1951 Summitar - M240 - first photos
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Bolo Kukus
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The Summitar is a truly wonderful lens. Mine is in the 800xxx range, so from 1954 or 1955, fully coated, has no haze and is overall in absolutely brilliant condition - a rare find given the dismal specimens of Leica standard lenses I've seen being sold for insane prices here in Australia. (It came with a Leica iif kit I bought recently).
Lens hoods for the 'tar were squarish (rectangular) and odd-looking but also sell for the cost of a kidney here in Melbourne. It was my good luck that with the camera I bought, I got several original Leitz filters for the Summitar, including a UV which now lives on the lens. Also a light orange yellow I use often, a deep yellow which Ive yet to try out, an orange AND an original red, which apparently is quite rare and highly sought after. These filters recess slightly into the lens front mount and I've found with a little care (which means no shooting directly into the sun, otherwise using as normal) I can avoid flare.
I have yet to test my new (to me) Summitar with color film, but I'll most definitely put a roll or two of Fuji 400 through it when the weather improves and we see the sun again, which I hope will be soon.
Some very fine B&W images in this thread. Master craftsmen/women at work. Kudos to all who posted.
Lens hoods for the 'tar were squarish (rectangular) and odd-looking but also sell for the cost of a kidney here in Melbourne. It was my good luck that with the camera I bought, I got several original Leitz filters for the Summitar, including a UV which now lives on the lens. Also a light orange yellow I use often, a deep yellow which Ive yet to try out, an orange AND an original red, which apparently is quite rare and highly sought after. These filters recess slightly into the lens front mount and I've found with a little care (which means no shooting directly into the sun, otherwise using as normal) I can avoid flare.
I have yet to test my new (to me) Summitar with color film, but I'll most definitely put a roll or two of Fuji 400 through it when the weather improves and we see the sun again, which I hope will be soon.
Some very fine B&W images in this thread. Master craftsmen/women at work. Kudos to all who posted.
brusby
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Congrats on your find. Good, clean examples are truly little wonders. The Summitar and a nice little 50mm Elmar f3.5 are my current faves for realistic photos and portability.
Erik van Straten
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Great shots with the Summitar, everybody!
The Summar is its little brother.
gelatine silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica III.
Erik.
The Summar is its little brother.
gelatine silver print (summar 50mm f2) leica III.
Erik.
raydm6
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Love this! Wonderful feel/tonality.
brusby
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Thank you, raydm6. Among the hecticness and clutter that surrounds us, I like to find little places like this.
bluesun267
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Nice images here! Among my 50s, the Summitar is the only one with an uncanny ability to render certain images with a graphic sense of objects being 'etched' and having weight and dimension. It doesn't happen all the time, or even that often. I've seen it on my scans from film so its not just a matter of needing a physical print, though that is ideal. I do think it's a physical interaction with film emulsion and this particular lens
brusby
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Erik van Straten
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My mother.
gelatin silver print (summitar 50mm f2 uncoated) leica III
The earlier versions have a ten blade diaphragm; the later ones a six blade. This is with a ten blade one at full aperture.
Erik
gelatin silver print (summitar 50mm f2 uncoated) leica III
The earlier versions have a ten blade diaphragm; the later ones a six blade. This is with a ten blade one at full aperture.
Erik
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