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E Ludwig Meritar Red V 50mm f2.9 exakta examples.
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PostPosted: Sat May 16, 2015 12:05 am    Post subject: E Ludwig Meritar Red V 50mm f2.9 exakta examples. Reply with quote
I got my E Ludwig Meritar Red V 50mm f2.9 exakta.

Here are some pictures of the lens.











These are taken with my Canon EOS-M with adapter. All pictures are wide open, with zero processing.


























At close to infinity



Overall, I am surprised by the lens. I wasn't expecting it to be as sharp as it is wide open, or as much unique bokeh. Or at least for $35 plus adapter cost.

Enjoy.


PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2015 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like a very cool lens! Thanks for posting.


PostPosted: Sun May 17, 2015 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jeff Zen wrote:
Looks like a very cool lens! Thanks for posting.

Indeed and it suits your Canon EOS-M very well.


PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2020 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
These are looking good. I found one very cheap (as in shipping costs more) that is coming in also with a red V and a s in a triangle? Anybody know their meaning? Maybe related to other German manufacturers? E.ludwig was integrated into Pentacon VEB at some point. This is what the lens looks like:

seller pic


PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2020 9:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
D1N0 wrote:
These are looking good. I found one very cheap (as in shipping costs more) that is coming in also with a red V and a s in a triangle? Anybody know their meaning? Maybe related to other German manufacturers? E.ludwig was integrated into Pentacon VEB at some point.


The red V means it s coated, i think that at some point they stopped using that red V as all lenses on the market where coated by then, the triangle is a quality standard mark, opinions will vary on what exactly it means, in my opinion it means that the lens as a model meets a quality standard set by the east German photo industry. Some people think that it means that their copy went thru testing and was found to be very good and it was meant for export. I have the later version, that looks like an Apollo space module Smile No red V but obviously coated, no quality marking.



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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2020 9:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
tomasg wrote:
D1N0 wrote:
These are looking good. I found one very cheap (as in shipping costs more) that is coming in also with a red V and a s in a triangle? Anybody know their meaning? Maybe related to other German manufacturers? E.ludwig was integrated into Pentacon VEB at some point. This is what the lens looks like:

seller pic


The red V means it s coated, the triangle is a quality standard mark, opinions will vary on what exactly it means, in my opinion it means that the lens as a model meets a quality standard set by the east German photo industry. Some people think that it means that their copy went thru testing and was found to be very good and it was meant for export. I have the later version, that looks like an Apollo space module Smile


The seller sold another one two days later (it is an auction site) (for 3,5 times as much which is still cheap) and that lens has no markings but does seem to have the same coatings, so maybe the symbols were just for being able to ask more money hehe.




Your copy is looking great. If they would relaunch one like this they would ask $600 for it Wink
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