#Leica M Voigtlander Bessa

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Voigtlander Bessa R2S

Cosina Voigtlander were kind enough to release their Nikon S mount Voigtlander Bessa R2S camera in 2002 allowing us to use all the old Nikon S mount lenses on that body. Not only that, Voigtlander released new Nikon-S mount Voigtlander lenses to go with the cameras. One fantastic example is the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5 ASPH Nikon-S mount lens. This gives you a modern aspherical lens to use on any Nikon S mount camera and it achieves excellent results.

The Bessa R2S has an internal frame made of Aluminum cast. Aluminum die casting alloys are lightweight, offer good corrosion resistance, ease of casting, good mechanical properties and dimensional stability. Leica M film cameras’ body frames are also made of Aluminum. The Bessa R2S top cover, bottom cover and back door is made of Magnesium cast.  Magnesium alloys are noted for low weight, high strength to weight ratio, exceptional damping capacity, and ease of machining. Leica R9 top plate and modern Leica M digital body frames is also made of Magnesium cast.

The Bessa R2S is a top-quality camera at a very convenient price. The whole rant on the internet about the Bessa line is not applicable to this camera; Cosina went the extra mile adapting the Bessa basic body to the Nikon rangefinder concept. This camera was not meant to compete with its Nikon S siblings, as I am sure the use of said cameras is a whole different experience, but to provide a new alternative to enjoy a long dead rangefinder system.

This is where it gets more complicated. both Contax rangefinder lenses and Nikon rangefinder lenses on either camera body but note the following. If you are using fast aperture lenses at or close to their maximum aperture, 50mm f1.4 for example at f1.4 you I likely to mis-focus if you use a Nikon-S lens on a Contax RF mount camera. The same is true if you use Contax RF lenses on a Nikon S mount camera. There is a slightly different helicoid travel distance between the two mounts similar to if you use a Soviet LTM lens on a Leica camera and vice-versa (they have different flange distance). Slight mis-match. However, you stop the lenses down a bit or use wider lenses in particular (greater depth of field) you can enjoy both lenses on both Bessa cameras.

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This (Not That) Old Lens: ZEISS Planar T* 50mm f/2 ZM (M Digital Edition)

In a recent post using the knock-off-ti-lux… …I reminisced about how this lens has served me well ever since I first used it with the Voigtlander Bessa R2 years ago. Has been used natively on film, manually adapted to other mounts, AF adapted to other mounts, and finally on native digital. It is a flawed lens wide open IQ wise but full of pleasant surprises… to me anyway. w/ a Leica CL I had…

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My Voigtlander Bessa R2m with the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm 1:5 lens and viewfinder. I bought this camera when Voigtlander prices were on the up and when me and my partner had very little cash, so it was an investment (a controversial one). At the time it was between this and saving longer to afford a Leica M6, but with money being syphoned off for general life stuff, I had to go with the R2m. However, despite still lusting over an M6, I do not regret purchasing this camera at all, it has actually become my most used camera for nearly every situation. Pros and cons regurgitated from countless reviews I read and things like film back opens like a standard 35mm camera and with a film window you can always see which film is in there, which is helpful if your using a rotation of cameras. Build quality I read is not as good as the M6. BUT, don’t read this as I initially did. Yes the build quality is not as good as arguably the best film camera ever designed, but it is still excellent; solid with a tactile finish. The grip really elevated that feeling of the camera in your hands. It has has a nice balance of ruggedness a rangefinder like the Minolta CL has with some more subtle touches like the M6. Some may be critical of the Bessa, but like all reviews I’ve hated reading, the ultimate decision is go with what you’re happy with. In comparison to it’s non-leica competitors, this M mount rangefinder is by far my favourite and it will take a huge amount for me to part with it now. 

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My Voigtlander Bessa R2m with the Voigtlander Nokton 50mm 1:5 lens and viewfinder. I bought this camera when Voigtlander prices were on the up and when me and my partner had very little cash, so it was an investment (a controversial one). At the time it was between this and saving longer to afford a Leica M6, but with money being syphoned off for general life stuff, I had to go with the R2m. However, despite still lusting over an M6, I do not regret purchasing this camera at all, it has actually become my most used camera for nearly every situation. Pros and cons regurgitated from countless reviews I read and things like film back opens like a standard 35mm camera and with a film window you can always see which film is in there, which is helpful if your using a rotation of cameras. Build quality I read is not as good as the M6. BUT, don’t read this as I initially did. Yes the build quality is not as good as arguably the best film camera ever designed, but it is still excellent; solid with a tactile finish. The grip really elevated that feeling of the camera in your hands. It has has a nice balance of ruggedness a rangefinder like the Minolta CL has with some more subtle touches like the M6. Some may be critical of the Bessa, but like all reviews I’ve hated reading, the ultimate decision is go with what you’re happy with. In comparison to it’s non-leica competitors, this M mount rangefinder is by far my favourite and it will take a huge amount for me to part with it now. 

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Leicavit vs. T-Winder

I’m as much of a Leica fan as anyone but I have to admit, the Japanese reincarnate of Voigtlander seriously one-upped the German Leica gods when they designed their T-Winder.

Let’s begin at the beginning.

Leica introduced a few rapidwinder devices for it’s screw mount 35mm rangefinder cameras in the 1930’s or 40’s.  The exact history seems to be a bit muddy as these are very rare.  By the time…

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Call a group photo for Leica M mount rangefinder film cameras with auto exposure mode. Here are one from all the five series: 1. Minolta CLE, the first M mount camera with AE. 2. Konica Hexar RF. Basically an M mount G2. 3. Leica M7. My favorite film camera. 4. Voigtlander Bessa R4A. 5. Zeiss ZM. Only the M7 is a keeper. Others come and go. CLE has weird frame lines and very preliminary exposure control. Hexar’s blank paint is too fragile. Bessa R series are lower end build, and ZM is basically an advanced model for the Bessa, but not comparable to the Leica ones. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpNs1_1FEDn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pws7f64c6jd9

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Najlepszy klasyczny aparat do streeta – DALMIERZ!!!

Oczywiście, na wielu forach i grupach przeczytamy, że najlepszym aparatem do streeta jest aparat dalmierzowy. Bo, zalet ma wiele, jest mały, jest cichy, łatwo i szybko ustawia się ostrość, ma duży wizjer, którym widać więcej niż widzi obiektyw!

I najlepsze jest to, że to wszystko prawda. Prawda, ale nie do końca, a przynajmniej nie we wszystkich wypadkach. Zacznijmy od tego, że aparaty dalmierzowe to aparaty drogie. Oczywiście mamy dostęp również do aparatów tanich – kompaktów z dalmierzem, ale to chyba nie są te same najlepsze, tak polecane do streeta aparaty.

Gabaryty, to czy aparat dla nas jest akceptowalnie głośny to kwestia gustu. Trzeba przyznać kompakty dalmierzowe z centralną migawką są ciche. Nie mają ani lustra, które klapie, ani głośnej szczelinowej migawki. Z gabarytami nie jest już tak pięknie. Popularny Canonet QL17 III nie jest wiele mniejszy niż Pentax Me Super z obiektywem Pentax SMC M 40/2.8. Pamiętajmy, że w lustrzankach zawsze będziemy mieli wymienne obiektywy, a gabaryty niewiele większe, a czasami nawet mniejsze niż niektóre bardziej rozbudowane dalmierzowe kompakty. Kolejnym aspektem jest możliwość manualnej kontroli nad parametrami ekspozycji. Dają nam to właściwie wszystkie sensowne lustrzanki, a w przypadku budżetowych dalmierzy nie jest to takie oczywiste. Natomiast te dalmierze, które taką możliwość posiadają często nie są już takie małe i lekkie jak ich automatyczne odpowiedniki – coś za coś, tylko czy nie był to jeden z ważniejszych argumentów za dalmierzem, ten że są małe? Łatwo i szybko ustawia się ostrość. Prawda, pod warunkiem, że plamka dalmierza jest jasna, duża i kontrastowa, dzięki czemu dobrze widać ten fragment obrazu który ma się nałożyć na ten widziany w wizjerze. W przypadku tanich dalmierzy czy to kompaktowych czy takich jak zorka, plamka dalmierza nie jest ani jasna, ani duża, ani kontrastowa. Co powoduje, że ustawianie ostrości wcale nie jest bardzo komfortowe, a w przypadku zorki jaką miałem było o tyle trudne że w plamce znajdował się obraz podwójny, a do tego jeszcze ten widoczny w wizjerze. Urok radzieckiego sprzętu, dość częste awarie, ale z drugiej strony pod tym względem zorka, zenita biła na głowę. W przypadku dalmierzy z dobrym wizjerem ustawianie ostrości jest rzeczywiście bardzo wygodne, ale aparaty te nie są ani tanie, ani małe. Należy tu wspomnieć jeszcze o precyzji samego dalmierza. Małe aparaty tego typu zazwyczaj mają małą bazę dalmierza, przez co sam układ nie jest zbyt precyzyjny, a dodając do tego małą i słabo widoczną plamkę, otrzymujemy narzędzie obarczone dość dużą skalą błędu. Dużym plusem takich aparatów jest to, że zazwyczaj w wizjerze rzeczywiście widać więcej niż to co rejestruje obiektyw i nie tracimy z oczu fotografowanej sceny w czasie naświetlania. Pytanie tylko, czy warte jest to zachodu?  

Oczywiście w streecie, dokumencie czy reportażu wielu fotografów, ba, mistrzów w tych dziedzinach korzystało z dalmierzy. Wysunąłbym jednak tezę, że nie korzystali z dalmierzy tylko ze względu na mechanizm ustawiania ostrości czy ze względu na wizjer w którym sporo widać. Myślę, że korzystali z tych aparatów ze względu na dostępność doskonałej optyki, a pozostałe kwestie były dodatkowymi plusami. Nie były to przypadkowe kompaktowe konstrukcje, ale aparaty dalmierzowe z bagnetem M. Jak wszyscy pasjonaci fotografii wiedzą, bagnet ten występuje w aparatach marek takich jak Leica, Voigtlander, Zeiss, Konica czy Minolta. Jedyny problem polega na tym, iż te aparaty i ich optyka jest droga, o ile nie bardzo droga. Jeśli kogoś stać na modele takie jak Leica M4 czy legendarna M6, Voigtlander Bessa R2 lub R3, Konica RF, Minolta CLE czy Zeiss Ikon Zm to z pewnością nie zawiedzie się i będzie ich używał z powodzeniem. Jednak mimo wszystko dla początkującego fotografa analogowego taki aparat to wydatek często nie do przeskoczenia. I dlatego właśnie uważam, że na początek najlepszym aparatem do streeta jest ten który możemy mieć przy sobie zawsze, taki którego nie będzie nam szkoda wyciągać z torby w tłumie czy zabierać z domu nawet w przypadku niekorzystnych warunków pogodowych. Z pewnością nie będzie to aparat za 4 studenckie pensie.

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$216 in 1950; $156 in 1954; $225 in 1961. (1950s FIBAR, 1960s 40110) also monocular MONMAR (FEAFA - 41010) serial number -455- MARSEPTIT 1950s FITGE 1960s 40025: 1932-1962: 7 x 50 - CF: 7.3 deg: 960 gm 34 oz: $162 in 1954; $235 in 1961 MARDIX 1950s FIBLO 1960s 40125: 1932-1962: 10 x 50 - IF: 5 deg 87 yd / 1000 yd: 32.5 oz: $165. Built, and that a typical serial number for 1900 might be No40,000 (as suggested above), rather than No75,000 which would be the mid-point from No1000 to say No151,000 in 1910. After WW1, there is a rapid recovery of production, but again there are big fluctuations in the apparent yearly. You are bidding on a SUPERB set of WW2 German Wehrmacht 6×30 Dienstglas Binoculars! These were brought back by US veteran at the end of the war. The German Army and Navy used a wide variety of optical equipment, including a 6×30 (6 power magnification with 30mm objective lens), 7×50, 8×30, 10×50 and others, being the standard issued optics.

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Yashica 21/3.3nice forgotten superwide, usable on your Leica

Compact 35's

Compact 35's of the 70'sOverview

Konica Hexar AF Modern fast lensed camera in the 70's tradition

Konica's Gold Hexar Special 120th Anniversary Camera

Fuji Natura AF with 24/1.9 Lens! fast fixed lens film Point N Shoot!

Canon G-III 17 advanced well made compact 35

Konica S3 nice RF/VF and unique flash system

Minolta 7sIIwell finished, average features for its class

Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots

Olympus RDhard to find compact RF with fast lens

Olympus 35 RC, smallest Rangefinder 35 with AE and manual over-ride?

Olympus 35SPunique dual metering rangefinder

Olympus XA and XA4: Super Compact full frame 35's

Petri Color 35 Family outstanding super compact full frame 35 design

Rollei 35 Family and the 35 SE the last of a great line

Yashica 35 Electro CC compact RF with great 35/1.8 lens

Yashica 35GX hard to find RF with parallax correction

Yashica Lynx 14E Historic AE camera design

Yashica Lynx 14 metered manual

Agfa Karat IV forgotten quality folder

Agfa Ambi Silette the 'Poor Man's Leica'

Braun Super II World's cutest interchangeable lens 35 mm rangefinder?

Kodak Retina III Big Cover-rated?

Kodak Retina IIIS, Surprising, modest cost Rangefinder

Voigtlander Vitessa L most elegant 50's folder?

Voigtlander Prominent Strange design, Super Quality leaf shutter 35 Rangefinder

Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Zeiss Contessa a jewel of a folding 35

American Cameras

Argus A Gold the Argus Luxus

Argus A:the 2nd Most Important 35 of all Time

Argus C-3'Dad Owned a C-3'

Argus C-33the brick that wanted to be a Leica

Argus C-4 Geiss Modifiedbest performing Argus rangefinder

Argus C-44/R worst bayonet mount?

Bell & Howell Foton, 1948's 6 fps high speed camerafastest mechanical motor drive

Kodak Bantam Specialprettiest camera ever?

35mm SLRs

Aperture Priority AE with any Pentax Screw Mount 42mm Lens

Cosina C1s -- compact lightweight mechanical Pentax K mount

Canon F1 High Speed 9 fps Pellicle for the 1972 Munich Olympics

Canon T90The Best Canon Ever??

Konica Auto-Reflexhistoric half & full frame AE exposure SLR

Mamiya XTL advanced forgotten SLR

Miranda Orion historic Japanese SLR and rarest Miranda

Minolta SR-2Minolta's 1st SLR

Olympus OM-1 GOLD

Olympus Mystery Polaroid BackWho made it?

Pentax Original Landmark 1957 35 mm SLR design

Pentax Asahiflex H2my favorite Asahiflex

Pentax Spotmatic IIahard to find outside the US

Rollei 2000 / 3003 unheralded huge System 35

Voigtlander Bessamatic TM - new 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR

Zeiss Voigtlander Icarex S 'Pro'in 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount

Zunow innovative Japanese lens companyAdvanced 35 SLR and Super Fast Lenses

Serial Numbers Microsoft

Exakta: inventor of the modern 35 SLR

Exa OriginalExakta's smart marketing little brother

Exakta 500: last and best Exa

Exakta 66 KriegsmarineRarest Military Exakta?

Strangest Exakta Finder?Upside down Exakta

36-82/2.8 Zoomar 35's 1st Zoom lens

40/2.8 Kilfitt Makro-Kilar1955's first 35mm SLR Macro Lens

60/1.5 Carl Meyer Speed-Anastigmat

Voigtlander Binoculars Serial Numbers 222

Classic and Unusual 35mm Lenses

Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2 new production Portrait lens - CameraQuest is a Lomography USA Art Lens Distributor

Enna 85-250/4 Zoomrare, very well made zoom

Kilfitt and Zoomar Lenses:Great Independent Lens Line

Questar 700/8 Super sharp mirror lens

Vivitar Gold 50th Anniversary Lensesonly 50 matched and numbered sets

Zeiss 180/2.8 Sonnarpost war SLR version

Zoomar 180/1.3 Fastest longer than 100 glass lens?

Submini: half-frame and smaller

Ducati: Italian half frame 'mini Leica'

Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots

Olympus Pen F/FThalf frame SLR system

Olympus Gastro Camera: Going where no Camera had gone before

Pentax 110 SLRs the smallest TTL SLR's ever made & 110's largest camera system

Robot 1:Amazing 1934 Motorized 35

Tessina GoldAmazing 35mm twin lens reflex

120 and Larger Format

Bronica Dvastly under-rated landmark 2 1/4 SLR

Bronica S the D's simplified successor

Bronica EC-TLlast of the line

Bronica ECa great buy in medium format SLRs

Bronica 180/2.5 Nikkorfast telephoto from Nikon Rangefinder system

Hasselblad SWC Low Angle Finder by Voigtlander

Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Royal Urushi -- last of the line

Zoomar 170-320/4 ZoomRare Medium Format Zoom

Combat Graphic 4x5 1942 GI Combat proven touch

Dallmeyer 1000/8large format Tele

Ernemann Klapp Tropical rare and beautiful 1904 Tropical camera

Goerz Hypergon Legendary Super Wide Lens

Linhof 4x5 TechnikasIf Leica built a 4x5, this would be it

Linhof Technika Vs Speed Graphic:Both is better

Linhof Technika V 5x7 with more features, a better 4x5 Tech than the 4x5 Tech?

Speed Graphic Nude:What's underneath their clothes?

Super Graphic: Best Buy in 4x5 Field Cameras

Super Graphic Conversion to Technical Camera

Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?

Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?

Digital Cameras - OK, its a small section, but I'm not all that sure digital will last ...

Fuji Big Job- specialized for tough construction site use

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Cosina Voigtlander Users Group CVUG innovative new Cosina Voigtlander products

Leica Users and Collectors Leica User Collector Mailing List (LUC)

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Nikon Historical Society -- become a member

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35mm Rangefinders in General

Rangefinder Renaissance

2005: The Rangefinder Year that Was by Tom Abrahamsson

All Format Rangefinder Mailing Listfor users and collectors of ALL RF cameras

Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye

Accessory Viewfinders:Which to USE?

Nikon Rangefinder

Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005

Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical widest EVER for NRF

Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

Voigtlander VC Meter IIsmall compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

Nikon Rangefinders: Using and IdentifyingWhat are the best choices?

Nikon One intro to the first Nikon

Nikon One Garage Sale Treasure once in a lifetime find

Nikon One 609350 - the 26th Nikon with the 350th top plate?

Nikon One Mystery - are internal numbers a more accurate indication of production number than the top plate number?

Nikon M Throwawaydumpster diving

Nikon Sleast expensive Nikon Rangefinder

Nikon S2nice shooter

Nikon S2 Black DialPrototype?

Nikon S2 Black1st Pro Nikon

Nikon SP RangefinderSystem Overview

Nikon SP Blackmost handsome Nikon?

Tom Abrahamsson's Nikon SP RAPIDWINDER! production of two prototypes

Nikon SP Illuminatora unique accessory Leica should copy

Nikon S3M Black Half-frame w/ MotorNikon's rarest regular production camera

Nikon S4 DDD Was the S4 inspired by famed photog David Douglas Duncan?

Nikon SPXTTL Prototype

Nikon S3 2000 Nikon's new classic rangefinder - black or chrome

Nikon SP 2005 Nikon's best eye candy, amazing! black only

21/4 rare and sought after

25/4a great little super wide lens

35/3.5 STEREO the only Nikon Stereo ever made

35/1.8 All Black one of Nikons rarest lenses

35/1.8 fastest wide for Nikon RF

50/1.1 a most sought after collectible

50/1.4 Aluminumsuper rare experimental lens

50/1.5 Nikon's rare first 'Super Speed' lens

50/3.5 Micro NikkorNikon's 1st Micro lens

85/2 Fast Portrait Lens, many mounts and variations

85/1.5the SP's fastest telephoto

105/4Nikon's version of the Mountain Elmar

135/4 almost unknown 523 series

180, 350, Reflex Housing soon

250/4 Manual Aperture Nikkor Nikon's first Super Tele

500/5 Nikon original 'big gun'

1000/6.3 Black Mirror Nikkor - the rarest production Nikon Lens

Nikon Copy Stand PA

Nikon Rangefinder Rain Protector - collectors never know what they will find!

Use classic Nikon RF Lenses on Leica RF rare Orion Lens Adapter

Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Contax Rangefinder

Zeiss Contax 1 -- 1932 first 35 system competitor to Leica

Zeiss Contax II and III:worthy prewar Leica adversaries

Leica Vs Contax35's Prewar Great Debate

Zeiss Contax IIa/IIIa Rangefinders Great lenses and workmanship

Russian No Name Kiev 4A - 3rd version - 'World's finest 35mm Rangefinder Camera'

Zeiss 21 Biogon historic super wide

Cantax 28/3.5Believe it or not, a Canon 28/3.5 in Contax mount, or is it Nikon????

Zeiss 180/2.8 Olympia post war with Flektoskop reflex housing

Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Nikon SLRs

Uli Koch's Nikon F Trilogy, by FAR the best reference book on the Nikon F EVER. If you are a serious Nikon collector, BUY IT!

Nikon Film SLR Used Buying GuideMy Not so Objective Picks and Pans

Nikon F Collector's BookRare Japanese Nikon F Book $125 + shipping!

Nikon F HistoryAn important milestone in 35mm

Early Nikon F'sVery well made, different features than later F's

Black 64 Fwhat's the big deal?

Nikon F? What's that? When Nikon NY did not know their new camera

Early Nikon F Motor with Early REMOPAK cordless battery pack

Nikon F VariationsThe books don't show all of them

Nikkor F's for the German market

Nikon F KS-80A/81AUS Navy special Nikon F Motor drives for the Vietnam War

Nikon F KE-48C US Air Force Nikon F

Nikon F US GOVT PROPERTYNikon F

Nikon F Spy CameraNewly discovered F!

Nikon F High Speed 250 7 fpsthe only one known!

Nikon F 'Apollo'late Nikon F with F2 Cosmetics

Nikon F # 7451261 very late production

Nikon's 1st Electronic Flash Units: SB-1 & SR-1 1971`

Nikon F2 High Speed 10 fps

Nikon F2 R Leica R mount F2

Nikkormat FTN mechanical little brother to the F and F2

Gold Nikon FAEuropean Gran Prix 1984 Camera of the Year

Gold Nikon FM 60th Anniversaryof Nippon Kogaku

Nikon FEA Underwater Camerafor National Geographic

Nikon FM2 Titanium Year of the Dog Total Production only 300!

Nikon F3 NASA Space Camera

Nikon F5 50th Anniversaryonly 3000 world wide!

Nikon F TICK MARK Lenses -- early rare F Lenses

21/4 Auto Nikkor Japan's 1st SLR Super Wide

105/4.5 UV Nikkor rare special purpose lens

200/5.6 Medical Nikkor with built in ringlight and modeling lamps

300/2 Nikkor fastest 300 Ever!

1000/11Mirror Nikkor

1000/6.3 Mirror Nikkor for Nikon F - incredibly rare

8.5cm-25cm/4-4.5 Nikkor Zoom 1st production 35mm Telephoto Zoom

US Military 35mm Cameras especially Nikon

Nikon Non-AI, AI, AI'd and AIS LensesWhat Difference does it Make?

Calypso Underwater Camerathe French design bought by Nikon

Leica Rangefinder M and Screw Mount Serial Numbers

LEICA SERIAL NUMBERS: Leica Serial Number data is courtesy of Leica. I've organized it in several ways, editing and color coding the tables to enhance clarity.

It answers many questions, but like all Leica lists, does not answer everything. In what may be a first, most Leica Birthdays are listed too -- another reason to have a party!

Leica Screw Mount Serial Numbers Sorted by Serial Number 1923-1960

Leica Ponderings

FAKE Leicas? expertly done for the rich collector

Leica M Rangefinder

CameraQuest M2/M3 film rewind crank - the best?

Leica M Collectible Investment GuideNot So Objective Picks and Pans

Leica M User's Buyer's Guide:Not So Objective Picks and Pans

Leica M Used Buyer's Check List Don't Get Taken

Leica M a la carte Buying Guide Poor choices can mean lower resale value!

Leica M Motors Don't Bother

Leica M Used Market Place Things Change

Leica M Shooting Tips Some Ways are Better than Others

Rangefinder/Viewfinders: More than meets the Eye

Accessory Viewfinders:Which to USE?

M3 Black with black paint 50/2 and MC meter

Garry Winogrand's M4Garry's last M4

M4 Black Enamel without Self Timer, the M4 (MDa)s

M4-P 70th AnniversaryHow Walter Kluck saved the Leica M system and Leica itself

M5 overlooked greatness?

Leica / Minolta CLThe Smallest M! replacement front caps and shades now available

Minolta CLE Advanced M replacement front caps and shades now available

M4-2 GoldOskar Barnack

M6's Early Vs Late VariationsThe 21st Production M6

M6 Cutawaystudent project

M6 Platinum 150 Years of Photography1989

M6 Columbo 921992

M6 Panda1992- 3?

M6 Royal-Foto Austria1993

M6J 40th Anniversary Leica M 1994

M6 Dragon1995

M6 Historica1995

M6 Royal Danish Wedding1995

M6 Gold Thailand1996 the prettiest Leica ?

M6 Platinum Bruckner1996

M6 Partner Aktion1996

M6 Benelux1996

M6 Ein Stock1996

M6 Jaguar XK 501998

M6 TTL Millennium Black Paint2000 black paint returns to the M

M6 TTL Green Paint 2001 'Millennium Safari' special order

M6 TTL Dragon 2000 Black Paint 2000

M6 TTL Black Paint ICS 2000

M6 TTL LHSA Black Paint 2000

M6 TTL Black Paint Oresund Bridge 2000

M6 TTL Japanese Market 2000 Leica script returns on standard camera

MP 2003 new high level mechanical M

MP LHSA grey hammertone MP

M Compact Street Shooterthe collapsed 50/3.5 Elmar is as small as it gets

Zeiss 15/8 Hologon Who needs $10,000 when you have a hacksaw?

Leitz 50/2 Summicron Dual Range close-ups to about 19'

Leica Accessories

Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras

Leica M Eye Glasses Scratch Protectors sold out

Rapidwinder, son of LeicavitCanadian made Trigger Winder better than any Leica factory trigger advance

Tom Abrahamsson's Leica Uncollectibles

1.25x Eyepiece Magnifier wonderful new accessory

Leica Screw Mount 'Barnack Cameras'

Leica II 35's first system camera of 1932

Leica IIIc K: wartime camera for cold weather

Leica IIIf BD ST: the camera that does not exist

Leitz' First SLR (well, almost)The Writing on the Wall

Use Leica Screw Mount Lenses on your Leica MScrew mount to M Adapters

Visoflex 4? Replace your antique Visoflex with a modern SLR

Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRswith new adapter

Pre-Leica 35mm Cameras

1914 Simplex the first 35mm still camera sold to the public - designed, produced, and sold in New York City!

1922 Swiss Sico pretty wooden 35

Leica SLRs

Nikon F2 R Leica R mount F2

Cosina Voigtlander Cameras, Lenses and Accessories

Voigtlander 35mm Rangefinder System Overview Amazing innovation, quality, low price

Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart 1 Voigtlander Bessa L, Bessa R, Bessa T, Bessa R2

Voigtlander 35mm Bessa Comparison Chart 2 Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R2M, R3A, R3M, R4A, R4M

Voigtlander Leica Mount Lens Chart all past and current Voigtlander Leica Mount Lenses

Voigtlander Bessa R2A, R3A AE Exposure cameras

Voigtlander Bessa R2 Leica M Mount

Voigtlander Bessa T 101st Heliar Anniversary Set with 50/3.5 Heliar

Voigtlander Bessa T Profile low priced M mount rangefinder

Voigtlander Bessa T Intro1st look at prototypes

Voigtlander T or Voigtlander IIIf ?is the T really a IIIf update?

Voigtlander Bessa R Rangefinder1st non Leica, M quality finder

Voigtlander Bessa LTTL Leica Screw Mount Camera

Voigtlander Screw Mount Lensesadd Bayonet Adapter to Use on Leica M

Voigtlander 15/4.5 VM Leica M Mount - now rangefinder coupled!

Voigtlander 15-35 Zoom Multi-Format Viewfinder

Voigtlander 35/1.2 Aspherical fastest standard production full frame 35mm lens ever!

Voigtlander 40/1.4 fastest 40mm Leica mount lens ever

Voigtlander 50/1.1 Knock Your Socks Off Nokton! M Lens

Voigtlander Accessoriesviewfinders, cases, grips, unique low angle finder

Voigtlander VC Meter Imeter for non-metered classic cameras

Voigtlander VC Meter II wonderful compact LED add on meter for non metered cameras

Voigtlander LH-1 21/25 Shade

Abrahamsson Rapidwinder MiniSoftRelease improve your shutter release

Voigtlander Bessa R2S 50/3.5 Heliar S NHS Commemorative in Classic Nikon Rangefinder Mount Nikon Historical Society - Last Production May 2005

Voigtlander SL 12/5.6 and 15/4.5 Aspherical widest EVER for NRF

Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Mount Lens Intro21/4, 25/4, 35/2.5 intro

Voigtlander Nikon Rangefinder SC Lenses: SC 21/4, SC 25/4, SC 28/3.5, SC 35/2.5, SC 35/1.2 Prototpe, S 50/1.5, S 50/2.5, S 50/3.5, S 85/3.5

Voigtlander VC Meter IIsmall compact silicon meter with LED readout for Nikon Rangefinders

Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter rare discontinued adapter to use classic Prominent 50mm rangefinder lenses on classic Nikon Rangefinder or Contax Rangefinder bodies

Voigtlander Bessaflex TM - 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR

Voigtlander SL SLR Lenses 12/5.6, 15/4.5, 40/2, 58/1.4, 75/2.5, 90/3.5, 125/2.5, 180/4

Voigtlander SL II SLR Lenses for Nikon, Canon EOS and Pentax 20/3.5, 28/2.8, 40/2, 58/1.4, 90/3.5

New Japanese Leica Screw Mount and M Mount Cameras / Lenses

Konica 60/1.2 rare and fast Leica screw mount lens

Yasuhara T981 Leica Screw Mount camera! - 1st production Leica Screw Mount camera with TTL metering

Phenix JG-50a Yasuhara by any other name

Kobalux 21/2.8Leica Screw Mount

Kobalux 28/3.5Leica Screw Mount

Lens Adapters

Visoflex 4? Replace your antique Visoflex with a modern SLR

Use your Visoflex Lenses & Accessories on other SLRswith new adapter

Use Contax RF or Nikon RF Lenses on Leica Bodies with full RF coupling!

Classic SLR lens Adapters useful, but usually discontinued and hard to find adapters

Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Classic pre-1972 Leica Copies and Lenses

Canon 7/7s/7sZ:Most Advanced Classic Leica Screw Mount bodies

NEW Canon VI-L Black

Canon VT family of innovative rangefinders

Canon S-II Bridge of past and future

Leotax D IV Leica CopyMade In Occupied Japan

Nicca 5L -- Best Small Leica Type Body? Oskar Barnack's ideal camera?

Nicca Yashica YF Little known Leica Screw Mount copy -- with improvements

Steinheil Casca II:amazing M3 ancestor?

Serial Numbers Nero

Fake Russian 'Leicas'incredible innovation

Russian 20/5.6 LTM LensSmall, Compact, Great Finder & Price

From Russia with HumorThere's no telling what awaits in your inbox each morning.

Nikkor Rigid 50/3.5 Close Focusalmost unknown Nikkor

Minolta 21/4 SRT lens for your Leica

Yashica 21/3.3nice forgotten superwide, usable on your Leica

Compact 35's

Compact 35's of the 70'sOverview

Konica Hexar AF Modern fast lensed camera in the 70's tradition

Konica's Gold Hexar Special 120th Anniversary Camera

Fuji Natura AF with 24/1.9 Lens! fast fixed lens film Point N Shoot!

Canon G-III 17 advanced well made compact 35

Konica S3 nice RF/VF and unique flash system

Minolta 7sIIwell finished, average features for its class

Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots

Olympus RDhard to find compact RF with fast lens

Olympus 35 RC, smallest Rangefinder 35 with AE and manual over-ride?

Olympus 35SPunique dual metering rangefinder

Olympus XA and XA4: Super Compact full frame 35's

Petri Color 35 Family outstanding super compact full frame 35 design

Rollei 35 Family and the 35 SE the last of a great line

Yashica 35 Electro CC compact RF with great 35/1.8 lens

Yashica 35GX hard to find RF with parallax correction

Yashica Lynx 14E Historic AE camera design

Yashica Lynx 14 metered manual

Agfa Karat IV forgotten quality folder

Agfa Ambi Silette the 'Poor Man's Leica'

Braun Super II World's cutest interchangeable lens 35 mm rangefinder?

Kodak Retina III Big Cover-rated?

Kodak Retina IIIS, Surprising, modest cost Rangefinder

Voigtlander Vitessa L most elegant 50's folder?

Voigtlander Prominent Strange design, Super Quality leaf shutter 35 Rangefinder

Voigtlander Prominent 50mm Lens Adapter to Nikon or Contax Rangefinder

Zeiss Contessa a jewel of a folding 35

American Cameras

Argus A Gold the Argus Luxus

Argus A:the 2nd Most Important 35 of all Time

Argus C-3'Dad Owned a C-3'

Argus C-33the brick that wanted to be a Leica

Argus C-4 Geiss Modifiedbest performing Argus rangefinder

Argus C-44/R worst bayonet mount?

Bell & Howell Foton, 1948's 6 fps high speed camerafastest mechanical motor drive

Kodak Bantam Specialprettiest camera ever?

35mm SLRs

Aperture Priority AE with any Pentax Screw Mount 42mm Lens

Cosina C1s -- compact lightweight mechanical Pentax K mount

Canon F1 High Speed 9 fps Pellicle for the 1972 Munich Olympics

Canon T90The Best Canon Ever??

Konica Auto-Reflexhistoric half & full frame AE exposure SLR

Mamiya XTL advanced forgotten SLR

Miranda Orion historic Japanese SLR and rarest Miranda

Minolta SR-2Minolta's 1st SLR

Olympus OM-1 GOLD

Olympus Mystery Polaroid BackWho made it?

Pentax Original Landmark 1957 35 mm SLR design

Pentax Asahiflex H2my favorite Asahiflex

Pentax Spotmatic IIahard to find outside the US

Rollei 2000 / 3003 unheralded huge System 35

Voigtlander Bessamatic TM - new 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount SLR

Zeiss Voigtlander Icarex S 'Pro'in 42mm 'Pentax' Screw Mount

Zunow innovative Japanese lens companyAdvanced 35 SLR and Super Fast Lenses

Exakta: inventor of the modern 35 SLR

Exa OriginalExakta's smart marketing little brother

Exakta 500: last and best Exa

Exakta 66 KriegsmarineRarest Military Exakta?

Strangest Exakta Finder?Upside down Exakta

36-82/2.8 Zoomar 35's 1st Zoom lens

40/2.8 Kilfitt Makro-Kilar1955's first 35mm SLR Macro Lens

60/1.5 Carl Meyer Speed-Anastigmat

Classic and Unusual 35mm Lenses

Lomography Petzval 85mm f/2.2 new production Portrait lens - CameraQuest is a Lomography USA Art Lens Distributor

Enna 85-250/4 Zoomrare, very well made zoom

Kilfitt and Zoomar Lenses:Great Independent Lens Line

Questar 700/8 Super sharp mirror lens

Vivitar Gold 50th Anniversary Lensesonly 50 matched and numbered sets

Zeiss 180/2.8 Sonnarpost war SLR version

Zoomar 180/1.3 Fastest longer than 100 glass lens?

Submini: half-frame and smaller

Ducati: Italian half frame 'mini Leica'

Olympus Pen D2f/1.9 lens and 72 shots

Olympus Pen F/FThalf frame SLR system

Olympus Gastro Camera: Going where no Camera had gone before

Pentax 110 SLRs the smallest TTL SLR's ever made & 110's largest camera system

Robot 1:Amazing 1934 Motorized 35

Tessina GoldAmazing 35mm twin lens reflex

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120 and Larger Format

Bronica Dvastly under-rated landmark 2 1/4 SLR

Bronica S the D's simplified successor

Bronica EC-TLlast of the line

Bronica ECa great buy in medium format SLRs

Bronica 180/2.5 Nikkorfast telephoto from Nikon Rangefinder system

Hasselblad SWC Low Angle Finder by Voigtlander

Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Royal Urushi -- last of the line

Zoomar 170-320/4 ZoomRare Medium Format Zoom

Combat Graphic 4x5 1942 GI Combat proven touch

Dallmeyer 1000/8large format Tele

Ernemann Klapp Tropical rare and beautiful 1904 Tropical camera

Goerz Hypergon Legendary Super Wide Lens

Linhof 4x5 TechnikasIf Leica built a 4x5, this would be it

Linhof Technika Vs Speed Graphic:Both is better

Linhof Technika V 5x7 with more features, a better 4x5 Tech than the 4x5 Tech?

Speed Graphic Nude:What's underneath their clothes?

Super Graphic: Best Buy in 4x5 Field Cameras

Super Graphic Conversion to Technical Camera

Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?

Voigtlander 80/2.3 Portrait Lens What Was It Made For?

Digital Cameras - OK, its a small section, but I'm not all that sure digital will last ...

Fuji Big Job- specialized for tough construction site use

Collector's and User's Groups

Cosina Voigtlander Users Group CVUG innovative new Cosina Voigtlander products

Leica Users and Collectors Leica User Collector Mailing List (LUC)

Rangefinders: Rangefinder All Format User and Collector's Mailing List

SLRs: Manual Focus SLR User and Collector's Mailing List

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Here is a quick and easy way to get the year of manufacturing of Leica lenses (L, R, and screw mount) based on the serial number which is located on the front of the lens:

Update: A reader just sent me another way of determining the production year of Leica cameras and lenses: just got to this website, and type the serial number.

And another update on the serial numbers after 2004:

4 000 000-4 010 600: 2004 4 010 601-4 025 900: 2005 4 025 901-4 034 900: 2006 4 034 901-4 057 000: 2007 4 057 001-4 080 000: 2008 4 080 001–> 2009

Serial number

start – end:

Year of manufacturing156 001-195 0001933195 001-236 0001934236 001-284 6001935284 601-345 0001936345 001-416 5001937416 501-490 0001938490 001-538 5001939538 501-565 0001940565 001-582 2941941582 295-593 0001942593 001-594 8801943594 881-595 0001944595 001-601 0001945601 001-633 0001946633 001-647 0001947647 001-682 0001948682 001-756 0001949756 001-840 0001950840 001-950 0001951950 001-1 051 00019521 051 000-1 124 00019531 124 001-1 236 00019541 236 001-1 333 00019551 333 001-1 459 00019561 459 001-1 548 00019571 548 001-1 645 30019581 645 301-1 717 00019591 717 001-1 827 00019601 827 001-1 913 00019611 913 001-1 967 10019621 967 101-2 015 70019632 015 701-2 077 50019642 077 501-2 156 30019652 156 301-2 236 50019662 236 501-2 254 40019672 254 401-2 312 75019682 312 751-2 384 70019692 384 701-2 468 50019702 468 501-2 503 10019712 503 101-2 556 50019722 556 501-2 663 40019732 663 401-2 731 90019742 731 901-2 761 10019752 761 101-2 809 40019762 809 401-2 880 60019772 880 601-2 967 25019782 967 251-3 013 65019793 013 651-3 087 00019803 087 001-3 160 50019813 160 501-3 249 10019823 249 101-3 294 90019833 294 901-3 346 20019843 346 201-3 383 20019853 383 201-3 422 89019863 422 891-3 455 87019873 455 871-3 478 90019883 478 901-3 503 15019893 503 151-3 540 46719903 540 468-3 583 83019913 585 831-3 610 68019923 610 381-3 644 47519933 644 476-3 677 03019943 677 031-3 730 29019953 730 291-3 770 92019963 770 930-3 818 62419973 818 625-3 857 84919983 857 850-3 882 99619993 882 997-4 000 0002000 ~ 20044000000 and aboveAfter 2004

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Voigtlander Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical Review

Voigtlander sells its Nokton 21mm F1.4 mirrorless lens in two versions—one for Leica M cameras for $1,049, and another for Sony E models for a bit more, $1,199. Both sport the same optical formula, but there are some cosmetic and technical differences that separate them. Regardless of the camera you pair it with, the Nokton combines a very wide angle with an f/1.4 aperture and offers loads of character.

Throwback Fit and Finish

The Nokton 21mm F1.4 looks and feels a bit different depending on which version you buy. We tested the M-mount edition, which works natively with Leica rangefinder cameras, giving it some time on an older Leica M (Typ 240) camera body and, via an adapter, a Sony a7C.

The version of the lens sold for E-mount cameras looks a bit different, but houses the same optical formula. It focuses a little closer, and includes electronics so it triggers focus assists automatically, and also records the set aperture, options you don't get with the Leica M edition. Of course, it costs more, and it can't be used on M cameras.

The optics required to net a wide 21mm focal length and bright f/1.4 aperture are on the large side—as are both editions of the lens. The M comes in at about 2.7 by 2.7 inches (HD), while the Sony E version sports the same diameter, but is a little longer (3.1 inches). Each weighs a bit over a pound and supports 62mm threaded filters.

Regardless of the edition you buy, you'll get a lens housed in a metal barrel, finished in piano black. The manual focus ring offers an ample grip, alternating between curved finger hold valleys and ridged peaks. Aperture control is manual too—with the M lens you get third-stop adjustment, while the E lens can be set to turn freely (for video) or with detents (for photography).

Dust and splash protection is omitted from both versions of the lens. It's not something we've come to expect for M lenses, but is a standard feature for Sony glass, including the autofocusing FE 20mm F1.8 G.

Rangefinder or Mirrorless?

Using wide lenses with a rangefinder camera is a bit of a chore. Photographers still cling to models like the Leica M10-R because of its optical viewfinder and double-image manual focus patch, but the viewfinder doesn't show as wide a view of the world as a 21mm lens. For most M cameras, that means you'll need to use the main viewfinder to focus, and an accessory finder to get a properly framed image.

There are some older 35mm film models, notably the Voigtlander Bessa R4, with extra-wide viewfinders that show the 21mm angle of view; I didn't get to try the Nokton with an R4, but the viewfinder blockage is likely substantial. If you're an R4 owner, you know the drill.

It's not an absolute necessity. You can always eyeball it, use the entirety of the viewfinder, and enjoy images that show a bit more of the world than your eye sees through camera optics. You'll have to deal with a partially obstructed view, though—the lens itself juts into and blocks a good portion of the viewfinder.

To frame images accurately, you'll need to add an external viewfinder. With any M camera, film or digital, an optical accessory finder is an option, but you'll still need to switch your eye from one finder to another to go between focus and framing. While you can get pretty close using the distance scale on the lens to estimate focus distance by eye at narrow apertures and with further subjects, working up close or making photos at f/1.4 really requires precise focus.

Some digital M models also support electronic viewfinders. The add-on option for my aging Typ 240 isn't very good by modern standards, but M10 models support a much clearer add-on EVF.

When you use the lens with a mirrorless camera—you can put the M-mount version on any mirrorless system with a $20 adapter—you'll use an electronic viewfinder full-time, of course. I went this route when testing the M lens, using the Sony a7C as my camera in the field.

Close focus isn't a strong point for most rangefinder lenses. The M version of the Nokton focuses to about 20 inches (0.5-meter), but M cameras can't actually check focus through the viewfinder that close—rangefinder coupling doesn't work any closer than 27.6 inches (0.7m).

The Sony E edition focuses closer—rangefinder coupling isn't a concern after all. It can lock onto subjects at 9.8 inches (0.25m).

In the Lab

I tested the Nokton with the 60MP a7R IV and software from Imatest, an application that measures resolution, distortion, and vignetting—all characteristics of note for a wide-angle lens.

At f/1.4, the pair nets very good resolution through much of the frame (4,100 lines), but edges lag behind quite a bit. Field curvature comes into play—our resolution tests are shot at fairly close distance with a flat target.

This leads to muddy results in lab tests. In the real world, much of your frame will be naturally defocused at f/1.4, and while you can expect subjects framed off-center to show less contrast and detail than those near center, it never limited my choice of framing.

Central resolution is excellent at f/2 (4,625 lines), and field curvature lessens as you narrow the aperture and increase depth of field. For landscape use, the Nokton delivers excellent results from center to edge at f/5.6 through f/11.

Images are softer at f/16, a result of optical diffraction. With some lenses you'll need to live with that to get defined sunstars, but the Nokton draws sharp sunstars by f/8. By virtue of its 12-blade design, the aperture draws stars with 12 points when stopped down.

There is some distortion, a complex mustache pattern that's a little tricky to compensate for on your own, but can be addressed via software; Adobe includes a correction profile for the Nokton for photographers who process images in Lightroom. If you're thinking about the lens for architectural work, keep this in mind. For day-to-day imaging, the effect is modest to the point where you won't notice it.

You're certain to take note of the vignette. Corners are visibly dimmed at f/1.4 and f/2, and while the effect is lessened at f/2.8 onward, it's never really gone. It's something that you can compensate for when processing your photos with relative ease.

Wide Aperture Sets It Apart

A lens this wide and this bright, with full-frame support, is a rara avis. While it's fairly common to find 24mm F1.4 lenses, the Voigtlander Nokton is one of only two in-production 21mm F1.4 lenses for the sensor format.

The other, the Leica Summilux-M 21mm F1.4 ASPH., is a direct competitor, also available in M-mount. It's significantly more expensive, $8,295, nearly eight times that of the Nokton. I've not had the opportunity to use it, though, and its asking price is high, even for Leica.

Voigtlander also still sells the Ultron 21mm F1.8 in M-mount for around $900. It's been on the market for some time—we reviewed it six years ago—but it remains an appealing option if you want to spend a bit less.

Leica M photographers are locked into manual focus lenses, but Sony owners thinking about the E-mount edition will also want to mull the Sony FE 20mm F1.8 G. Its styling is more modern—it sports a composite polycarbonate barrel and autofocus, after all—and its optics are outstanding. The FE 20mm F1.8 G may not scratch specific itches, though. Photographers who prefer the handling and aesthetics of purely mechanical, manual focus lenses are likely to prefer the Nokton.

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Using wide-angle lenses on Sony A7 II

I recently bought a Sony A7 II moving away from Nikon DSLRs (I owned a D800E) and I am using (with adapters) all my other lenses like the M42s, the Nikons of course and the Leica M-mount lenses I have, made by Voigtlander.

One lens that I simply love is the Voigtlander Color Skopar 21/4. It’s just a marvelous, amazing lens. Sharp (maybe even sharper than the Leica equivalents), great colour rendition, amazing black and white. I have been using it on my Bessa R3A for years now.

I thought I'd share my experience of using this lens on a digital mirrorless camera. In my case, Sony A7 II. Here it is mounted on the camera, via a Commlite close-focus Leica M adapter.

It's pretty known that wide angle lenses on mirrorless cameras are an issue because their back nodal point gets too close to the sensor and this causes weird color shifts on the left and right sides. This happens on Sony, Fuji or even Leica cameras. The phenomenon is called "lens cast".

What camera manufacturers do is to embed correction in the camera firmware, but the lens must be coded and recognized by the camera. This is what Leica does for their lenses. Unfortunately, Sony A7 II does not have this possibility so we need to think of something else.

First though, let's see what the problem is about.

This is a shot straight off the camera. As you can see, there's a lot of color shift on the left and right sides - and a substantial vignetting. I shot this at f/4 (full aperture) and underexposed to exaggerate the problem.

I am a Lightroom user so I searched for a solution to this problem. Naturally you can do it manually but it's a bit tricky to correct the color shifts, really. Photoshop is a lot better for this as you can use masks but Lightroom does not have this possibility.

Fortunately, Adobe have released a Lightroom plugin called "DNG Flat Field", which is what I needed. Can be downloaded from here.

It works by using a calibration image, it applies this image as a "negative" layer and removes the vignetting and the cast.

The calibration image is an image shot in the same aperture condition of the original image but with no details. It can be taken by shooting through some white translucent plastic with the lens set to infinity.

So when you're out in the field shooting you take some pictures, take a calibration shot, take some more pictures, take another calibration shot, etc. This is what the plugin recognizes as "interleaved" shots and related correction.

I also did something different. At home, I shot a white wall with the lens set at all the different apertures and focused at infinity. So I basically built my "external" calibration shots to be used at any time with any shot. Naturally, you need to record the aperture used for a certain shot. This is how you make the plugin apply the "external correction".

It works like a charm.

This is the result of applying the external correction to the original image.

As a final note, the plugin can work only to correct the color shift and leave vignetting as it is, if it serves a purpose. Here is the original shot with just the color cast removed.

Hope this helped someone.

Let me know what your experience is.

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