Voigtlander Prominent lens-to-M-body adaptor: Does it exist?

[Biggles]

I have a rather crisp 1950s Voigtlander 50mm f 3.5 Color Skopar lens sitting unused on my father's old Prominent. As I recall, that lens was crazy sharp at snapshot apertures. Wouldn't mind using it.

Has anyone ever made an adaptor which would permit its use on an M-mount body? Or one for a Leica screw-mount body? (And then I could stuff a screw-to-M ring in there, take a Charles Atlas course for my right arm, and change my name to Rube Goldberg.)

 

[regit]

I have a rather crisp 1950s Voigtlander 50mm f 3.5 Color Skopar lens sitting unused on my father's old Prominent. As I recall, that lens was crazy sharp at snapshot apertures. Wouldn't mind using it.

Has anyone ever made an adaptor which would permit its use on an M-mount body? Or one for a Leica screw-mount body? (And then I could stuff a screw-to-M ring in there, take a Charles Atlas course for my right arm, and change my name to Rube Goldberg.)

Here's one:
http://www.arsenal-photo.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl?f=NR&c=010972&t=temartic

Alternatively, these should collectively work:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Rare-Adapter-for-Contax-Zeiss-RF-Lens-to-Leica-M-Camera_W0QQitemZ7578531214QQcategoryZ30030QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ADAPTER-PROMINENT-LENS-NOKTON-1-5-50-TO-CONTAX-RF-BODY_W0QQitemZ7578659710QQcategoryZ30039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Steve Hoffman]

Biggles,

Have you tried to use it on the Prominent? That's a pretty nice camera (with a few quirks, it's true)...

 

[Biggles]

Prrfffrrtbltltl! Two-hubbredd-abd-fifbdy YuRo?

Bleeee.....

(Goes away. Coughs up hairball.)

However, that Contax-to-M-mount thingy puts an evil glint in my eye.

 

[Biggles]

Biggles,

Have you tried to use it on the Prominent? That's a pretty nice camera (with a few quirks, it's true)...

Yes, sir- I used it up to about ten years ago. Always liked it, too. But now it needs a strap lug and a complete, expensive overhaul. Focusing mechanism's worn pear-shaped. And the rangefinder is nicely fugged. Lovely shade of urine-yellow.

 

[Biggles]

...that Contax-to-M-mount thingy puts an evil glint in my eye.

And then he saw the prices others had paid and his glinty eye caught fire and his head asploded. He picked up his brains and he went and he bought a rigid 50mm Summicron from an orange cat and he lived happlily ever after. The End.

 

[CameraQuest]

Voigtlander optics of the 1950's had a very high reputation. Many believe the classic Prominent 50/1.5 was THE best super speed 50 of the era. unfortunately the classic Leica mount Voigtlander 50/1.5 is very rare and sells for about $2500 up. The Prominent 50's don't have a focusing mount, which translates to need a helical in a Leica M adapter -- not easy. Perhaps the best solution was found by Cosina's Mr. Kobayashi -- designer of the Voigtlander Cosina lineup. He produced an adapter to use the classic Voigtlander 50 Prominent lenses -- not the other focal lenghs -- on classic Zeiss Contax or Kiev cameras, and another adapter for Nikon rangefinder cameras. This is possible because the Contax / Kiev and Nikon RF bodies have a 50 helical lens mount mount built into the body. Now the adapter is discontinued, but a few of either flavor still remain in stock at $175.

Stephen

 

[Biggles]

The Prominent 50's don't have a focusing mount, which translates to need a helical in a Leica M adapter -- not easy.

Aaaahhh... I'd realised the focusing mechanisms were way different; it's the "not easy" part I hadn't tumbled to.

Thank you, sir.