What new Voigtlander RF or SLR product would you like to see?

[rover]

Agreed. A small 50mm f/1.4 or 1.5 ASPH. Close focus 0.7m. Decent bokeh at the expense of wide-open sharpness if necessary. No focus shift.

I will take the same size as other fast 50mm lenses and agree with the rest of your wish list. I want to give them room so they don't have to sacrifice quality and can still deliver a lens at their expected price point.

 

[Mr_Toad]

This has probably already been posted, but...

SUGGESTION: 35mm PANORAMIC BESSA (R5A/ R5M?), as a direct and lower priced competitor to the 35mm Hasselblad X-PAN.

I don't know the image circle coverage of the various Voitlander lenses (as far as covering a 24 mm x 65 mm image), but the X-PAN body and lenses are highly priced and highly coveted.

Robt.

 

[varjag]

Again, 21-25-28 tri-skopar!

 

[Robin Harrison]

In dreamland: dual-ultron 28-50. Mmmm.
In the near real world: 21 or 25 f2.5
In the real world: compact, rigid, characterful 50, f2 or faster
Not as crazy as it sounds: Bessa R24 - 24x24mm square neg
While I'm on the topic: Fixed lens compact rangefinder. A modern XA alternative.

 

[Louis Cantin]

I would order a R4MT with a 75mm F2 lens...

The R4MT would have full frame rangefinder 75mm lines.

No meter needed...

Let me know!🙂

 

[DougK]

It may be heresy, but I'd love to see a version of their discontinued Bessaflex SLR in Leica R mount. A panoramic RF would also be an interesting camera to work with.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Am I the only one to wonder about the version II of the 1.2/35? The Number One Version is pretty fantastic as is.

 

[The Meaness]

Do I have to be 'realistic' to play? If not, I'll take a 21mm and 25mm f2 that are smaller than the Summiluxes.

 

[rbiemer]

I would order a R4MT with a 75mm F2 lens...

The R4MT would have full frame rangefinder 75mm lines.

No meter needed...

Let me know!🙂

Ummm, wouldn't that be an R2M? I will say agin that I'd like to see an R(A or M ) camera set up for the longer lenses: 50/90/135 frame lines to accompany the R4. And, as most of the R cameras seem to have four frame lines, the 75 would be an obvious choice for that fourth set.

Two cameras and no external VFs to cover from 21 to 135 ? That would be very appealing to me!
Rob

 

[JamesFromSydney]

How about something along the lines of the SWC, but selectable for 6x6 or 6x7, with a focal length of around 45mm.

 

[thegman]

It may be heresy, but I'd love to see a version of their discontinued Bessaflex SLR in Leica R mount. A panoramic RF would also be an interesting camera to work with.

I'd second these two. I'd love to see Cosina make a really nice SLR, and Leica R mount would make it interesting and allow them to create lenses for which the only competition would be Leica, not the dirt cheap Canon/Nikon/Sigmas.

A nice Bessa SLR with maybe small fast zoom would be perfect.

An Xpan alternative would be great too, as the Xpan is very cool, but very expensive for a dead system.

 

[ssmc]

Reality: A 50mm 1.4-1.5 to replace the discontinued Nokton

Hope: Ditch the strange matt-black paint on the R3A and go back to the splatter-finish (or gloss)

Remote Hope: redesigned VF optics that provide 35mm framelines on the R3 and allow seeing them without "looking around"

Fantasy: a redesigned RF with an ultra-long baseline (at least as long as the ZI) - with the 1:1 R3 finder this would be a killer combo for fast lenses

Scott

 

[Paulbe]

I fully agree with this comment:

"A really outstanding 50mm f2 to frighten the Summicrons of this world."

No reason for Cosina not to be making a really good 50mm M mount at f1.4 or f2.

I'd buy one immediately!
PaulB

 

[thegman]

I've seen a few people round here state that the reason Cosina is not making a f1.4 or f2 50mm is their relationship with Zeiss. Perhaps they don't want to threaten their deals with Zeiss by making competing products. I'm just repeating hearsay, but it makes sense.

 

[chrismoret]

...a reasonable priced digital FX rangefinder?...... A R5d, so to speak. 🙂

 

[wintoid]

An R mount SLR!

 

[RanceEric]

I would love to see a 12mm or 15mm ultra wide angle lens in S-mount. Or the 35 1.2 😉

 

[sper]

This has probably already been posted, but...

SUGGESTION: 35mm PANORAMIC BESSA (R5A/ R5M?), as a direct and lower priced competitor to the 35mm Hasselblad X-PAN.

I don't know the image circle coverage of the various Voitlander lenses (as far as covering a 24 mm x 65 mm image), but the X-PAN body and lenses are highly priced and highly coveted.

Robt.

Wow great idea! However ambitious as they'd have to build a new lens system for it, plus mounts etc...

I'd personally rather see Fuji take their X100 concept and adopt it to Panoramas with a TX-100 (or something). They're has got to be a way of combining two APS-C sensors together. That would be like 16x50cm dimensions. I'd take it in a fixed lens design, because the optimization of quality has absolutely worked for the X100.

 

[swoop]

My wants are simple

An f1.4 or f2 50mm lens with a .7 close focus.

A 21mm f2.8

A 90mm f2, maybe a 135mm f2.8

All in M mount of course. And with short focus throws.

 

[Roberto V.]

90mm f/2 would be great. I feel 75 is too close to 50.