Camera and Coffee

[matu]

Peter that Combo looks awsome!
How different is it from a 5cm Summitar?

Pablo

 

[peter_n]

Pablo I don't know how the lenses compare and I have never seen a Summitar. However for the SOOGZ to work on the Summitar the outside diameter of the lens front would have to be identical to the 5cm Elmar.

I can tell you that this combo works perfectly on a Russian Industar-22, which is an exact copy of the Elmar 5cm.

 

[matu]

My question may be odd because I'm going to get a Bessa R sooner or later, and I have a pair of good Leitz Lenses to use.
Your description of the lense makes me think that I need a good 50mm one, and It's not in my plans getting M stuff.
This are the original Leica lenses, pre-war, uncoated, but they are the ones that started the legend.
I should start a new thread with this.

Pablo

 

[peter_n]

Mine is post-war and coated but I understand it is pretty much identical otherwise to the pre-war lenses. Cosmetically its in excellent shape and focuses smoothly and is a pleasure to use. 🙂

 

[rover]

A beautiful morning...

 

[Kris]

Very pretty Ralph. Almost as pretty as mine 😉

 

[rover]

You did it Kris? I was wondering. Tell me, show us!!!

 

[GeneW]

A beauty, Ralph!

Gene

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Beautiful camera, excellent read, and a good cup of Joe to go with it -- hard to beat!

 

[peter_n]

Ah Ralph! Looks lovely - and I'm glad to see you're using the Domke strap! 😀 You like it? 😉

 

[FrankS]

Beauty camera, Ralph!

 

[captainslack]

I am so jealous, Rover.

 

[denishr]

Very nice camera, Ralph....
I hope I'll be able to post a photo of mine in the near future, once our resident expert checks it out and sends it my way... 🙂

Sweet expectation... 😀

Denis

 

[FrankS]

Denis, did you get that M6ttl from photonet a week or so ago?

 

[Natalia]

That's it! Selling my Canon DSLR gear and L lense and getting me an a-la-carte Leica!.....I wish I could 🙂 Very nice, Rover/Dad. What 35mm lenses are considered to be the best in that book?

 

[denishr]

Denis, did you get that M6ttl from photonet a week or so ago?

No, Frank - not a TTL, but a black M6 Wetzlar Classic.. Don't need no steenkin' flash with my Leicas 😉
Serviced by Sherry two months ago...
Brian says it looks and feels to be 9.5 out of 10...
And, yes, it was a photo.net catch....
Planning to stick Ralph's black Ultron on it once it arrives....

I must publicly thank Brian for helping me out with this deal, since the seller was a bit reluctant to ship to Croatia. Well, not actually, but there were other issues.... He offered 10 days' inspection period, so I asked Brian to check it out for me.

There, you have me blurting out everything... And I wanted to keep it secret and just post a photo once it arrives 🙁

Denis

 

[jdos2]

That's a PRETTY one! Congratulations!

 

[back alley]

rover,
that is one great looking cup of coffee.
it is a dark roast?

oh and the camera looks good too!!
congrats and enjoy!

joe

 

[rover]

Thanks everyone, and yes Joe, it was dark roast.

The cam and I have done a lot of cuddling, but I am yet to get it in action. I will find a way to do so this weekend. The new/old Summicron arrived yesterday. I am very very happy about that.

Natalia, I bought two books recently, the LTM lens book you see and the Zeiss Compendium. I am reading the Zeiss book first, but the lens book actually doesn't cover lenses from Japanese manufacturers so I don't know if there will be a definitive best discussed in it.

 

[taffer]

Nice shots everybody !

William the K5 may look sexy with the 35/2.5 Skopar and a vented hood... hmmm 🙂

Peter and Rover, nice M6 you have there. Rover, that cam+cof+book outfit is what I'd call a great morning outfit 😀

But... Denis, you too ???

This is starting to look like a Leica M give-away ! 😀

Congrats all !!!