Which CV Lenses Do You Currently own

[ferider]

Just the 21, 28, and 75.

I just sold the nokton, and the 50/3.5 heliar is on sale.

You are selling the Heliar ??? Check with Raid, I think he always wanted to have one ....

Anyways here is my list:

28/3.5
28/1.9
35/2.5 PII
40/1.4
50/1.5

Anybody looking for the PII, drop me a note.

Cheers,

Roland.

 

[ElrodCod]

35 Color Skopar Classic and 75 Heliar

 

[dseelig]

15 and 50 nokton

 

[Ossifan]

The 21/4 just arrived yesterday - very cool lens. And I've also got the single coated 40mm Nokton (also a very cool lens).

 

[Richie]

3 CV lenses only...

3 CV lenses only...

CV 35mm f2.5 LTM
CV 35mm f1.2 M
CV 15mm LTM

I am very happy with both of my CV 35mm lenses. I have several Leica 35mm lenses too, but the CV 35s have a very smooth tonality that I like in B&W.

 

[oscroft]

Hi Ferider...

Anyways here is my list:
28/3.5...

I'd be interested to hear what you think of the 28/3.5 - It doesn't look like all that many people have them and they seem to be talked about only rarely. I ask because it's the only remaining CV lens I might possibly buy - I shoot mainly while I'm traveling (so small and light is the order of the day), and mostly in bright tropical light (so I have no need for wide apertures). As for a viewfinder, I reckon the 28 field of view is pretty close to the full frame of the viewfinder on my Bessa-R, and I think it would make a great one-lens outfit for carrying round towns and cities - any thoughts?

(After recently acquiring a 2nd hand 50/2.5, my list is now 15/4.5, 21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5, 50/2.5, 75/2.5 - I definitely feel that the gap between 25 and 35 is too big, and 28 is probably the focal length I've used most over the years).

 

[Doug]

Hi Alan -- I think the 28 is a very useful focal length, distinctly different from 25 and 35, nice to have as another choice. For "touristy travel" the 25 focal length may be even better in old narrow streets and constricted interiors. If there's a problem with the 25/4 it's the slow speed + lack of RF coupling + need for external viewfinder.

All three of these drawbacks can now be overcome while staying with 25mm (sounds like you're a good candidate for a Bessa R4 too!) but a few years ago my solution was the CV 28/3.5 put on my CLE. But, that was a mistake for me. Beautiful little lens, excellent performance, but still too slow... I had tried to economize too much. So I sold it and bit the bullet for a 28/2.0 Summicron; wow, love it! Small and fast and wide and lovely output.

The sun still sets in the tropics, and then it gets dark. And in-between there are sunrises and sunsets, and interiors to deal with. Temples in Asia, castles and cathedrals in Europe, evening entertainment in the Caribbean, dim museums and shops and aquariums and restaurants. The Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu.... Need to crank that lens open! Maybe you could use at least ONE lens faster than f/2.5?

 

[oscroft]

Hi Alan -- I think the 28 is a very useful focal length, distinctly different from 25 and 35, nice to have as another choice.

I'm glad you agree. Some people think it's too close to a 35, while others think that if you have a 25 you don't need a 28, but 28 really does seem different to me and I do miss not having a 28 for RF.

For "touristy travel" the 25 focal length may be even better in old narrow streets and constricted interiors. If there's a problem with the 25/4 it's the slow speed + lack of RF coupling + need for external viewfinder

Yes, there is that. But I tend to leave my 25 on a Bessa-L for a whole shooting session, and I'm quite happy with hyperfocal focusing, so those problems really don't bother me much.

(sounds like you're a good candidate for a Bessa R4 too!)

Hehe, yes, the thought had struck me - but seeing as I have an L that I use with my wide lenses, and the R4 is quite expensive, I think I'd better put such ideas on hold for a while

The sun still sets in the tropics, and then it gets dark. And in-between there are sunrises and sunsets, and interiors to deal with. Temples in Asia, castles and cathedrals in Europe, evening entertainment in the Caribbean, dim museums and shops and aquariums and restaurants. The Polynesian Culteral Center on Oahu.... Need to crank that lens open! Maybe you could use at least ONE lens faster than f/2.5?

Yes, that's all true. But over the years I've never really felt much need for fast lenses - I've mainly used SLRs with slow-ish zoom lenses, and only got interested in rangefinders fairly recently. Maybe it's just my style that doesn't much call for fast lenses - even with my SLR gear, the only lenses I have that are faster than f/2.8 are my two Zuiko fifties (an f/1.8 and an f/1.4) but I've never actually taken them travelling. But I guess the other side of it is that a faster lens might expand my style a bit - hmmm, I'll have to think about that.

Anyway, thanks for your thoughts - they're very valuable.

 

[Artichoke]

only one

only one

the 40 mm Nokton
great little lens ...sharp & excellent color rendition ...also deals with point light sources with little CA
I love its ergonomics, but I wish the optional hood would allow for a filter to attach
the aperture selector is a wonderful design

 

[migtex]

on S mount only
CV 21
CV 28
and I guess I need the 25 and an 50 heliar too.. to be continued...

 

[cmogi10]

I have a CV35 1.2 a 35 2.5 and a 50 1.5 although I see more wide angle CV in the future.

 

[retow]

CV 15 keeper
CV 21
CV 35 coloour skopar
CV 75 keeper
CV 90

All are great value for the money. However, CV 21, 35 and 90 I'd like to sell. The 21, I do not use and for 35 and 90, I "traded up" to Leica.

 

[Marc-A.]

Had the Nokton 1.5/50
Have the Color Skopar 2.5/35 ... great lens.

 

[raid]

I may be looking one day for a CV 28mm/1.9, but maybe not. It is not easy to dump Leitz lenses and change to CV.

 

[Sparrow]

CV 15 keeper
CV 21
CV 35 coloour skopar
CV 75 keeper
CV 90

All are great value for the money. However, CV 21, 35 and 90 I'd like to sell. The 21, I do not use and for 35 and 90, I "traded up" to Leica.

how do you trade up from the 35cs?

 

[KoNickon]

So why are 12 through 25 all lumped together? I'm thinking the 21 and 25 are each popular enough to be contenders on their own.

 

[retow]

how do you trade up from the 35cs?

Summicron 35 asph

 

[Terao]

12mm
21mm
35mm Nokton
40mm
75mm

Of those the 40 gets the most use due to its versatility and compactness. I have a Zeiss 25 and will probably get the Zeiss 18 when its released so the 21 is most under threat. Such a compact lens though I may just assign it semi-permanently to a screwmount film body. I rarely use the 12, just not getting on with it for some reason :s

 

[ruby.monkey]

12/5.6, 25/4 Snapshot Skopar, 35/2.5C, and 40/1.4 (single-coated); and I'm giving serious consideration to the screw-mount 21/4. I also recently parted company with a 35/2.5 SC Skopar and a 50/1.5 S-Nokton when I bid farewell to a Nikon S2.

I find that the 25/4 on a tatty old Leica IIIf makes a great walkabout combination.

 

[thomasw_]

CV lenses I owned:> 15/4.5; 35/1.2; 40/1.4; 90/3,5. Loved the 35/1.2 signature the most. I am surprised a higher percentage of users are not into this lens.

CV lenses I own:> None.