Suggestion to Voigtlander

[Peter]

I used to own a Voigtlander 50mm/2.5 Color Skopar, which I sold due to its rather soft optical result. Since Voigtlander came up with a PII, it would be great if they come up with a sharper version of the 50mm/2.5. A 50mm/2.5 Color Skopar II perhaps? :D

[GeneW]

I would love to see a rangefinder-coupled version of the 25/4 Skopar. Surely if the 21/4 can be RF-coupled, the 25/4 could be...

Gene

[Huck Finn]

Peter, what do you like about the idea of a sharper 50/2.5? Its compact size or its low price?

[Brian Sweeney]

I would like to see them put their own names on the cameras and lenses that they manufacture. I have no problem using my Cosinon and framing the pictures next to the ones taken with Nikon's, Canon's, and Leica's.

[wlewisiii]

I'd like to see them make a modern high tech 6x6. Use modern materials for the bellows, give it TTL metering, AE modes, and either a zoom (say 50 mm to 150 mm at 2.8) or interchangable lenses.

Basically a Super Isolette crossed with the Fuji GA645Zi. that can be used fully manually if the battery is dead.

Not very likely in today's market, alas. OTOH, there is the retro-tech market. And if you made it with a removable back ala the Iskra, it'd be a very easy thing to drop a digital back on it. Heck, I'd be estatic to see one in 35mm if nothing else... :)

William

[Peter]

Originally posted by Huck Finn
Peter, what do you like about the idea of a sharper 50/2.5? Its compact size or its low price?

Both! :p

[Huck Finn]

Tough combination to find, Peter. The Leica collapsible 50 Elmar-M is probably the closest to what you want - sharp & compact - but it goes for $750. However, you can get it at ACC for $475. And there is one on ebay right now with a starting price of $400 & a "Buy it now" price of $425 with a day and a half to go. Less than $100 more than the 50/2.5 with M-mount adaptor.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3845198280&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA.IT

[Doug]

Geez, I should have an 11x14 enlargement made of my Juice-Bar Lady to see just how soft or sharp or both is my 2.5/50 Skopar. And then I could hang the pic on my office wall... :D

[Peter]

Originally posted by Huck Finn
Tough combination to find, Peter. The Leica collapsible 50 Elmar-M is probably the closest to what you want - sharp & compact - but it goes for $750. However, you can get it at ACC for $475. And there is one on ebay right now with a starting price of $400 & a "Buy it now" price of $425 with a day and a half to go. Less than $100 more than the 50/2.5 with M-mount adaptor.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3845198280&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA.IT

I have thought about Elmar M 50mm/2.8, but the lens would not collapse completely in a R2. :(

[Peter]

Originally posted by Doug
Geez, I should have an 11x14 enlargement made of my Juice-Bar Lady to see just how soft or sharp or both is my 2.5/50 Skopar. And then I could hang the pic on my office wall... :D

I second that suggestion! :D