alan.y Posted January 5, 2017 Share #21 Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) The CV 35/1.2 v2, as an exception by design, focuses down to 0.5m, but you lose RF coupling after 0.7m of course. I don't really like the colors from that lens. I'd suggest Summilux-R 35 (0.5m) or Summicron-R 35 (0.3m). Edited January 5, 2017 by alan.y Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luigi bertolotti Posted January 5, 2017 Share #22 Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) @Luigi: is there an adapter for Contarex to M? Would be a funny item! By sure !! I have two from different brands : not difficult to find... reasonable cost, and activation of diaphragm (the oddity of Contarex...) is decently managed. Distagon 18 and Tessar 250 are the Contarex lenses I mostly appreciate on M... so that my two adapters are permanently fitted onto... (distagon 25 is good too, but very heavy... while the Planar 50 is enjoyable for its 38cm minimum focus... better than a Summicron DR... ) Edited January 5, 2017 by luigi bertolotti 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo63 Posted January 6, 2017 Share #23 Posted January 6, 2017 The CV 35/1.2 v2, as an exception by design, focuses down to 0.5m, but you lose RF coupling after 0.7m of course. I don't really like the colors from that lens. I'd suggest Summilux-R 35 (0.5m) or Summicron-R 35 (0.3m). I would love if Voigtlander added a detent at 0.7m - just to tell you that the rangefinder was uncoupling..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lucan Posted January 6, 2017 Share #24 Posted January 6, 2017 I would love if Voigtlander added a detent at 0.7m - just to tell you that the rangefinder was uncoupling..... Yes,Its feedback of the year. Mr Voigtlander should take note. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waloszek Posted January 7, 2017 Share #25 Posted January 7, 2017 Soon there will be a new contender that focuses as close as 0.65 m: https://www.dpreview.com/news/6665376826/hawks-factory-announces-new-35mm-f2-in-m-mount The Hawks Factory Swallow 35mm f/2 "retro lens". Best regards, Gerd Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckrider Posted January 7, 2017 Share #26 Posted January 7, 2017 I would love if Voigtlander added a detent at 0.7m - just to tell you that the rangefinder was uncoupling..... Unfortunately my ZM Biogons 21 & 28mm don't have this detent too, both focus to 0,5m without "warning". Closer focus is possible & makes sense for liveview cams. Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waloszek Posted January 24, 2017 Share #27 Posted January 24, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) @duckrider: Thank you for directing my attention to the Novoflex Noflexar 35mm f/3.5. I found one ("Dachbodenfund") in the Ebay "Kleinanzeigen" and was able to buy it (it took a while...). It is a M42 version, so I need an adapter for it at the M240. Interestingly, I was able to use a T2-to-L(M) adapter with the lens. The T mount seems to be the same screw mount as an M42 mount... But in this case, the adapter works like an extension ring, and the lens focuses only very close (which is my intention in the end...). Of course, I get higher magnifications this way... Best regards, Gerd Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted January 24, 2017 Share #28 Posted January 24, 2017 I would love if Voigtlander added a detent at 0.7m - just to tell you that the rangefinder was uncoupling..... The close focus Nikkor for LTM from the 50s had this feature at 1 meter. It was quite effective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waloszek Posted January 30, 2017 Share #29 Posted January 30, 2017 In the meantime, my Novoflex LEM/CO adapter arrived and I was able to do my first test shots with the Novoflex Noflexar 35mm f/3.5 lens. Admittedly, my combination on lens, adapter, and camera does not lead to satisfying results when the lens is used as a "normal" 35 mm lens. There is a lot of (partly inconsistent) fuzziness around the center when the lens is focused at infinity or even less. I do not want to blame the lens for this -- it may be just my combination... For close-up shots, the lens is nice. My only gripe is that the distance ring of my sample is very hard to turn. Maybe it needs some cleaning... Best regards, Gerd PS: For details, see http://www.waloszek.de/m240_noflexar35_e.php Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted January 31, 2017 Share #30 Posted January 31, 2017 @duckrider: Thank you for directing my attention to the Novoflex Noflexar 35mm f/3.5. I found one ("Dachbodenfund") in the Ebay "Kleinanzeigen" and was able to buy it (it took a while...). It is a M42 version, so I need an adapter for it at the M240. Interestingly, I was able to use a T2-to-L(M) adapter with the lens. The T mount seems to be the same screw mount as an M42 mount... But in this case, the adapter works like an extension ring, and the lens focuses only very close (which is my intention in the end...). Of course, I get higher magnifications this way... Best regards, Gerd Hello Gerd, Congratulations on your new lens. M42 (Practica/Pentax) Mount is 42mm X 1mm pitch while T-2 is 42mm X 0.75mm pitch. Best Regards, Michael 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waloszek Posted January 31, 2017 Share #31 Posted January 31, 2017 @Michael: Thank you for the information. In the meantime, I found this out myself and acquired a LEM/CO adapter (see post no. 29). It looks as if the screw mount "survived" using a wrong adapter for a short period of time... Best regards, Gerd 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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