This Vintage CameraHere are some samples shots from the Voigtlander Color Skopar 35mm f2.5 II Leica M mount, mounted on Sony A7 IV using a Leica M to FE adapter with close focusing capability. (Video review with more samples coming soon)
Really love this tiny 35mm lens. Compact, well built, versatile, and very good optical performance. I have shot two rolls of HP5 on the lens but haven’t had a chance to develop my films yet. I will of course update in a new post when films are developed.
Shots were taken on a Sony A7 IV Mirrorless Camera with a Leica M to Sony FE lens mount adapter. Simple adjustments were made to my personal preference for archiving.
TTArtisan 50mm F1.4 For Leica M
This lens is clearly designed for film use. It’ll be a very strong contender to the Leica Summilux if you shoot black and white film only, as some of its annoying characteristics can be easily masked in B&W film. Even if paired with a modern digital camera using an adapter, it still performed quite well as evident on the test shots below.
Pros:
Affordability (used ones costs less than $300)
Very good sharpness and resolution at the center
Very good contrast and color rendition (when avoiding flares)
Minimal lens distortion
Beautiful bokeh
All metal construction
Cons:
Strong vignetting at larger apertures
Chromatic aberration at larger aperture settings (Most can be easily corrected, no issue in B&W)
Prone to ugly lens flare if no hood is attached and shooting against strongly backlit scene (It also did not come with a hood)