SOM Berthiot Paris Angular f/3.3 28mm lens c1950
Toronto … as he showed me the Angular f/3.3 28mm screw mount Leica lens by Berthiot of Paris. We were at the March 19th, 1986 PHSC meeting.
The little lens in a brass, aluminum coated mount, went on trips to Europe and Japan with Bill. It is the fastest screw mount 28mm lens in my collection.
Like the 5cm Elmar, the aperture setting is around the front element, but in this case with suitable sized knobs on the rim of the focussing mount.
With a screw mount to bayonet ring, the little lens was equally at home on my M4, but never replaced my oversized f/2.8 28mm Elmarit designed by Dr Mandler in Midland, Ontario.
Our 2026 events are beginning to fill in. Next up are two events next month: an auction on May 3rd and a fair on May 24th. These and the coming PHSC events will give you ample opportunity to add to your collection – not necessarily a Berthiot lens, but many interesting items nevertheless.
As the date draws closer, details and a poster will be pinned to the top of this site. In the case of the auction, we hope to add a slide show of lot photos as we have for past auctions.
