DFV Posted February 23, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted February 23, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is a strange request but does anybody know of a any 35mm (except the new VC 35mm asph. Nokton v.II) that focuses at .5 meter or closer? Also it would be great to know if it can go without too much post processing on an M9? Â Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Hi DFV, Take a look here Looking for a "special" 35mm for my M9. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Double Negative Posted February 23, 2012 Share #2  Posted February 23, 2012 Lots of special 35s out there, but few that focus to .5m. Most are .7m or so. The Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM is even limited to .7m despite a lot of the ZMs going down to .5m (e.g. the 2,8/25). Reason being the Ikon focuses down to .5m but Leica bodies .7m. I wouldn't say it's "special" in terms of character, rather a little more on the modern side. Nevertheless, a very nice lens.  The Voigtländer 35mm f/1.2 Nokton is more "special" IMO especially wide open. It has a lovely rendering. Though it's large and heavy.  If you can live with .7m I might go with the Summilux 35mm f/1.4 pre-ASPH. Lots of "special" character there and a small lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFV Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share #3  Posted February 23, 2012 Lots of special 35s out there, but few that focus to .5m. Most are .7m or so. The Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM is even limited to .7m despite a lot of the ZMs going down to .5m (e.g. the 2,8/25). Reason being the Ikon focuses down to .5m but Leica bodies .7m. I wouldn't say it's "special" in terms of character, rather a little more on the modern side. Nevertheless, a very nice lens. The Voigtländer 35mm f/1.2 Nokton is more "special" IMO especially wide open. It has a lovely rendering. Though it's large and heavy.  If you can live with .7m I might go with the Summilux 35mm f/1.4 pre-ASPH. Lots of "special" character there and a small lens.  Thanks, but with special I meant .5m The Nokton looks like my best bet yet I was hoping for something lighter and smaller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted February 23, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks, but with special I meant .5m The Nokton looks like my best bet yet I was hoping for something lighter and smaller. Â Ahh... I thought you meant in terms of character/rendering. Â The Nokton is a great lens for lots of reasons, but you're right - it's not "compact." The Mark II is a tiny bit smaller at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafael08 Posted February 23, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted February 23, 2012 The goggled pre-asph 35mm summilux will focus down to 65cm, not quite 50cm, but reasonably close. The lens is not all that light, but is much smaller than the Nokton. To the best of my knowledge, there is no pre-asph summilux that focuses to .7m. Apart from the goggled version, I believe that all other pre-asph summiluxes will only focus down to 1m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted February 23, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted February 23, 2012 ...To the best of my knowledge, there is no pre-asph summilux that focuses to .7m. Apart from the goggled version, I believe that all other pre-asph summiluxes will only focus down to 1m. Â Ahh, good catch. Indeed; only ASPH versions focus to .7m. Pre-ASPH are 1m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted February 23, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted February 23, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello DFV, Â A 35mm lens @ 0.5 meters produces an image ratio of 1 : 12. Â A 90mm lens @ 1 meter produces an image ratio of 1 : 9. Â That is a significantly larger image @ twice the distance. Â If the reason for your wanting a closer focussing lens is image size & not perspective then a small, light, 2d version 90mm Tele-Elmarit F2.8 might fill the bill & more. Â Best Regards, Â Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFV Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share #8  Posted February 24, 2012 Hello DFV, A 35mm lens @ 0.5 meters produces an image ratio of 1 : 12.  A 90mm lens @ 1 meter produces an image ratio of 1 : 9.  That is a significantly larger image @ twice the distance.  If the reason for your wanting a closer focussing lens is image size & not perspective then a small, light, 2d version 90mm Tele-Elmarit F2.8 might fill the bill & more.  Best Regards,  Michael  Yes, that is obvious but I need the 35mm. It is a mater of versatility. In any case I have not been able to find anything other than the new VC Nokton. Impressive piece of kit at 2.8 but a bit bulky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljclark Posted February 26, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted February 26, 2012 Yes, that is obvious but I need the 35mm. It is a mater of versatility. In any case I have not been able to find anything other than the new VC Nokton. Impressive piece of kit at 2.8 but a bit bulky. Â The CV 35mm f.2.5 Skopar gets down to .7m. That's close, but it may not be close enough for you. Â This, BTW, is a very nice lens. I had the LTM version when I was getting into RF film by way of a series of Bessa bodies. When I finally got a couple of M6s, I switched to the newer M-mount version -- which has the same optics. This lens, on an M6 body, was my carry-around camera for several years. Got the mount coded when I got the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted February 26, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted February 26, 2012 As you won't have either rangefinder focusing or reliable framing at 0.5m on the M9, you you might as well use your favourite close-focusing 35mm SLR lens with a suitable adapter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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