Updated R2M / R3M Page with New Lens Pics

[CameraQuest]

http://cameraquest.com/voigt_250.htm

Stephen

 

[Beniliam]

Woow this new Heliar its BEUTIFUL!!

Thanks for post the updates Stephen!

 

[meyman]

Let's just hope it turns out as great as it looks and that mr. K decides to sell it separately as well. Boy, a modern f2 collapsible for my m3...

 

[sf]

I like that camera. Nice looking piece. The Heliar is gorgeous - the Heliars are my favorite lenses. If they sell it separately, I'd buy it for sure. Some day, put it on the M7 that I will buy some day.

 

[Kev T]

Wow! The return of the all mechanical Bessa... Makes me forget about my current lust for the SL 125mm f2.5 Apo-Lanthar Macro lens!

This is relly making it difficult to exercise the restrain that I am saving up for the Digital M... 😉

 

[c.poulton]

I just hope that we may get the chance to buy the 50/2 Heliar separately! I want that lens...

 

[Will]

Count me in for the lens!

There are just demand for well priced collapsible 50mm.



Stephen,

Please tell Mr. K.

 

[Will]

I bet there will be a demand for a 50/1 for 1k USD too

 

[Sonnar2]

..if possible at a Heliar design... 😎

 

[Will]

..if possible at a Heliar design... 😎

That thing will be radioactive... LOL

 

[roundg]

I just suspect is it a Heliar at all.....Hope it won't sound offensive. But COSINA has built so many different lens from Ultra Wide to Mid Range, different optic design, but bear the same name "Heliar".

 

[KoNickon]

That thought occurred to me as well -- to me, a Heliar design is five elements in three groups. Can you get the correction needed for an f2 lens without increasing the number of elements?

Not that Cosina is the only company to have taken liberties with lens names -- Zeiss has things like Tele-Tessar, Vario-Tessar, and who knows how those are anything like the classic Tessar formulation.

 

[einolu]

What a wonderful lens, and it costs about the same as a brand new Elmar, only you get a nicer rear cap! 😉. I love the way the Bessa looks too.

I want, but I cant have.

 

[boilerdoc2]

Why no 'Auto /Aperture' Metering?

 

[mr_phillip]

The R2a/R3a models offer auto exposure. The point of these models is that they feature mechanical shutters (which rules out aperture-priority metering) for those of us who dislike electronic shutter systems.

Oh, and I *so* want one of those lenses.

 

[Sonnar2]

That thought occurred to me as well -- to me, a Heliar design is five elements in three groups. Can you get the correction needed for an f2 lens without increasing the number of elements?

Pentax did that in 1954-1957 for the Asahiflex and early Pentaprism-Pentax. Their Heliar type was a f/2.4 58mm - it's an excellent performer even wide open.

http://www.taunusreiter.de/Cameras/Pentax_Takumar_e.html
http://www.taunusreiter.de/Cameras/Pentax_Takumar_Collection.html

cheers Frank

 

[Sonnar2]

The 2/50 classic Heliar *is* a Heliar design, see diagram at -->
http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/v-camera/r2m3m/r2m-4.html

cheers, Frank