What new Voigtlander RF or SLR product would you like to see?

[CameraQuest]

OK, everyone seems to want a digital Bessa, but that is probably not close.

Besides the Digital Bessa, what NEW Voigtlander rangefinder or SLR lens would you like to see?

Cosina IS watching.

Stephen

[Pablito]

50mm f1.2 in M-mount for under $500

[rbiemer]

How about a Bessa R5 with RF/VF set up for 50, 90, 135mm lenses? To accompany the R4. And to go with it an LTM 135mm lens. Needn't be especially fast.
Or something really wild: a pellix(sp?) mirror , ahem, SLR able to use most LTM and M mount lenses. Not sure if that's really possible but if the mirror doesn't have to swing out of the way, I'd think the flange to film distance could be shorter.
Rob

[vincentbenoit]

What about a 21mm metal brightline viewfinder similar to the existing 28mm and 35mm versions? (And optionally a 21mm f/2.8 lens to go with it).

Thanks

Vincent

[meven]

A fast rangefinder coupled wide angle lens in M mount, 18mm f2.8, 21mm f2.8 or 25mm f2.8

[horosu]

The Nokton 50/1.5 in M-mount and MUCH better built body.

[jwhitley]

The "Bessa RX": a Bessa M-mount RF body with a zoom viewfinder and electronically controlled brightlines. Zoom viewfinder: either discrete or continuous viewfinder magnification control. Continuous would be wonderful for determining the ratio of visibility inside vs. outside the brightlines, and for improving visibility for glasses wearers. Electronically controlled brightlines: a single parallax corrected brightline is displayed, selectable for any focal length from 15 to 135 mm, limited only by what's actually visible at the current VF magnification.

If they make it, I'd *love* a trip to Japan to meet Kobayashi-san and the Cosina engineering team. ;-)

[photobizzz]

I would like a faster alternative to to the 75 Color Heliar, a 75mm f1.4 for around $500 would find a large niche in the RF world as the only current options are the CV 75 Heliar ($300) 75 Summarit ($1495), 75 Cron ($2995), and 75 Summilux ($5000).

[maggieo]

Originally Posted by vincentbenoit

What about a 21mm metal brightline viewfinder similar to the existing 28mm and 35mm versions? (And optionally a 21mm f/2.8 lens to go with it).

Thanks

Vincent

I'll second both of those!

[CK Dexter Haven]

M:
50mm 1.0 for under $1200, or 1.2 for under $1000.
75mm 1.4.

SLR:
Nokton 50mm 1.5 in Canon EF mount (with AF).

I'll not hold my breath, though.

[Jamie Pillers]

Solve the strap lug problem. Find a way to move the lugs so that the camera doesn't hang at that wierd angle when the wonderful, light-weight Voigtlander lenses are mounted. Its not right that we have to solve the problem by adding a side grip or trigger winder.

H.B.: Thanks for putting this thread up for consideration.

[wlewisiii]

Since we're dreaming...

Collapsible Tessar 50/3.5 in LTM, S & C mount versions. Uncoated preferable, single coated acceptable. A 50/2.8 would be acceptable as well, but historically the 3.5 lenses always have out performed the 2.8's.

I'd buy the C mount personally. The others would be to make enough for economic needs.

William

[foggie]

#1) Right now my options for a 15mm are the 350$ CV 15 f4.5 or the 4,000$ Zeiss 15 f2.8. It would be very nice to have faster than the CV and cheaper than the Zeiss (like a 15mm 1.4 for 400$

#2) A fast, fixed lens, small rangefinder with AE, manual a TTL metering. Or a compact Bessa R2/3/4/a/m

Here's a few things that I like and dislike about current CV products:

Like:
- 1:1 viewfinder R3A
- AE on the R*A is accurate, and very easy to use
- Well-priced items
- On a superficial note, I love the look of the R*A cameras and the 40mm 1.4, 35mm 1.4, and 35mm pII

Dislike:
- No AE on the Bessa L
- Bessa L meter only up to ISO 1600
- Meter in the R3a is impossible to read

[rogue_designer]

Originally Posted by Pablito

50mm f1.2 in M-mount

Yes - except in LTM.

Actually - I'd like to see more of their new lens offerings still in LTM. But alas, I doubt that will happen.

[wlewisiii]

Originally Posted by CK Dexter Haven

M:

SLR:
Nokton 50mm 1.5 in Canon EF mount (with AF).

Actually, even though it's officially Zeiss, I'd changes this to a C-Sonnar 50/1.5. Mmmm.... I'd do many unspeakable things for this - E mount (i.e. no AF ) would be fine too

William

[Bruin]

28mm f/1.7 or 25mm f/2.5 on the wide end.

50mm f/1.2 as a fast normal.

75mm f/2 or 90mm f/2.5 short telephotos.

All new lenses in M-mount and using aspherical/APO elements as needed.

[noimmunity]

*) classic tessar-style 45mm lens
*) a fast lens in an unusual FL, like a 55 or 60/1.2 (with the unusual FL, it wouldn't conflict with the existing product lines of other makers)
*) a "generic" styled RF body (all black, with no lettering whatsoever and perhaps a fixed lens...)
*) a retake on the Leica Thambar: a portrait lens that is romantic and dreamy rather than sharp
*) a single VF that covers 21-25-28, or at least 21 and 28

[Ronald_H]

What I would BUY:

An R5 with a long EBL. A fast (f2) 90mm lens to go with that.

A really outstanding 50mm f2 to frighten the Summicrons of this world.

What I dream about:

Why not pull out all the stops for a record breaking 50mm? CV already has the fastest 28 and 35. Let's try for a f0.9 50mm at half the price of a Noctilux. Just to shut snobby Leicaphiles and Canon 0.95 owners up People won't exactly need one, and of course it will be compromised in size and performance. But people WILL want it.

On the shameless and unforgivably kitchy self indulgence side: Blue calfskin body covering.

[aizan]

hmm....

update remaining lenses to m-mount, and maybe change the speed of some lenses:

12/5.6
15/4.5
28/1.9 (or f2.8)
50/1.5 (or f2 rigid)
75/2.5 (or f2)
90/3.5 (or f2.8)
(no focus tabs on the 75 and 90.)

i agree with jamie's strap lug suggestion. some other tweaks to the body could include automatic frameline adjustment and making the flash shoe flush with the top of the body.

they could always make the base length longer, too. guess i should update this pic, but anyway:

[Erik L]

I think blue would look good too.
id like to see a longer base length

Originally Posted by Ronald_H

What I would BUY:

An R5 with a long EBL. A fast (f2) 90mm lens to go with that.

A really outstanding 50mm f2 to frighten the Summicrons of this world.

What I dream about:

Why not pull out all the stops for a record breaking 50mm? CV already has the fastest 28 and 35. Let's try for a f0.9 50mm at half the price of a Noctilux. Just to shut snobby Leicaphiles and Canon 0.95 owners up People won't exactly need one, and of course it will be compromised in size and performance. But people WILL want it.

On the shameless and unforgivably kitchy self indulgence side: Blue calfskin body covering.

[Avotius]

Maybe a 50 1.5 redone in M mount with smaller body OR figure out how to eliminate the wobbling lens cell problem, my zeiss 50 planar and 35 skopar pII both exhibit this problem.

Maybe even a remake of the 50 2.5 in m mount in a pancake style to scare leica's pants off.

Or the best accessory of all, a tab that can be installed on zeiss lenses....

And while we are at it, a 28 1.4

[BillP]

A truly compact 50mm Collapsible Tessar 3.5 or 2.8 in LTM. A modern successor to the Elmar. Given that the Elmar-M has been discontinued, I think that this would find a ready market.

Regards,

Bill

[cmogi10]

50/1

Accept no substitute

[Sam N]

There really needs to be a better meter readout on the R2A/R3A. It's almost useless in sunlight. I end up having to put my finger in front of the bottom of the VF to see what the reading is.

Ideally, the readout LEDs would be on a black bar at the bottom of the viewfinder so that they could be seen in any light. A needle would be nice too, but might be too hard to see in the dark.

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As for lenses:
An affordable and small 28/2 in M-mount. Barring that, a 28/2.5 or 2.8.
A 75/2 for under $400.

[majid]

A compact RF like the Leica CL, with 1.0x magnification to compensate for the shorter base length. Or a pocket RF like the Contax T with a 40mm f/2.8 lens.