Voigtlander HELIAR 50mm F3.5 101th model
A review and Photo example of the Heliar 50mm F3.5 101th <limited>
Table of contents
Gallery
- The sample photo were taken with the Zeiss Ikon +KONICA SINBI100 and scanned with NIKON LS-50
- The sample photo were taken with the LEICA M8 and EPSON R-D1
Review
The Heliar 50mm F3.5 is a Leica L39 screw mount lens released by Cosina Voigtlander as a set with the Bessa T rangefinder camera. It was sold as a set with Bessa T in four colors, but I get the impression that new products were always available and there was a lot left in stock.
As mentioned above, this lens was sold together with the rangefinder film camera Bessa T, but I bought just the lens used. I used it with three cameras: the Hexar RF film camera, the Epson R-D1 digital camera, and the Leica M8.
Perhaps because it uses modern glass with an old-fashioned lens configuration of 5 elements in 3 groups, the results are very clear and the result is a very ordinary lens. As long as you shoot with film, there is no noticeable disturbance in the peripheral areas. When I moved the lens forward, the screw at the base of the lens was exposed, and I could see the grease on the surface of the screw, so I felt like it would become thinner over time.
The lens came with a special screw-in hood and a lens cap, but in the second-hand market you often only get the lens itself.
A limited edition of 600 pieces of this lens with the same lens configuration was released in 2009, and in 2016 it was made into a fixed lens barrel + M mount and became a regular lens. Since regular lenses are cheap, I don’t think there is any need to buy old lenses at premium prices.
Old Heliar type lenses are rare and expensive, so I think this is a good option for photographers who want to use Heliar type lenses easily.
Specification
| Items | Heliar 50mm F2 | Heliar 50mm F3.5 | Heliar 50mm F1.5 |
| Focal length(mm) | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Max aperture | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 |
| Min aperture | 16 | 22 | 16 |
| Leaf blade | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Lens Construction | 5elements in 3groups | ← | 6elements in 3groups |
| Min distance(m) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Lens length(mm) | 38.5(When Using) | 42.2 | 41.9 |
| Max diameter(mm) | 50.8 | 47 | 56.8 |
| Filter Size(mm) | 39 | 28 | 49 |
| Weight(g) | 260 | 150 | 255 |
| Release date | 2007.6 or 7(1st) 2009.11(2md) | 2001.11(1st) 2009.11.1(2nd) 2016.11.25(3rd) | 2021.9 |
| Price(Yen/No-tax) | 144,900-(with body) 73,000(2nd) | 1st price is unknown 68,000-(2nd) 65,000-(3rd) | 90,000- |
| その他 | The second generation is a fixed optical tube | The third generation has a fixed lens barrel with a new barrel design |
Reference links
Update history
- 2024.03.04
- 2023.09.28
Affiliate link
- Some external links on this site are advertisements and clicking them may generate income for the site administrator.