Show us your Japanese Rangefinder gear!

[LowLights]

Just directing you to the RIGHT cap to get since you told me you do not have the cap. If I see one, I'll let you know---hehehe I'm cap fetish:bsmilie:

Thanks Bro.. I'm cap fetish too :sweatsm:

 

[benny]

Some gear acquisition from my recent 'oversea trip':

Two Fujinon 5cmf2.0- Spot the difference

Tanar 5cmf2.0, a Sonnar clone, on M8

Komura 80mmf1.8- a very nice lens with Original cap & TOSHIBA UV/IR filter
Just learned that it's a Ernostar.

Oh my god!! That just last week's new acquisitions! I bow in respect to King of vintage optics! :bsmilie:

Cheers,

p.s. Toshiba UV/IR filter! Didn't know they had it since back then! Ha Ha!!

 

[benny]

Just have to keep an eye on evil bay. They do pop up once in a while, or make it a long while.

One just ended a few days ago;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270373058660

Always kena snipe! Imagine losing the bid by only $10! Actually in this case, the sniper got sniped too.

Besides ebay, www.kevincameras.com also have a good selection. Check it out.

Cheers,

 

[benny]

Just directing you to the RIGHT cap to get since you told me you do not have the cap. If I see one, I'll let you know---hehehe I'm cap fetish:bsmilie:

Me too!!

Actually, I usually don't give a hood (pun intended) about caps and hood until recently. Hacker usually set very high standards for the lenses he retains in his collection. From him, I learn that it's easy to get the lens. It's the matching hood, caps, filters and cases that makes the difference. Ever since then, I've been very, very much poorer. :embrass:

But it sure is nice to put together a 'complete' set.

Cheers,

 

[gommy]

The spectacular Voigtlander Heliar 50mmf3.5 earned the highest possible praise from the American magazine Popular Photography. The extensive Pop lab Test proclaimed the little Heliar:
"Superb, all-metal, high-precision collapsible-tube lens mount." "SQF results were excellent -- on a par with the best lenses we have ever tested." "A handy, high-precision, magnificent lens to treasure. It's doubtful that any other commercially made lens will produce superior results."

Here's my little Heliar50f3.5 with Hoya E27 UV/IR filter:

 

[benny]

Oh my! This is a limited production lens that was only sold with the Limited Edition Heliar 101 Anniversary Bessa T. Only 500 set available in each color (grey, olive, blue and black). Certainly not a common sight. And how on earth did you find a 27mm UV/IR filter that can sit between the hood and the lens!?

Show some pictures taken with the lens too please!

Cheers,

 

[thinman]

Besides ebay, www.kevincameras.com also have a good selection. Check it out.

Cheers,

Didn't have good experience about Kevin Camera, bought a Leica Summarit 50 1.5 from him which he described as "mint-, with faint cleaning marks" and this is it;

In the end, returned the lens to him for a refund, but lost more than $100 dollars in shipping. :thumbsd:

 

[Yatlapball]

Crikes! That is a real piece of crap they sold you! :s

 

[thinman]

Crikes! That is a real piece of crap they sold you! :s

My sentiments exactly.

 

[kongmalikong]

Still alot of LEicas.......Its killing me......

 

[kross]

thanks to gommy i'm addicted in hunting down this lens....:bsmilie:

50mm nikkor-sc ltm black rim version

twins...

 

[benny]

Didn't have good experience about Kevin Camera, bought a Leica Summarit 50 1.5 from him which he described as "mint-, with faint cleaning marks" and this is it;

In the end, returned the lens to him for a refund, but lost more than $100 dollars in shipping. :thumbsd:

Oohh! That's bad. A lot of my ebay purchases are like that as well when sellers describe it as optically perfect. I was just contemplating weather to pick up another 2 lenses from kevin cameras. Guess I have to think twice. However, the accessories that I've purchased from him are all as described.

Cheers,

 

[benny]

thanks to gommy i'm addicted in hunting down this lens....:bsmilie:

50mm nikkor-sc ltm black rim version
twins...

Pretty!!!! This lens can focus real close too!

By the way, do I see an ORIGINAL 43mm filter on the lens!!!!!? :bigeyes:

Cheers,

 

[kross]

Pretty!!!! This lens can focus real close too!

By the way, do I see an ORIGINAL 43mm filter on the lens!!!!!? :bigeyes:

Cheers,

I'm actually contemplating whether or not to file my user copy to achieve 0.7m mfd... maybe i will...;p

yes, it's the original L38 nippon kogaku filter.... however condition isn't mint.

 

[gommy]

thanks to gommy i'm addicted in hunting down this lens....:bsmilie:

50mm nikkor-sc ltm black rim version

Congratulations! You've got non identical twin too

 

[gommy]

....... And how on earth did you find a 27mm UV/IR filter that can sit between the hood and the lens!?
Cheers,

Word has it that Leica switched UV/IR supplier from B+W to some Japanese one (probably Hoya)...so of course one can get Hoya UV/IR filters..:bsmilie::bsmilie:
The cutest one is E19 UV/IR filter for Elmar 50f3.5 :heart::lovegrin: And of course there's Canon E34 UV/IR as well.

 

[kross]

Congratulations! You've got non identical twin too

thanks....

any idea why the difference in coating colors?

purple vs blue?

 

[Hacker]

Didn't have good experience about Kevin Camera, bought a Leica Summarit 50 1.5 from him which he described as "mint-, with faint cleaning marks" and this is it;

In the end, returned the lens to him for a refund, but lost more than $100 dollars in shipping. :thumbsd:

Show us your other M-mount Mint- Summarit with hood please :bsmilie:.

 

[eamesboy]

I cant compare this with Benny's canon collection and the rest for the RF gang in CS..
Just my little humble canon collection that I collected last year till now. :embrass:
Missing out in this pictures is my 50mm f/1.2. Just share share not showing off here. Hee.. :angel: :bsmilie:


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[gommy]

thanks....

any idea why the difference in coating colors?

purple vs blue?

Black ring purple coating has built in UV/IR cut function! Don't need UV/IR filter for M8:bsmilie::bsmilie: