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Pete, such a beautiful combination ;-) Please share more! I always wondered which wide lens would match the beauty of a 50mm CZJ lens and I have not yet found the perfect match.

 

From the wide lenses I have used, the closest to a match I like so far is the 35/2 Summicron v1 (8-element), although it doesn't even come close in how it renders the beautifully natural transition from sharp details in focus to out of focus backgrounds.

Anyone want to share a matching 35mm lens? A vintage Biogon 35/2.8 maybe?

 

Here is a shot with a m mount 35/2 v1 + Mono:

 

20244432332_fe39001a8f_b.jpgUntitled by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

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My 1967 35mm Summaron f2.8 never fails to please and is (almost) permanently attached to my MP.  Another shot from the same roll of Acros 100 as #2456.

 

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From the wide lenses I have used, the closest to a match I like so far is the 35/2 Summicron v1 (8-element), although it doesn't even come close in how it renders the beautifully natural transition from sharp details in focus to out of focus backgrounds.

Anyone want to share a matching 35mm lens? A vintage Biogon 35/2.8 maybe?

 

Here is a shot with a m mount 35/2 v1 + Mono:

 

Untitled by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

 

A delightful image!

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Pete, such a beautiful combination ;-) Please share more! I always wondered which wide lens would match the beauty of a 50mm CZJ lens and I have not yet found the perfect match.

 

From the wide lenses I have used, the closest to a match I like so far is the 35/2 Summicron v1 (8-element), although it doesn't even come close in how it renders the beautifully natural transition from sharp details in focus to out of focus backgrounds.

Anyone want to share a matching 35mm lens? A vintage Biogon 35/2.8 maybe?

 

Here is a shot with a m mount 35/2 v1 + Mono:

 

Untitled by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

I believe the Jupiter-12, adjusted for a Leica, is the closest rendering that you will find to the CZJ 5cm Sonnars.

 

I have a 1952 Jupiter-12 that is actually a 1943 Biogon, as per the SN of the inner optics module.

 

This 1977 Jupiter-12 is very close to it,

 

18178442604_ae57456831_b.jpgJupiter-12 Test Images by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

Wide-open on the M9. I had to change out the shim on this one, the focus was WAY off when received. The J-12 uses the same shims as the J-8.

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20268899005_9105335ae6_b.jpg52 KMZ J-12 on the M8 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

20274791551_0915fb1810_b.jpg52 KMZ J-12 on the M8 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

20081215518_98008d4a5e_b.jpg52_j12_wo_m8 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

These are with the 1952 KMZ J-12, wide-open at F2.8,  on the M8, figure "about" the same FOV as the Sonnar 5cm.

 

This lens has Zeiss serial numbers internally and a Russian name ring. The early J-12's have German optics, but the RF Cam on some will jam up on a Leica. I got lucky, this one did need the shim replaced as well- was way off when received. Probably explains why it has perfect glass. 

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A delightful image!

Thanks Keith ;-)

 

I believe the Jupiter-12, adjusted for a Leica, is the closest rendering that you will find to the CZJ 5cm Sonnars.

 

I have a 1952 Jupiter-12 that is actually a 1943 Biogon, as per the SN of the inner optics module.

 

This 1977 Jupiter-12 is very close to it,

 

Jupiter-12 Test Images by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

Wide-open on the M9. I had to change out the shim on this one, the focus was WAY off when received. The J-12 uses the same shims as the J-8.

Great tip Brian! Is there any issues using a vintage Biogon 35/2.8 / J12 on the digital M bodies (light meter, sensor issues) or are these playing nice?

 

 

Here is one from my favorite and most often used 35mm, the Konica 35/2 UC-Hexanon LTM + Mono:

 

14731543191_6c231b39cc_b.jpgfruit market - midnight meal by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

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At the cafe.   

 

The photo is a crop (about 1/9th of the original image), taken with a Leica Elcan 52mm f5.6 lens on a Sony A7R.    There are more details on the lens here:  http://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245126-elcan-52mm-f56-adapter/

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Thanks Keith ;-)

 

Great tip Brian! Is there any issues using a vintage Biogon 35/2.8 / J12 on the digital M bodies (light meter, sensor issues) or are these playing nice?

 

 

Here is one from my favorite and most often used 35mm, the Konica 35/2 UC-Hexanon LTM + Mono:

 

fruit market - midnight meal by teknopunk.com, on Flickr

Back from Vacation...

 

The pre-war and Wartime Contax Mount Biogon 35/2.8: I've never had one in Leica Thread Mount, and will have to carefully measure the Contax mount lens to try on an adapter. I have a 3.5cm F2.8 Biogon "T", one of the first coated Biogons.

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M8 Canon 135 f3.5 ltm


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Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 4.5/150mm (1956), Portra 160, with M6TTL.

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A few more with Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 4.5/150mm, with M6 on Kodak Portra 160.

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A craft shop, French-style (Coulon). M7, 1967 Summaron 35mm f2.8, Tri-X, Rodinal.

 

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American diner in Brighton, UK.

 

M with 50/1.4 Summilux-M v2 (the last pre-asph)

 

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