frame-it Posted July 23, 2021 Share #41 Posted July 23, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2 hours ago, Pyrogallol said: I just bought a Tokyo Optical Company 50mm f3.5 Simlar. A close clone of the Elmar, right down to having the serial number in the same position as the Elmar. Not much on the internet about them other than that they were sold with/for Leotax cameras in the late 40’s early 50’s. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! please post a few pics taken with this lens too ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pyrogallol Posted August 1, 2021 Share #42 Posted August 1, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 10:45 PM, frame-it said: please post a few pics taken with this lens too ? These are copies of four darkroom prints from the Tokyo Optical Co Simlar. It seems as good as any other 1950’s Coated Elmar type lens. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/302273-50cm-elmar-35-ltm-substitute/?do=findComment&comment=4249121'>More sharing options...
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shirubadanieru Posted August 24, 2021 Share #44 Posted August 24, 2021 You could look at Nikkor lenses, such as the 35mm f2.5 or f3.5, or at the collapsible Nikkor 50mm f2, or the 28mm f3.5. There’s also the Red scale Elmar that everyone mentioned and I have to say, this lens amazed me when I first tried it, so sharp considering the age. In terms of 1930s~1950s lenses that are similarly compact, I’d say your choices are very limited. I do think that the Elmar performs better than the Summars, Summarits, Summicron Collapsible if we’re simply looking at sharpness. These lenses are more suited for portraits and offer you a unique rendering, but I don’t think they match the Elmar performance. The wide lenses from Leica, although tiny, are not at the same level of performance as the 50mm Elmar. Other options, that are more modern and should offer you sharp results are the Voigtlander 28mm f3.5, the Rollei Sonnar 40mm f2.8, the UC-Hexanon 35mm f2, and the Voigtlander Heliar 50mm f3.5. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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