Leica LTM Which 28mm f/3.5 LTM lens for IIIf & M4-P

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
Devin (B9) who is truly a benign person, has a modern LTM Kobalux 28/3.5 for trade, but he will probably consider selling it or doing trade/cash etc. Use the gallery lens browser to see examples (there are not many).

PS: Devin's was mine for a year or so, and is sharp and contrasty. I had traded for it with another RFF member, so it has been well cared for. I very much liked it on my Konica RF, but then acquired a 28 Biogon....
 
The Kobalux 28/3.5 is an excellent lens. It is very well made, and it is very sharp. Color rendition with it is great too.
 
For you Canon 28mm f/3.5 LTM users, does the front of the lens rotate when you focus it?

If it does then that means it needs a round shade. If it doesn't it can use a round or rectangular shade.

Ditto for the Canon 28mm f/2.8 LTM.


Thanks!
 
aoresteen said:
For you Canon 28mm f/3.5 LTM users, does the front of the lens rotate when you focus it?

If it does then that means it needs a round shade. If it doesn't it can use a round or rectangular shade.

Ditto for the Canon 28mm f/2.8 LTM.


Thanks!
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Neither lens rotates when focusing; but neither lens really needs a shade, since the front element is well-recessed into the barrel. (Canon never made a hood for these lenses.)
 
kermaier said:
Neither lens rotates when focusing; but neither lens really needs a shade, since the front element is well-recessed into the barrel. (Canon never made a hood for these lenses.)
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Thanks! I usually have a yellow or skylight filter on my lenses and I want to use a shade to prevent reflections off of the filter. If I get the 28mm f/3.5 I'll have SK Grimes make a custom stepping ring from 34mm to 39mm and use the Leica 12526 shade.

I did this to my 50mm f/1.8 Canon lens (40mm to 39mm) and SK Grimes cut a groove into the ring so that the Leica shade 12585 clips on perfectly.

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aoresteen said:
Thanks! I usually have a yellow or skylight filter on my lenses and I want to use a shade to prevent reflections off of the filter. If I get the 28mm f/3.5 I'll have SK Grimes make a custom stepping ring from 34mm to 39mm and use the Leica 12526 shade.

I did this to my 50mm f/1.8 Canon lens (40mm to 39mm) and SK Grimes cut a groove into the ring so that the Leica shade 12585 clips on perfectly.
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For a lens with a 34mm filter ring, you could just use a Leitz SOOGZ adapter (clamp-on A36 to E39 adapter), which already has a groove milled in it for Leica A42 clip-on shades.

However, while a SOOGZ and 39mm filter doesn't cause any problems, adding an IROOA hood does result in hard vignetting in the corners (I just tried this combo with my Canon 28/3.5 on an M240). I don't have a 12526 anymore to try but, like the IROOA, it's intended for a 35mm lens' field of view. You might do better with a 12504 vented shade (alas, I no longer have one of those either).

The best/coolest hood to use, IMO, would be a Leitz SOOHN A36 clamp-on hood for the 28/6.3 Hektor (I used to have one, but foolishly sold it) with 34mm screw-in filters on your lens. (Alternatively, you could use the rectangular SOOBK clamp-on shade for the 28/5.6 Summaron, but that would run you 2x the cost of the Canon lens.)
 
kermaier said:
For a lens with a 34mm filter ring, you could just use a Leitz SOOGZ adapter (clamp-on A36 to E39 adapter), which already has a groove milled in it for Leica A42 clip-on shades.

However, while a SOOGZ and 39mm filter doesn't cause any problems, adding an IROOA hood does result in hard vignetting in the corners (I just tried this combo with my Canon 28/3.5 on an M240). I don't have a 12526 anymore to try but, like the IROOA, it's intended for a 35mm lens' field of view. You might do better with a 12504 vented shade (alas, I no longer have one of those either).

The best/coolest hood to use, IMO, would be a Leitz SOOHN A36 clamp-on hood for the 28/6.3 Hektor (I used to have one, but foolishly sold it) with 34mm screw-in filters on your lens. (Alternatively, you could use the rectangular SOOBK clamp-on shade for the 28/5.6 Summaron, but that would run you 2x the cost of the Canon lens.)
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Thanks! Good info. The Leica 12526 shade is being sold by Leica with their 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit so I don't think it will vignette with the Canon 28mm f/3.5. At $125 it's not cheap but should be effective.

I will take a look at the Leitz SOOGZ adapter. I'm not a fan of clamp on items - I've lost a couple of expensive clamp on shades in the past.

The Leitz SOOHN sounds expensive. As the 28mm Hektor is a $1K lens I imagine that the shade is up there too :) .
 
Well, I think I bought and sold my user-condition SOOHN for around $75 -- but that may just have been RFF family pricing -- dunno what they go for in the real world. :)
 
Life is good! I put in a bid on a Canon 28mm f/3.5 Serenar and won it for $152!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Excellent-C...5Dye1SXmnX201ETHXZ10Y%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

At $152 how could I not give it a go?

I have the M adapter for it so when the 28mm lens arrives it's off to Don Goldberg for a CLA. When I get it back I'll shoot some film and see how it does.

I am seriously thinking of getting the CV 28mm f/3.5 as well and using them both. We'll see how well the Canon 28 f/3.5 does.
 
I was the other person who bid on that lens. You should be thanking me for being too preoccupied with being on vacation to bid it up. ;)

I've been looking for a 28 to replace my Snapshot Skopar, which is a bit too contrasty for my liking. If it turns out not to be everything you'd hoped, let me know.
 
02Pilot said:
I was the other person who bid on that lens. You should be thanking me for being too preoccupied with being on vacation to bid it up. ;)

I've been looking for a 28 to replace my Snapshot Skopar, which is a bit too contrasty for my liking. If it turns out not to be everything you'd hoped, let me know.
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Thank you for being preoccupied :) :) :) !

If it's not what I want I'll let you know.
 
My only 28 is the Nikkor LTM mounted on my Leica iiif RD. The iif RD gets the 35/2.8 Canon. Both are fine performers. Don't own one of those newfangled M-4 P's.
 
aoresteen said:
The 28mm Summaron is what I'd consider a collector's lens and not a user's lens. If I were to spend $1k I'd get the Minolta-G 28mm or a Nikkor 28mm in LTM.

I'll look into the MS Optical 28 triplet.

Thanks!
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The triplet is tiny and fun to use -- but an M mount. It goes nicely on a Leica CL though...
 
The 28mm f/3.5 Canon arrived yesterday afternoon. It looks pretty good - has a few specs inside it. Overall I'm pleased.

It's off to Don Goldberg for a CLA along with an 85mm f/2 Serenar.
 
aoresteen said:
The 28mm f/3.5 Canon arrived yesterday afternoon. It looks pretty good - has a few specs inside it. Overall I'm pleased.

It's off to Don Goldberg for a CLA along with an 85mm f/2 Serenar.
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Tony,

It is a great lens for street. I love that the distance scale is in feet only. Stop down to F-5.6 or F-8 and set your "kill zone."

BTW the 90mm frames is the middle rectangle in using the "Rule of Thirds." I tend to shoot vertically a lot with a 28 and for portraits if I frame a face in the 90mm framelines it seems that I get a great composition every time.

Cal
 
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