Voigtlander 35mm f/1.7 Ultron Aspherical (Black) | $368.95 | |  |
Introduced in Japan in August 1999, the new 35/1.7 Ultron is the first Aspherical 35 ever made in LTM mount. Most surprising is the very high quality of fit and finish, in either silver or black. It is styled very much like first version classic 50/1.4
Summilux. However this is a modern multi-coated 8 element, 6 group design with an Aspherical rear element. Some photogs consider the 35 their "normal lens." User reports generally rate this lens the equal of the pre-Aspheric 35/2 Summicron, though not
quite up to the performance of Leica's much more expensive Aspherical Summicron.
Click stops stopped every half stop. Filter size 39mm. Standard 39mm Leica filters are used by sandwiching the filter between the hood and the lens. Sold wit
h with screw on lens shade. Lens cap fits over the shade. Close focus distance .9 meter. Weight just under 8 oz. Same weight for silver or black lenses. Care was taken with a 10 leaf diaphragm blades, to produce maximum out of focus images -- called
"Bokeh" by Japanese photogs. The rear elements do not protrude deeply into the body, making it easy to use with the M adapter on the M6, M5, CL, or CLE.
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