Testing the Super Angulon 21
Still looking for the right lens to put in and leave on my M1. It has to be a super-wide lens because I don't want to bother with accurate focusing. The M1 doesn't have a rangefinder.
I tried the Elmarit II 28mm (11801) from the 1970s. That didn't convince me. The Cosina Voigtländer Color Skopar 21mm f/4 performed well, but felt a bit too modern.
The Super Angulon looks as if it could be the one. It has a rear element that protrudes far into the body, so I was expecting to see quite some vignetting. But in fact there was hardly any.
I have created a Flickr group for photos shot with and of this rare camera: --> Click
Leica M1 (KOOCT), serial number 956752, made in 1959
Leica Super Angulon 21 mm f/3.4 (made by Schneider Kreuznach)
Ilford Pan-F Plus ISO 50 B&W film.
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
Testing the Super Angulon 21
Still looking for the right lens to put in and leave on my M1. It has to be a super-wide lens because I don't want to bother with accurate focusing. The M1 doesn't have a rangefinder.
I tried the Elmarit II 28mm (11801) from the 1970s. That didn't convince me. The Cosina Voigtländer Color Skopar 21mm f/4 performed well, but felt a bit too modern.
The Super Angulon looks as if it could be the one. It has a rear element that protrudes far into the body, so I was expecting to see quite some vignetting. But in fact there was hardly any.
I have created a Flickr group for photos shot with and of this rare camera: --> Click
Leica M1 (KOOCT), serial number 956752, made in 1959
Leica Super Angulon 21 mm f/3.4 (made by Schneider Kreuznach)
Ilford Pan-F Plus ISO 50 B&W film.
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de