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I&#039;m becoming a casualty of the low-production and end-of-run propaganda...salivating over the 35/1.2; but after reading Brian&#039;s review of the Ultron 28/1.9 and its b/w merits, I&#039;m thinking about that now. Dang you C-V.com!<br /><br />Let&#039;s see, iPhone....Ultron....iPhone....Ultron.....ideas?

the Ultron 28f1.9 is indeed a great lens. I used to have the Summicron 28f2 and compared it to the 28f1.9! Well, the result speaks for itself, I sold the 28f2 and kept the f1.9! It is a &quot;largish&quot; lens but quite easy to bring along. With wide angles I am not too concerned with speed as I find that I rarely shoot those wide open. They are easy to handhold even at very slow speeds.<br /> The 28f3.5 is one of my all time favourites though. I have never had a lens that performed that well in black/white.It fits my film choice (Tri X mainly) and choice of developers (various home made brews) to the T.<br /> Iphone versus Ultron - no contest. You can always get a phone, but once the Ultron is sold out (even though there will be another 28 in the future) you have to chase them down on E-bay or some other place. Apart from that, the Ultron will serve you for the next 20-30 years whilst the Iphone will be obsolete in 6-12 month.

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<br />Iphone versus Ultron - no contest. You can always get a phone, but once the Ultron is sold out (even though there will be another 28 in the future) you have to chase them down on E-bay or some other place. Apart from that, the Ultron will serve you for the next 20-30 years whilst the Iphone will be obsolete in 6-12 month.<br />

Yeah, if you want the 28/1.9 get the LTM version now. The LTM mount is more versitile and an M-mount version will probably (based on history) cost a little more. If there is an optical design change (doubtful, but possible) in a future &quot;28 Ultron&quot; then the character of the lens will also change.<br /><br />

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<br />One of my favourite wide angles is an old 21/4,5 Biogon, superb quality (although Mr Kobayashi insists that the new version coming this summer is better, with even less distorsion!).

eh? (cleans ear) 21...biogon...new...summer...&nbsp; ???

I just got a 28/1.9 from ebay--seems to be a pretty clean copy; can&#039;t wait to get it.

I have decided my next CV lens will be a black 28mm f3.5 LTM, while they are still available.&nbsp; I&#039;ll wait on the 50 2.5.&nbsp; So, that will make -nine- CV lenses all together.<br /><br />With my Bessa-L&#039;s, I&#039;ll have the 21mm, 25mm, 28mm, and 35/2.5.&nbsp; All roughly the same size, very compact on the L, easy to tote around.&nbsp; The 12 I only take out when I have a specific idea that I will use it.

I guess I&#039;m stupid for not realizing the lightmeter doesn&#039;t work when the Ultron 28/1.9 is on the Bessa R3A....?