Leica LTM Color with Summar.

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
Sanders,

Beautiful work. Lovely portrait of your beautiful wife. I have just started down the slippery slope of old Leica lens with the purchase of a M3 and Summarit 5cm 1.5. The first rolls of film from the set will be coming out of the tank in about a hour.

Thanks for sharing...
 
Thank you Sanders for the beautiful picture.

I love the Summar when used with cheap color film. Here are some of my modest attempts with Superia 100:

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Cheers!

Abbazz
 
As always Sanders, that is a beautiful photograph. You know, something like half my Flickr favourites are by you - keep up the good work.

Matthew
 
Seeing all these color photos done with a Summar makes me want to give my 34 vintage Summar a taste of color film..
 
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words.
I think I will play around some more
with shooting color film through the
Summar -- maybe load up some slide
film and see what happens.

Does anyone here have experience
printing color negatives with the RA-4
process?

Sanders
 
Sanders McNew said:
Does anyone here have experience
printing color negatives with the RA-4
process?
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If you really want to print your own color, buy a modular paper processor with two modules. One for developer, one for Blix. (Bleach-fix) It makes the job of keeping the chemistry temperature constant much easier, it also is handy to be able to turn the lights on as soon as the paper is in the chamber. Remember, you can't use a safelight with color paper.

It also does a good job of keeping the chemistry contained. Color chemicals are quite a bit more offensive on the nose than black and white (at least in my experience) especially the Blix. You'll want to make sure you have very good ventilation as well.

If you get into printing, be prepared to print, and print, and print. just for a single good image. Getting the colors to balance can be tricky. The good news is that color paper is much cheaper!
 
LeicaTom said:
I had a "minty" Summar last year out of a 1945 Leica IIIC deal, but I regret to say I sold it without even playing with it.......the Summar is classic Leitz understated, I want to find a 1939 issued one to add to my IIIC K kit :D
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Not to rub salt in any wounds there Tom, but it does work quite nicely in color. :rolleyes: :angel:
 

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landsknechte said:
Not to rub salt in any wounds there Tom, but it does work quite nicely in color. :rolleyes: :angel:
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I`m glad you enjoy the lens :)

I`m still holding out on finding a 1939 *503xxx* series lens, while it will match up better with all the other gear I own....if anyone out there has a crisp/clean Summar in the #503xxx serial number series let me know
(There`s NOTHING special about this series lens, I`m just collecting a number that`s all that`s about)

Tom
 
Hahaha, you really won't let him forget, Landsknechte will you. :D

I scanned about two rolls worth of negatives shot with a IIIc and summar last night. Unfortunately I don't have time to post the pictures (My jeep is getting a new gearbox this evening and I'm heading to the Ardennes tomorrow morning for a long weekend with friends). From what I can tell some of them did turn out very nice.

I'll check my Summar for you Tom, thought I pretty sure it's an earlier one.
 
I've never paid attention to lens
serial numbers -- I shot this color
image through a Summar in a
nickel casing, bearing a 217xxx
serial number. How old is it?
(The camera, a II, is 90806.)

Sanders
 
Sanders,

Love your pictures!!!

Leica II 1932
50mm f2 Summar 1934

Sanders McNew said:
I've never paid attention to lens
serial numbers -- I shot this color
image through a Summar in a
nickel casing, bearing a 217xxx
serial number. How old is it?
(The camera, a II, is 90806.)

Sanders
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Summar 5cm 2.0:
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The low contrast Summar can be paired up with a high contrast film for great results that look "normal", or push the limits and use a low contrast film.
 
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Splendid Raid...do you happen to have anything from a Canon Serenar 50/1.9 that you could post?

Maybe a separate topic eh?

~hibbs
 
Hibbs said:
Splendid Raid...do you happen to have anything from a Canon Serenar 50/1.9 that you could post?

Maybe a separate topic eh?

~hibbs
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Hibbs,
I may have 18 50mm RF lenses, but I do not own the Serenar. I have read that images by it may look similar to a Summar.
 
landsknechte said:
He did mention it first. :cool:

Just reassuring him that his pet went to a good home.
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.....oHH yes it did ;)

I`m hoping I can find a Leica IIIB/Summar *original* combo sometime, either that or a #497xx to 503xxx serialed lens series lens - not really in a big hurry though I have too much gear now as it is and not enough time to work with it all

Great Shots here on this page BTW :D


Happy Shooting

Tom
 
Sanders McNew said:
I've never paid attention to lens
serial numbers -- I shot this color
image through a Summar in a
nickel casing, bearing a 217xxx
serial number. How old is it?
(The camera, a II, is 90806.)

Sanders
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Sanders,

I have said it before, and will probably say it again in respect of your work:

It's not the film, camera or lens - it's the photographer

BTW - the lens serial no looks like 1934, body 1932 or 33 - all those nos were issued in 32, but a lot of the bodies were actually finished in 33.
 
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