Voigtlander 25/4 Snapshot Skopar Images
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kingqueenknave
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jonal928
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'Fairytale story'
Leica MDa & Voigtlander Snapshot-Skopar 25mm f/4
Outdated Fuji Superia 200
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Leica MDa & Voigtlander Snapshot-Skopar 25mm f/4
Outdated Fuji Superia 200
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NeeZee
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some more - quiberon, bretagne with leica iiif and agfa precisa
CrisR
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CrisR
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MDM
Member
ChrisR - How did you make that lens hood? Looks like a manufactured one - great job!
Mike
Mike
john neal
fallor ergo sum
Chris - love that one! Gritty and brooding, superb shot.
pepeguitarra
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I love this lens on my M9, here are some shots:
I love this lens on my M9, here are some shots:
Every time I use my 25/4 snapshot (scale focussing), I am very impressed. Here are some shots:
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Piano Room by Palenquero, on Flickr
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Living Room by Palenquero, on Flickr
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Office by Palenquero, on Flickr
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Dining Room by Palenquero, on Flickr
I love this lens on my M9, here are some shots:
Every time I use my 25/4 snapshot (scale focussing), I am very impressed. Here are some shots:
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Piano Room by Palenquero, on Flickr
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Living Room by Palenquero, on Flickr
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Office by Palenquero, on Flickr
Avila Adobe - Nuestra Senora de los Angeles - Dining Room by Palenquero, on Flickr
Liquid Fusion
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Posted in other sections - Voigtlander 25mm (non RF coupled) / Leica IIIC - Shooting Fuji 200 as ASA 100 / F8 -
Overexposing several stops (Sunny16 = F16@1/ASA = F16 @ 1/100) - DOF focused 3M
Overexposing several stops (Sunny16 = F16@1/ASA = F16 @ 1/100) - DOF focused 3M
pepeguitarra
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Snapshot 25/4 on my Leica M8.u
Snapshot 25/4 on my Leica M8.u
This lens is so easy to use, no need to waste time in focussing.
Snapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint21 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
Snapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint18 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
Snapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint15 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
Snapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint14 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
Snapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint13 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
SnopshotColorSkopar25mmf4-VISTAFarm2016-062 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
Snapshot25mmf4-EggFarms28 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
Snapshot 25/4 on my Leica M8.u
This lens is so easy to use, no need to waste time in focussing.
Snapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint21 by Palenquero Photography, on FlickrSnapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint18 by Palenquero Photography, on FlickrSnapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint15 by Palenquero Photography, on FlickrSnapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint14 by Palenquero Photography, on FlickrSnapshot25mmf4-DanaPoint13 by Palenquero Photography, on FlickrSnopshotColorSkopar25mmf4-VISTAFarm2016-062 by Palenquero Photography, on FlickrSnapshot25mmf4-EggFarms28 by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
It's a great lens. I wish it was a stop or two faster, but the size and handling is great.
Passengers by Liam Strain, on Flickr
Float Kids by Liam Strain, on Flickr
Beach Walk by Liam Strain, on Flickr
Passengers by Liam Strain, on Flickr
Float Kids by Liam Strain, on Flickr
Beach Walk by Liam Strain, on Flickr
jbielikowski
Jan Bielikowski
tried one with Leica If, terrific combo.
Daryl J.
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Got one!
Yeah.
Yeah.
Leica M240
RJ-
Whole Plate Photographer
Contax II pre-war rangefinder fit Skopar 25mm f4.0.
It's a gorgeously pancake sized lens yet particularly pleasing to see the rangefinder coupling exists for the Contax/Nikon rangefinder classic mount. Perhaps the ergonomics of the lens focussing needs some attention: the bayonet lock blocks the focussing ring at 9 o'clock and at times it's hard fumbling for the aperture control, which turns anti-clockwise to the usual focussing convention.
The slow aperture is challenging to work with. There are no infrared focussing marks for extreme infrared photography. The depth of field scale extends so far around the lens that it's impossible to figure without turning the camera upside down. Compared to the Carl Zeiss Distagon 25mm f2.8 [SLR mount], it seems dwarfed in performance and presence.
Yet despite these limitations, what a wonderful pancake lens this is. It's tonal rendition is particularly crisp. It's reading of tone poems is perhaps more extroverted than the classic Sonnar 5cm f1.5 at all apertures down to f11, yet it has the character of a rambunctious little brother; rectilinear yet faithfully loyal to the photographer's vision, analytical without becoming sterile. It flares less readily than longer standard v1-v2 Summicrons, which makes it seem a little unusual for a lenshood to be offered as the standard package with the lens, adding a third to its protrusion from the chassis of the rangefinder.
I'm really thankful for Voigtlander's passion in renewing life for these vintage Contax rangefinders by generating this small batch of wide-angle Skopar lenses. I guess this is the last time we will see them in production in this less common mount as the next generation lose track of what it is like to shoot a 35mm rangefinder from Robert Capa's era.
Kind regards,
RJ
It's a gorgeously pancake sized lens yet particularly pleasing to see the rangefinder coupling exists for the Contax/Nikon rangefinder classic mount. Perhaps the ergonomics of the lens focussing needs some attention: the bayonet lock blocks the focussing ring at 9 o'clock and at times it's hard fumbling for the aperture control, which turns anti-clockwise to the usual focussing convention.
The slow aperture is challenging to work with. There are no infrared focussing marks for extreme infrared photography. The depth of field scale extends so far around the lens that it's impossible to figure without turning the camera upside down. Compared to the Carl Zeiss Distagon 25mm f2.8 [SLR mount], it seems dwarfed in performance and presence.
Yet despite these limitations, what a wonderful pancake lens this is. It's tonal rendition is particularly crisp. It's reading of tone poems is perhaps more extroverted than the classic Sonnar 5cm f1.5 at all apertures down to f11, yet it has the character of a rambunctious little brother; rectilinear yet faithfully loyal to the photographer's vision, analytical without becoming sterile. It flares less readily than longer standard v1-v2 Summicrons, which makes it seem a little unusual for a lenshood to be offered as the standard package with the lens, adding a third to its protrusion from the chassis of the rangefinder.
I'm really thankful for Voigtlander's passion in renewing life for these vintage Contax rangefinders by generating this small batch of wide-angle Skopar lenses. I guess this is the last time we will see them in production in this less common mount as the next generation lose track of what it is like to shoot a 35mm rangefinder from Robert Capa's era.
Kind regards,
RJ
android
Established
Here's one taken with the (since sold) Bessa-L. The Skopar is a perfect match for the Leica II, paired with the external viewfinder. Good contrast, sharp, and the click stop focus tab is so intuative. It's one of my favorite lenses.
edit: linked to a smaller image.
edit: linked to a smaller image.
shawn
Veteran
M240 with Snapshot Skopar
Shawn
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Voigtlander 25mm f4 Snapshot-Skopar LTM
Sony A7II
Yokohama, Japan - January 2020
All the best,
Mike
Sony A7II
Yokohama, Japan - January 2020
All the best,
Mike
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