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SOLD: RARE Canon 85 1.8 LTM m39 Rangefinder Lens

saxshooter

New member
Rare, and she's a beauty!

The Canon 85mm 1.8 in Leica Screw Mount, adaptable to use with Leica M rangefinders, Sony NEX, micro 4/3... (I've got a good quality Voigtlander 28-90 adapter for $20 if you need it for M mount).

No oil on blades, no issues with the glass.

$860 PayPal and Shipped from Washington DC area to CONUS.

International please contact me to discuss shipping and payment.

Canon Camera Museum info click
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/lens/s/data/50-85/s_85_18.html

Complete slideshow images of this lens for sale click
http://s674.photobucket.com/albums/vv108/thaicharlie/Canon85/?albumview=slideshow

 
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saxshooter

New member
I'm making up for some recent purchases: a Rolleiflex 2.8 E2 Planar, a Speed Graphic, and a custom 4x5 Polaroid conversion by Alpenhause ;)

Oh yeah, and a pre-ordered Sony NEX-7 too.

Good gear sitting around unused is bad karma...
 

kermaier

Member
Heheh. The new gear sounds fabulous! I sold my Rolleiflex 3.5E Planar with Maxwell screen, and I feel like crying every time I think about it. Never let that one go!

::Ari
 

D&A

Well-known member
Thanks sax-already took her out for a test run today-absolutely pristine!
I've alway wondered how this lens performed (and its optical characteristics) when used on a M9..when compared to some of the other well known Leica-M 90mm lenses.
 

rmeskill

New member
Nothing earth-shattering here, but here's my set on flickr of this lens. Wide-open it's a bit low contrast-I had to bump things significantly in LR to get the results you see here. Upped blacks to ~14 and contrast to between +36 to +50 depending on the shot. Also vignettes a bit, but I like the effect. All these shots were wide open-if you're interested I'll try to keep the set updated as I take more...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmeskill/sets/72157627611441693/
 

D&A

Well-known member
Nothing earth-shattering here, but here's my set on flickr of this lens. Wide-open it's a bit low contrast-I had to bump things significantly in LR to get the results you see here. Upped blacks to ~14 and contrast to between +36 to +50 depending on the shot. Also vignettes a bit, but I like the effect. All these shots were wide open-if you're interested I'll try to keep the set updated as I take more...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmeskill/sets/72157627611441693/
Thanks ever so much. I'll look forward to looking at your posted images when I get back to a regular computer. I had a feeling it would be of lower contrast when shot wide open...which sometimes can be a good thingn depending on subject matter.

Dave (D&A)
 
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jeanmarc

Guest
Late reply a year afterwards.
Just collimated a mint Canon 85 1.8 LTM and it's very sharp on my M8 and no need to up the contrast at all .

Juveny by careca2013, on Flickr
 
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