Voigtlander Color Skopar L 35mm F2.5C
Review and Photo example of the Voigtlander Color Skopar L 35mm F2.5C.
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Gallery
- The sample photo were taken with the EPSON R-D1
Review
Color Scoper L 35mm F2.5C is a wide-angle lens with Cosina Voigtlander’s L39 screw mount.
Like other color scope lenses, the C type is a very compact lens, one size smaller than the previously released ULTRON 35mm F1.7, making it extremely portable. The small lens barrel houses 7 lenses in 5 groups. The lens barrel is equipped with a focusing lever, so there are no problems with focusing. I think it’s easier to use a bifurcated finger grip like the Color Scoper 50mm.
The LH-2 hood is available for use with the Color Scoper 50mm. This is a high-quality hood with a crepe painted surface. It can also be attached to the Sonnar 40mm for Rollei RF. Rollei has released the same hood under the Rollei brand.
The Color Scoper 35mm also has a P type named F2.5P, with the following differences.
- Design of lens barrel
- Lens price is 5000 yen cheaper
- The minimum shooting distance is 0.9m, which is close to the specifications of Barnack Leica.
Although the lens configuration is the same, there are limitations such as minimum focusing distance, so there is almost no reason to choose the P type.
The lens specs are mediocre, but since it has a popular focal length of 35mm, it seems that a certain number of lenses were sold and it is often seen on the second-hand market, and as of 2024, the price has not increased much and remains reasonable. There is a lot of competition for the 35mm focal length, so this lens doesn’t have a lot of presence, but even if you use it for some reason, you can play around with it for a reasonable amount of money, so it would be a good candidate if you are adding it to the 35mm.
Specification
| Items | NOKTON (First) | NOKTON Classic (First) | ULTRON (First) | COLOR SKOPAR (C-type) |
| Focal length(mm) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Max aperture | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Min aperture | 22 | 16 | ← | 22 |
| Leaf blade | 12 | 10 | ← | ← |
| Lens Construction | 10elements in7groups | 8elements in 6groups | 8elements in 6groups | 7elements in 5groups |
| Min distance(m) | 0.7 | ← | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Lens length(mm) | 77.8 | 28.5 | 47.7 (with Cylindrical hood) | 31 (with Cylindrical hood) |
| Max diameter(mm) | 63 | 55 | 55 | 49.5 |
| Filter Size(mm) | 52 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Lens Hood | LH-3 | LH-6 | IROOA compatible hood | LH-2 |
| Weight(g) | 490 | 200 | 203 | 116 |
| Lens Mount | VM | VM | L39 | L39 |
| Release date | 2003 | 2008.01 | 1999.08 | 1999.03 |
| Price(Yen/No-tax) | 135,000- | 75,000(SC/MC) | 65,000(Silver) 68,000(Black) | 35,000(C-type) 30,000(P-type) |
Reference links
- COSINA Product PDF(Color Skopar 35mm)
- Leica lenses around the world Part 3・amazon Affiliate link
- “Stylish pancake” COLOR-SKOPAR 35mm F2.5 P II
Update
- 2024.05.13
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