WTSell: Lens - Voigtlander Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica, Carl Zeiss, Voigtlander, Contax, Nikon

Hacker · 16th December 2008

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Equipment Type: Lens
Equipment Brand: Voigtlander
Equipment Model: Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica, Carl Zeiss, Voigtlander, Contax, Nikon
Price (S$): 550
Description:
"In 1900, Carl August Hans Harting filed a patent for what would be the first version of the now famous, Heliar lens. The Harting design was essentially a modification of the Cooke Triplet, with two additional elements and a symmetrical layout. These changes helped address the Triplet's short comings of longitudinal aberrations while still allowing for a wide (fast) aperture. The lens had a speed of f/4.5 and covered 50 degrees. Its large aperture made it suitable for portraiture and instantaneous work."

http://www.antiquecameras.net/heliarlenses.html

According to Stephen Gandy, "NEW Collapsible Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar M Lens, separated from Voigtlander 250th Anniversary Kit, with caps and standard lens hood. Can collapse into ALL Leica mount M mount cameras, including the Leica M8, M5, CL, Minolta CLE and Konica RF! Popular Photography proclaims it "incredibly good" For ANY Leica M mount camera!"

Popular Photography raves about the 50/2 Heliar! Take a look at the December 2006 issue of Popular Photography, page 59. Burt Keppler's article is essentially about the 50/2 Heliar. Quoting "The Heliar turned out to be incredibly good, comparable at all apertures to the 50mm f/2 Leica Summicron-M we'd tested in 1996." Cosina did it with "Newly developed super high-index glass (that) reduces all aberrations."

http://cameraquest.com/voigt_250.htm

Real Name: Stephen

Condition of Item (as per guidelines): Mint
Warranty Status: NA

Package/Accessories/Extras:
Original lens, hood and front/rear caps. This lens is from the Voigtlander 250th Year Anniversary Kit. The Heliar 50mm f/2.0 collapsible lens is styled after the historical Leitz 50mm f/2 Summicron and is the world's fastest Heliar lens.

Hacker · 16th December 2008

Up for the week.

Hacker · 26th December 2008

Up for a limited edition lens.

Hacker · 19th January 2009

Sold.

16th December 2008	#1
Hacker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 3,024	Hacker WTSell: Lens - Voigtlander Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica, Carl Zeiss, Voigtlander, Contax, Nikon Advertisement Category: Want To Sell (WTS) Equipment Type: Lens Equipment Brand: Voigtlander Equipment Model: Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica, Carl Zeiss, Voigtlander, Contax, Nikon Price (S$): 550 Description: "In 1900, Carl August Hans Harting filed a patent for what would be the first version of the now famous, Heliar lens. The Harting design was essentially a modification of the Cooke Triplet, with two additional elements and a symmetrical layout. These changes helped address the Triplet's short comings of longitudinal aberrations while still allowing for a wide (fast) aperture. The lens had a speed of f/4.5 and covered 50 degrees. Its large aperture made it suitable for portraiture and instantaneous work." http://www.antiquecameras.net/heliarlenses.html According to Stephen Gandy, "NEW Collapsible Voigtlander 50/2 Heliar M Lens, separated from Voigtlander 250th Anniversary Kit, with caps and standard lens hood. Can collapse into ALL Leica mount M mount cameras, including the Leica M8, M5, CL, Minolta CLE and Konica RF! Popular Photography proclaims it "incredibly good" For ANY Leica M mount camera!" Popular Photography raves about the 50/2 Heliar! Take a look at the December 2006 issue of Popular Photography, page 59. Burt Keppler's article is essentially about the 50/2 Heliar. Quoting "The Heliar turned out to be incredibly good, comparable at all apertures to the 50mm f/2 Leica Summicron-M we'd tested in 1996." Cosina did it with "Newly developed super high-index glass (that) reduces all aberrations." http://cameraquest.com/voigt_250.htm Real Name: Stephen Condition of Item (as per guidelines): Mint Warranty Status: NA Package/Accessories/Extras: Original lens, hood and front/rear caps. This lens is from the Voigtlander 250th Year Anniversary Kit. The Heliar 50mm f/2.0 collapsible lens is styled after the historical Leitz 50mm f/2 Summicron and is the world's fastest Heliar lens.

16th December 2008	#2
Hacker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 3,024	Re: WTSell: Lens - Voigtlander Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica Up for the week.

26th December 2008	#3
Hacker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 3,024	Re: WTSell: Lens - Voigtlander Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica Up for a limited edition lens.

19th January 2009	#4
Hacker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 3,024	Re: WTSell: Lens - Voigtlander Black Paint Heliar 50mm f2 (Limited Edition) for Leica Sold.