Collapsible 50s.

This posting reminded me of the many 50 lenses that I own, and I put the 50/2.8 on sale.
 
Well, I got my Collapsible Summitar today from PaulB. It is Coated, and beautiful. I also have the collapsible 5cm F2 Nikkor, which is very rare.

Nikkor shots:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12266

Right away, I can tell you the mechanism for holding the Summitar lens module in place is more substantial than the Nikkor and Canon 50mm F1.9.

I will be testing it soon, I suspect the Nikkor (A Sonnar) has more contrast and is sharper. But for a portrait lens, those are not necessarily good traits.
 
my reference to frank was meant specifically as a compliment- being awake, alert, and looking at the portrait. first to mention a response to the image. i find by the time i get around to responding to certain threads, it is usually after frank has done so, and i usually find his comments right on.
 
Goodyear said:
But the Elmar still calls, and at $180 it calls all that much louder. It also wouldn't require the GAS fund to build of for all that long before a 'cron came along.
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It's pretty clear that you really want a Summicron. The Elmar 50/2.8 is a great lens, particularly the latest version; it is not a GAS pill, nor is it likely to be very effective if used as such. I love my Summicron (also the latest version), but unless I expect to be taking a lot of indoor shots, the Elmar goes on the camera, and the Summicron stays home.
 
Thanks, Frank (and Tom, and anyone I've missed); that's very kind.

Allison is my affianced. She was not directed, it was a purely candid momet at Dieu du Ciel in Montréal, as she was looking behind me at the wall to see which of their hand-made brews she wanted to sample next. She projects emotion, I find, when photographed, without effort.

TX (of course) @ 400, f4 @ 1/60, as I recall.

FrankS said:
Merciful, that is a hauntingly beautiful portrait! Can you tell us about making it? Did you direct the model, or is she a friend? Was she feeling the emotion that is portrayed?
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Wow, if she can look so intense when choosing a beer, I'd hate to see the looks she could give if she was truely sad, or worse, ticked off at you!

Anyway, that is a really powerful portrait. Does she like it, BTW?
 
Thanks again. She really does like it, which is quite rare.

The intensity of emotion can be quite something. Here, she was really about done with my test of the Nikkor 85/2.


FrankS said:
Wow, if she can look so intense when choosing a beer, I'd hate to see the looks she could give if she was truely sad, or worse, ticked off at you!

Anyway, that is a really powerful portrait. Does she like it, BTW?
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merciful said:
...a purely candid mome(n)t at Dieu du Ciel in Montréal...
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< thread drift> Oh, dear. I was just there six weeks ago. Their cask porter... Sweet Jesus. And the cask IPA they had six months back was crippling.

Had a Leica CL w/40 in my pocket the last time I was there; got a couple of snaps of their chalkboard. Negatives came out a bit thin, but I might give them a bash and see what I can print.

Hand-made IPA at Brutopia's not bad, either, though they seem to have toned both the hop and gravity down some since I first had it about six years ago. Yes, I tend towards the artisanal beers of the English school.

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My profound apologies to any vodka-rocks drinkers to whom this post may cause offense and/or lasting central nervous system damage. Wonderful portraits, sir.
 
Ah, thanks for the compliment, Biggles (and for catching my shoddy self-editing.)

We hit four of the five big destinations when we were last up, in July. Brutopia's stout was typically very good, but their Rocket Fuel was my favourite; DdC's stout was very good, too. I find L'Amère à Boire's Fin du Siècle stunning (and very bitter for its type), as well as their Cerna Hora; unfortunately I've never had their eponymous bitter, which I'm sure I'd love. La Cheval Blanc impressed me with atmosphere, but not with beer, really, though I'll give them another go. Sergeant Recruteur has to wait for the next time.

Unfortunately, I've accustomed myself to extremely bitter, fiercely hoppy American-style IPAs through my close association with Greg Nash, a fine local brewer from my area; and that's put me off English-style IPAs. I find myself dissatisfied with the best of them I can get. But give me a classic ESB anytime.

Does seem at all strange that I'm planning to open a very small place of my own?
 
Well, after seeing those portraits I'm double-glad to have picked up the Summitar last week. Tried it out yesterday on the VI-T while it waits for its new Canon 50mm F1.4. I noticed it would not collapse completely on the VI-T, so it will not stay there.

Merciful: Is your Summitar coated or uncoated?
 
Thanks very much, Brian.

It's uncoated. I'm after an uncoated 90/4, now.
 
Kind of like the one I have...

I traded the coated 9cm F4 Elmar and kept the uncoated one.

My Summitar is coated.
 
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