70 year old 50mm f/3.5 Elmar on the M8..

[johnastovall]

Here is an image from a 1938 un-coated 50/3.5 Elmar (460xxx) on my M8. Nice to have system which lets you explore the look so many different lenses.

 

[Avotius]

Cant wait to get my old 50 Elmar redscale on an m8....

 

[Dave Wilkinson]

The results from these old lenses can be very pleasing, I wish more people would post some. Coincidently I took my seventy year old 'Baby Ikonta' for a walk along the waterfront this morning, - just been scanning some of the results

Cheers, Dave.

 

[Roger Hicks]

The lack of coating tends to give a blue cast in daylight and a yellow/brown cast under tungsten, but I have used my 1936 Elmar quite happily on my M8. In fact, a few months ago I did a Shutterbug article about 23 old lenses on an M8.

One of my favourite lenses on the M8 is my 1938 Thambar, where I prefer it to mono film.

Cheers,

R.

 

[tomasis]

B&W shots would look good. Forget colors

 

[Uwe_Nds]

I love the look of my pre-war uncoated Elmar 9cm/4:

Best regards,
Uwe

 

[helen.HH]

At present my FAVORITE lens is the 35 /3.5 ELMAR

Does anyone know what year this serial # corresponds to:
#471455

Here are a few pixs with the 50 & 35 Elmar
I love the way this lens draws in B&W .....
Best-H

 

[Andrew Sowerby]

Cant wait to get my old 50 Elmar redscale on an m8....

Are you getting an M8, Colin?

 

[direwolf101]

At present my FAVORITE lens is the 35 /3.5 ELMAR

Does anyone know what year this serial # corresponds to:
#471455

Here are a few pixs with the 50 & 35 Elmar
I love the way this lens draws in B&W .....
Best-H

Hi Helen, according to my source your lens is from 1938. Great pics, by the way!

 

[helen.HH]

Thank You 'DireWolf'
for your kind words and my Elmar Year 1938
Tres Cool......


Cheers ! H

 

[robin a]

I love the look of my pre-war uncoated Elmar 9cm/4:

Best regards,
Uwe

Wonderful Photo,take more.....................Robin

 

[charjohncarter]

I've even used my ELMAR on my Pentax DSLR (macro). It is wonderful. I've had the lens since 1963. And it is still my favorite 35mm lens. This is a bad scan, bad focus, but 1965:

 

[helen.HH]

Love ALL the images here
The ELmar is DIVINE.......