Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar

[jaredangle]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Washington, DC, USA
March 22, 2025

Voigtlander Bessa R3A
21mm f/4 Color-Skopar
Fuji Neopan SS
Rodinal 1+50 for 15 minutes

 

[Darthfeeble]

It does say "Color" on the lens.......

 

[Out to Lunch]

Bucharest, Old Town.

 

[raid]

What do you like most about this lens? Its sharpness?

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Washington, DC, USA
March 22, 2025

Voigtlander Bessa R3A
21mm f/4 Color-Skopar
Fuji Neopan SS
Rodinal 1+50 for 15 minutes

Very nice. What is Neopan SS? I regret that Fuji discontinued Neopan 400 and 1600 before I had a chance to try them. I do like Acros II though and have a roll in the freezer I need to shoot.

 

[jaredangle]

What do you like most about this lens? Its sharpness?

I've only used it on Neopan SS so far, which isn't the best film for showcasing the sharpness that this lens is capable of (I'll get around to using it with some other films though). For me, it's the spontaneity of setting it to the hyperlocal distance at f/11 and being able to click away on the street, with scene composition being the only thing I have to worry about. I'm using it with an external finder that has 21mm and 28mm frame lines.

Very nice. What is Neopan SS? I regret that Fuji discontinued Neopan 400 and 1600 before I had a chance to try them. I do like Acros II though and have a roll in the freezer I need to shoot.

Neopan SS is an older style of film that Fuji began making in 1952 and discontinued in 2011. It has much higher grain than newer 100-speed films like Acros (even perhaps higher grain than Neopan 400 and Kodak Tri-X, and a softer image overall), so images frequently have a more vintage look.

 

[rhl-oregon]

Clemmons NC / M10M

 

[dourbalistar]

With all due respect to the OP, maybe the mods could merge with this existing thread for the Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar?

Voigtlander 21/4 Color-Skopar Photos

Yet anoter CV lens that we dont seem to have a dedicated "Image" thread for. I think t's a superb lens - even more so, considering size and cost of it, giving a great performance. Post your pics from yours!

www.rangefinderforum.com

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

I've only used it on Neopan SS so far, which isn't the best film for showcasing the sharpness that this lens is capable of (I'll get around to using it with some other films though). For me, it's the spontaneity of setting it to the hyperlocal distance at f/11 and being able to click away on the street, with scene composition being the only thing I have to worry about. I'm using it with an external finder that has 21mm and 28mm frame lines.

Neopan SS is an older style of film that Fuji began making in 1952 and discontinued in 2011. It has much higher grain than newer 100-speed films like Acros (even perhaps higher grain than Neopan 400 and Kodak Tri-X, and a softer image overall), so images frequently have a more vintage look.

Thanks for the reply. Learn something new every day.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

With all due respect to the OP, maybe the mods could merge with this existing thread for the Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar?

Voigtlander 21/4 Color-Skopar Photos

Yet anoter CV lens that we dont seem to have a dedicated "Image" thread for. I think t's a superb lens - even more so, considering size and cost of it, giving a great performance. Post your pics from yours!

www.rangefinderforum.com

+1.
I'm surprised PJ doesn't go by MAM 🙂

 

[dourbalistar]

I'm surprised PJ doesn't go by MAM 🙂

Sorry, I have no idea what this means... 🙂

 

[jaredangle]

With all due respect to the OP, maybe the mods could merge with this existing thread for the Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar?

Voigtlander 21/4 Color-Skopar Photos

Yet anoter CV lens that we dont seem to have a dedicated "Image" thread for. I think t's a superb lens - even more so, considering size and cost of it, giving a great performance. Post your pics from yours!

www.rangefinderforum.com

My bad, I did a search to see if there was already a thread and I didn’t see this one.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Sorry, I have no idea what this means... 🙂

Media Asset Management.

Means you search the content.
The original thread is on fifth page here. Took me two minutes to find it.

MAM also incudes some logic. If this is soo long existing and common lens, where must be a thread with it.

But, big part of the problem, with old engine, RFF was fully searchable by Google. Now something is broken.

Also, on some forums, sticky threads have lists of lenses threads. Created, edited by admins.