85/2.5 Culminar;
Leica M4 with 50/1.5 post-war Sonnar on Amedeo adapter, or 35/2 Canon and 85/2.8 Culminar;
Canon VI-T with 35/2 Canon;
Nikon S2 with 50/1.8 Helios-103 or 50/1.5 uncoated Jena Sonnar;
And , of course, Canonet QL17 GIII with 40/1.7 Canon.
;)
 
Leica M2 - any 35mm lens or 40mm f1.4
Bessa R3m 75/2. 75/1.8
Leica 0.85 50mm f1.4 or f1.5, 90mm f2
Bessa T 12/15mm heliars
Leica M4P 28mm or 25mm (outside of the 28 frame works).
 
Leica M2 and M6 0.72: 35 Summicron pre-ASPH, Zeiss 35 f2.8
Leica M6 0.58: Canon 28mm f2.8, Leica 28mm f2.8 Elmarit
Leica MP 0.72: last versions of pre-ASPH 35 and 50 Summicrons
Leica M3: Leica rigid 50 Summicron, 35mm f2.8 w/eyes, 35 Summicron w/eyes
Bessa R4M/R4A: Zeiss 21mm f4.5 Biogon

Leica LTM, Canon, and Nikon RF cameras in a future post.
 
My FSU RF camera holds two 50mm FSU lenses, I'm not using them on Ms. My Canadian Leicas have two 35mm.
I'm thinking of trading M4P to Canadian 35 Cron and using it on M4-2. And getting German M for German Summarit-M 35 I have.
 
I always wanted a pair of M6 or MP bodies, one .58 with a 35mm welded to it and a .86 with a 75mm. I've always found the .72 to be a bad compromise for both of these, but really the only option for a single body. I used to work with two or three bodies, I hate changing lenses in the thick of it.
 
Leica IIIc + Summitar or CV Skopar 50/2.5
Canon IVSB2 + Canon 50/1.5
Bessa R2a + CV Heliar 75/2.5 and Canon 35/2.0
M2 + any 50 mm + Canon 35/2.0
Bessa T + CV 28/3.5
 
I missed too many shots changing lenses, so I just bought another body. So in the future I will have the camera pair with me at all times:

M4 + 21/3.4 Super Angulon
M4 + 50/2 Summicron Rigid
 
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