What other lenses do you use for Leica M, apart from Zeiss and voigtlander?

[Augost]

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I personaly enjoy using jupiter and other USSA lenses

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[brianv]

Jupiter-3 and Jupiter-12, Nikkor LTM (several), and Canon LTM(several) are my favorites. I also have some odd ones- Simlar 5cm F1.5 "good collectible", Tanack 5cm F2 (hard to tell from the Nikkor 5cm F2), Schacht, and others.

[horosu]

Konica LTM lens(es)

[TomB_tx]

50 f2 Nikor H-C; 50 f1.8 Canon, and 50 f1.1 Zunow (all LTM).

[mmradman]

These are Leica optics but not native M, so hopefully count.

 

Elmarit R 19mm V2 and Elmarit R 28mm V2, also long R lenses in macro mode via Visoflex 3.

[AB007]

Nikkor 105/2.5, Nikkor 50/3.5 (collapsible), Nikkor 50/1.4 and Nikkor 50/2 all in LTMs

[spylaw4]

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Avenon 21mm f2,8

[Ecar]

Several Nikkor and Canon LTM lenses, as well as Russian ones and the more recent Perar 28 and 35. Plus a Skink Pinhole lens sometimes.

[philipus]

I have a Nikkor-P.C 8.5cm f2 and a Canon Serenar 135mm f3,5 which I like a lot. The former is so worn the chrome has come off almost everywhere but the lenses are in brilliant shape. The latter looks virtually new with unmarked glass.

 

Edit: Just thought I should add some more in case it is of interest. The Nikkor is a really nice lens. It is quite heavy and feels very compact. But it isn't very large. I don't have it with me now but I think it may be 1cm longer than the Summilux 50 Asph and also something like 1cm wider in diameter. It blocks the finder a bit but not disturbingly so. I use the 75mm framelines as guidance and then the blockage isn't much to worry about. The one thing which takes some time getting used to is that the aperture rotates when one focuses (I guess it is due to the single helical? Please correct me if I'm wrong). No big problem though. Wide open it will really blur backgrounds nicely. I'll try to post an image or two later tonight.

 

The Serenar is a big lens, wider than the 4,5 Hektor and much heavier. It (at least mine) has a very reassuring focusing movement, solid and heavy. Very long focus throw (also the Nikkor has a long focus throw btw) which allows extremely precise focusing.

 

cheers

Philip

[wizard]

Minolta Rokkor-M 40 and 90mm, both very good.

 

Andy

[rulnacco]

The Jupiter-8 (50mm F2, so it's comparable in focal length/max aperture to a Summicron) is a sweet performer--mechanically and ergonomically, it's shite next to a real Leica lens, but optically it produces some mighty fine prints. And you can get one for the price of a couple of Big Macs--so it might be the best lens bargain around, in terms of price to performance ratio.

 

I also have a Rokkor-M 40, the last (CLE) version. It's very sharp and well-built; many people put them on a par with the 35 Summicrons of that era and perhaps somewhat beyond. It's not inexpensive--they usually run between 400 and 500 dollars or so--but well less than half the cost of a 35 or 50 Summicron.

[Milan_S]

Modified Canon 50mm f0.95 lens, i just love the dreamy pics of it...

 

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[LucisPictor]

Apart from Leica (Summitar 50, Elmar 90 and Hektor 135) and Voigtländer (Ultron 28)?

 

Well, my three Jupiters: 3, 8 and 12. But the 12 always with a strange feeling.

[Manolo Laguillo]

Super-Angulon 2.8/28 PC for R, with the Leica R>M adapter (22228)

[farnz]

Kobalux 21/2.8 and 28/3.5

Fern-Kilar 400/5.6 (with Visoflex)

Nippon Kogaku 50/1.4

Canon 50/1.2 and 85/2

Fed 53/2.5

 

Pete.

[JeffoJeffo]

Below lenses are some that can be modified to M-mount with FF coverages.

 

Angenieux - S-50mm f/1.8

Angenieux - S1-50mm f/1.8

Angenieux - S-40mm f/1.8

Angenieux - S2-50mm f/1.8

Angenieux - S21-50mm f/1.5

Angenieux - P1-90mm f/1.8

Angenieux - M1-50mm f/0.95 (with slight dark corners)

 

Astro Berlin Pan Tachar : 50mm f/1.8 and f/2.3

Astro Berlin Gauss Tachar : 50mm f/2

 

Bausch & Lomb Super Balter : 50mm f/2

 

Boyer 50mm f/1.4

Boyer 50mm f/1.9

 

Dallmeyer Super Six : 1 1/2" f/2 (with slight dark corners)

Dallmeyer Super Six : 2" f/1.9 (there is LTM version)

Dallmeyer Super Six : 2 1/2" f/1.9

Dallmeyer Septac : 2" f/1.5

Dallmeyer Dallac : 85mm f/2

Dallmeyer Rareac : 39mm f/1.9

 

Corfield : 45mm f1.9

Corfield : 50mm f1.9

 

Cooke Double Speed : 40mm f/2

Taylor Hobson Cooke : 2" f/2

Taylor Hobson Cooke : 75mm f/2

Cooke Kintel : 50mm f/1.8

 

Foca : 5cm f/1.9

 

Hugo Meyer Kino Plasmat : 1 5/8" f/1.5 (there is LTM version)

Hugo Meyer Kino Plasmat : 2" f/1.5 (there is LTM version)

Hugo Meyer Kino Plasmat : 3" f/1.5 (there is LTM version)

 

Kodak Ektar : 47mm f/2

Kodak TV : 50mm f1.9

 

Kinoptik : 40mm f/2

Kinoptik : 50mm f/2

Kinoptik Fulgior : 50mm f/1.3

 

Kern : 50mm f/1.8 and f/1.9

 

Ross Xtralux 50mm f/2 (ltm version)

 

Som Berthiot : 50mm f/1.5 (ltm version)

Som Berthiot Cinor : 50mm f/2

Som Berthiot Flor : 55mm F1.5

Som Berthiot : 80mm f/2.8 (ltm version)

 

Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1

Hexanon : 57mm f/1.2

Fujinon EBC : 50mm f/1.2 , f/1.4

Zunow : 50mm f/1.1

 

Wollensak : 50mm f/1.5

 

Please feel free to update more,I will update this list later as i cant remember all but these are mostly large apurture lenses that can be use on M-bodies but some of them need modifications.

 

Cheers....

[gberger]

Previously owned a Nikkor 105 / 2.5. Superb portrait lens.

[philcycles]

Nikkor 50/1.4 and 85/2.0, several Canons including a 50/1.4, all LTM.

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[uaqpau]

I really like the canon LTM 28mm f/2.8

[jankap]

I like the 28mm/2.8 too.

I have the first version of the Canon 135mm/3.5. Last month I dropped this very heavy lens. It was no problem to find another one, this time I bought the third version.

Jan