Honor 35mm f3.5 LTM lens?

jgoody

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Does anyone have experience with an Honor 35mm f 3.5 LTM lens? Some seem to think it a rebadged W.Acall lens but I am not sure if that is accurate.
 

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If this is the lens you're talking about:



then, yes, I own one that is labeled as a Komura lens and have used it -- it's on my Leica IIIa as we speak (as it were). Nice little lens, well built, and acceptably sharp. Mine could us a CLA because the f/stop ring and the focus are both a bit stiff, but usable. I see one on the auction site for hundreds of dollars; I can't remember what I paid for mine but it wasn't a lot. I've attached a photo taken with the lens (Neopan 400 at 800 in Emofin).

 

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Does the rear lens element protrude like the Jupiter 12?
 

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No. The rear element does not extend beyond the part fo the lens helical that contacts the rangefinder mechanism in the camera bod

 
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How would you rate it compared to a Canon 35mm f2.8 or a Summaron 35mm f3.5 ?
 

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I haven’’t used it all that much, but based on what I’ve seen I would not rate it as highly as my Canon LTM 35mm f/2 lens (I have no experience with the f/2.8 lens). About the same as my Summaron 35mm f/3.5 in tonality, though the Summaron may be a bit sharper. I’ll switch computers and send along a couple more photos made with the Komura lens.
 

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The interior doorway and the restaurant photo are taken with the Summaron; the door/Red Bull can photo and the man at the bar photo are with the Komura. The man at the bar was a snap shot, so may not be as sharp as if I'd had time to settle and shoot. The Summaron photos are Tri-X developed in 510-Pyro, whereas the Komura photos are Neopan 400 rated at 800 in Emofin, so hard to compare given the film and development differences.

 
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"W. Acall" and "W. Honor", what do these designations refer to?
 
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