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Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-04-2013
Replies: 6,909
Views: 1,812,011
Posted By Sonnar2
My first Leica M camera, and new Leica...

My first Leica M camera, and new Leica lens...

http://www.taunusreiter.de/cameras/LeicaM6-005m.jpg
Forum: Canon RF 02-26-2013
Replies: 19
Views: 749
Posted By Sonnar2
Was that you who bought the all-black 50/1.4...

Was that you who bought the all-black 50/1.4 Canon RF, Peter?
Forum: Canon RF 02-25-2013
Replies: 19
Views: 749
Posted By Sonnar2
As far as the 85/1.5 is concerned, this lens is...

As far as the 85/1.5 is concerned, this lens is heavy as plumb
Forum: Fuji X-Pro1 / X-E1 02-24-2013
Replies: 39
Views: 2,841
Posted By Sonnar2
I hope they will add a lens profile for the SONY...

I hope they will add a lens profile for the SONY 10-18mm Zoom!
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 02-24-2013
Replies: 5,624
Views: 310,404
Posted By Sonnar2
Waiting for my first Leica M: a black M6 from...

Waiting for my first Leica M: a black M6 from 1996.

They went nearly cheap these days.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount Copies 02-22-2013
Replies: 23
Views: 4,127
Posted By Sonnar2
Block diagram on the right:

Block diagram on the right:
Forum: Photography General Interest 02-20-2013
Replies: 15
Views: 528
Posted By Sonnar2
It's no problem to amess 1000 cameras, worth less...

It's no problem to amess 1000 cameras, worth less than 10000 USD, and call it a collection.
Forum: Leica M -- Leica CL 02-20-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By Sonnar2
The 21/4 is good, while the 15/4.5 and 25/4 are...

The 21/4 is good, while the 15/4.5 and 25/4 are outstanding for the money. I think all 3 have some issues with color shift edges when used attached to the NEXes, but this isn't something the lenses...
Forum: Leica M -- Leica CL 02-19-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 586
Posted By Sonnar2
Which new Leica lens: 21/3.4 or 24/3.8?

Two of the newer compact Leica wideangle lenses, which would you choose?

Usage is on a SONY NEX6 (and maybe on a Fullformat NEX later) and rarely with film (Bessa R3M, my only M mount body). I have...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 02-16-2013
Replies: 19
Views: 2,915
Posted By Sonnar2
http://www.taunusreiter.de/cameras/L28-Sony-01m.jp...

http://www.taunusreiter.de/cameras/L28-Sony-01m.jpg

A very nice, very sharp lens on my SONY NEX6 (no light falloff, or color shift):
https://picasaweb.google.com/104041341526352479827/Avenon28

more...
Forum: Canon RF 02-04-2013
Replies: 14
Views: 416
Posted By Sonnar2
The 50/1.5 hood vignettes very little. No matter...

The 50/1.5 hood vignettes very little. No matter when using slide film.
Forum: Peter Dechert -- Photographic Equipment Historian 02-04-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 2,606
Posted By Sonnar2
Wow. Never saw an all-black 50/1.4. Even Robert's...

Wow. Never saw an all-black 50/1.4. Even Robert's RF book misses it.
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 02-04-2013
Replies: 19
Views: 2,915
Posted By Sonnar2
I have the 21/2.8 (black one) and it's quite...

I have the 21/2.8 (black one) and it's quite sharp even wide open. Sharper than my C/V 21/4 and better to handle. Flares a bit in backlite.
Lately I found a 28/3.5, black millenium edition also, no...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 01-27-2012
Replies: 139
Views: 32,672
Posted By Sonnar2
..but with an M42 adapter the Takumar looks huge!

..but with an M42 adapter the Takumar looks huge!
Forum: Leica M -- Konica RF 01-21-2012
Replies: 18
Views: 1,426
Posted By Sonnar2
Is this a RF lens or a distance meter?

Is this a RF lens or a distance meter?
Forum: Canon RF 01-17-2012
Replies: 51
Views: 3,166
Posted By Sonnar2
Welcome to the club. I have a couple of quite...

Welcome to the club.
I have a couple of quite scarce Canon RF lenses so I count as a collector probably.
But I'm using that stuff too.
I don't collect bodies anymore, just the one I like. I just have...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-23-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 1,950
Posted By Sonnar2
21,000 made? Amazing what is called "rare"......

21,000 made? Amazing what is called "rare"... ;)

Rolleiflex SL350, beautiful classic SLR mostly going for 200 USD. 7,500 made, somewhat rarer. But (obviously) less wanted...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-21-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By Sonnar2
Yes, it's probably the best, but they are all...

Yes, it's probably the best, but they are all great- 38/1.8 and 40/1.4 offers more speed (and smaller DOF) but are also tack sharp and contrasty if stopped down a bit. They are very strong,...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-21-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By Sonnar2
There are not many images of the lens available,...

There are not many images of the lens available, so I show some. Size is about the...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-17-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By Sonnar2
we just speculating here, but why it should be...

we just speculating here, but why it should be different design wise?
5 elements/ 4 groups speaks for a Planar type, which was very common in the 60's (Rolleiflex Planar, Nikkor F 50/3.5 macro and...
Forum: Half Frames / Subminiatures 11-16-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 1,429
Posted By Sonnar2
Lens diagramm for the Macro 38/3.5 lens

I just managed to find one of these rare E. Zuiko Auto Macro
1:3,5 f = 38 mm lenses for a decent price and miss the lens diagram in my PEN F/FT web pages. Sources say it has 5 elements in 4 groups,...
Forum: Canon RF 11-08-2011
Replies: 5
Views: 1,484
Posted By Sonnar2
A 5-elements Gaussian type. This was a good...

A 5-elements Gaussian type.

This was a good deal, the lens is worth 400 USD alone.
The 50/2.2. is an amazingly compact lens. Even smaller than a collapsible Summicron. Excellent lens as all Canon RF...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount Copies 11-06-2011
Replies: 35
Views: 6,572
Posted By Sonnar2
Pics made with a SONY NEX. Very strong results on...

Pics made with a SONY NEX. Very strong results on that camera (the same applies to the UC Hex...
Forum: Canon RF 11-02-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,112
Posted By Sonnar2
Ouh, a hard comparison for the Canon. It shows...

Ouh, a hard comparison for the Canon. It shows how lenses have developed in the last 50 years. For the price of the ASPH-Summilux you get approx. 10 Canons?

I wouldn't use the Canon for architecture...
Forum: Canon RF 10-19-2011
Replies: 254
Views: 37,506
Posted By Sonnar2
My 85/1.5 (chrome) is blue. Most "Serenar" marked...

My 85/1.5 (chrome) is blue. Most "Serenar" marked lenses have blue coating.
Forum: Canon RF 10-17-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,112
Posted By Sonnar2
A hood would be no help on a 35/2, and, as such,...

A hood would be no help on a 35/2, and, as such, was not available by Canon. It has flare when used in backlite (like every Planar type wideangle do) but no hood in the world can help with light...
Forum: Canon RF 10-16-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,112
Posted By Sonnar2
Hi Jim, Look how old the thread is; this was...

Hi Jim,

Look how old the thread is; this was discussed in epic length everywhere. This 2nd diagram is a nonsense, these lenses aren't even spherical. Ask Peter Evans where he has it from. All...
Forum: Canon RF 10-16-2011
Replies: 254
Views: 37,506
Posted By Sonnar2
My Canon 50/1.5 has brown coated glass, the same...

My Canon 50/1.5 has brown coated glass, the same with my chrome 50/1.8. AFAIK Canon switched to the brown coating around 1954-1955. The black lenses with alloy body came a bit later, 1957-1958.
Forum: Canon RF 10-15-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,112
Posted By Sonnar2
There is none.

There is none.
Forum: Canon RF 10-12-2011
Replies: 46
Views: 5,310
Posted By Sonnar2
Raid, I like your pictures for the nice young...

Raid, I like your pictures for the nice young ladies, not the lens you took them with. Looks a bit like my Nikkor 105/2.5, slightly "off". So it was you who bought it?... ;)

Wheras the Canon 100/2...
Forum: Canon RF 10-12-2011
Replies: 46
Views: 5,310
Posted By Sonnar2
I sold my LTM Nikkor 105/2.5 in favor of the...

I sold my LTM Nikkor 105/2.5 in favor of the Canon 100/2 and don't regret it.

The Nikkor was always a bit "off" RF-wise, except for infinity, not really sharp. I kept my SLR-Nikkor 105/2.5 which is...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 10-07-2011
Replies: 15
Views: 1,242
Posted By Sonnar2
http://rangefinder.ru/sale/data/3/rollei-sonnar-40...

http://rangefinder.ru/sale/data/3/rollei-sonnar-40-2.JPG
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 10-06-2011
Replies: 30
Views: 1,708
Posted By Sonnar2
prices of Bessa R are going up for a very good...

prices of Bessa R are going up for a very good reason.

It's the original.

If you don't have M-lenses, you don't need another camera.

I love my R more than my R3M. Solid as a rock. Honest. Loud. My...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 10-04-2011
Replies: 47
Views: 2,718
Posted By Sonnar2
Both are among the most excellent CV lenses, and...

Both are among the most excellent CV lenses, and very usefull.

The 15mm covers among 3x the field of the 25mm lens, and 11x the field of a 50mm lens.
Forum: Optics Theory - 10-04-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 1,694
Posted By Sonnar2
Given the fact that the CV 25/4 is definitely a...

Given the fact that the CV 25/4 is definitely a high-contrast lens, some people might say that it would increase tonalty, both the dark and the light area of a picture, such increasing the range...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 10-04-2011
Replies: 10
Views: 1,457
Posted By Sonnar2
The Skopar 35/2.5 is quite sharp and...

The Skopar 35/2.5 is quite sharp and contrasty.
Canon LTM 35/2 too, but not so strong with backlite.
If you need a faster lens I recommend the Canon LTM 50/1.4.
Forum: Peter Dechert -- Photographic Equipment Historian 10-04-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 2,644
Posted By Sonnar2
you need to read this!...

you need to read this! (http://www.marcocavina.com/articoli_fotografici/CZJ_Perimetar_Sphaerogon_Pleon/00_pag.htm)
Forum: Canon RF 09-29-2011
Replies: 74
Views: 7,090
Posted By Sonnar2
Would prefer my Canon 50/1.4. Sharper and sexier...

Would prefer my Canon 50/1.4. Sharper and sexier too.
Forum: Canon RF 09-25-2011
Replies: 121
Views: 15,312
Posted By Sonnar2
The later, black ones tend to develop a haze type...

The later, black ones tend to develop a haze type of fungus which can't be cleaned.
The same appears to the 50/1.2, released in 1956 as well.
With later lenses, i.e. the 50/1.4, this was resolved.

I...
Forum: Canon RF 09-25-2011
Replies: 187
Views: 33,412
Posted By Sonnar2
I once bought a CV 50/3.5, supposed to be "one of...

I once bought a CV 50/3.5, supposed to be "one of the sharpest 50mm's ever", and returned it after a week and two rolls of Kodak Ektar 100 side by side compared with the Canon 50/1.4.

I found that...
Forum: Canon RF 09-18-2011
Replies: 5
Views: 838
Posted By Sonnar2
Optically excellent finder (my copy is a bit...

Optically excellent finder (my copy is a bit hazy).
Not quite small (but I thinks this is usual with zoom finder)
Small eyepiece, not good with glasses. Adjustable diopter, but just for nearsight...
Forum: Canon RF 09-16-2011
Replies: 121
Views: 15,312
Posted By Sonnar2
Have some pictures here of the "all-black" 50/1.8...

Have some pictures here of the "all-black" 50/1.8 lenses??

Which are the correct one for black cameras, but for some reasons seems to be even rarer.
Forum: Canon RF 08-22-2011
Replies: 36
Views: 5,480
Posted By Sonnar2
Thanks menos :-) You sold the 100/2? In my taste...

Thanks menos :-)

You sold the 100/2? In my taste it behavess quite similar to the 85/1.8 performance-wise. Plus I used it a bit more, since I like it with the 100mm frames of my Canon P. But I...
Forum: Canon RF 08-21-2011
Replies: 36
Views: 5,480
Posted By Sonnar2
See here...

See here (http://www.taunusreiter.de/Cameras/Canon_RF_2e.html#Mukai)


Great portrait!
Forum: Canon RF 08-21-2011
Replies: 15
Views: 1,629
Posted By Sonnar2
Same cap as the black-chrome 100/3.5

Same cap as the black-chrome 100/3.5
Forum: Canon RF 08-08-2011
Replies: 254
Views: 37,506
Posted By Sonnar2
I've sold one of mine (boxed) for 650 EUR.

I've sold one of mine (boxed) for 650 EUR.
Forum: Canon RF 07-30-2011
Replies: 21
Views: 3,178
Posted By Sonnar2
Canon Rangefinder Lens 35mm 1:1.5 Leica Screw Mount LTM

It's very nice on a Sony NEX, no chromatic aberrations. The color rendition is excellent.
Resolution isn't everything you want on a lens. It's very soft at f/1.5 except the very center, very special...
Forum: Optics Theory - 07-19-2011
Replies: 72
Views: 7,592
Posted By Sonnar2
The Canon 50/0.95 is just the most beautiful...

The Canon 50/0.95 is just the most beautiful piece of machinery in the class of Canon Rangefinder lenses. That's all about it. Why don't have it, use it?
Of course, from a practical point of view,...
Forum: Canon RF 07-07-2011
Replies: 83
Views: 5,243
Posted By Sonnar2
Try to bid: " Buyer Requirements Error This...

Try to bid:
"
Buyer Requirements
Error

This seller has set buyer requirements for this item and only sells to buyers who meet those requirements.
You are unable to bid on or buy this item...
Forum: Canon RF 07-07-2011
Replies: 83
Views: 5,243
Posted By Sonnar2
It says "USA auction". My bid was not accepted....

It says "USA auction". My bid was not accepted. The item don't even appear in the international search.
Plus ebay don't let me ask questions to him because of I'm no American ebay member.
It's the...
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