Elmar 5cm 2.8 questions

[45govt]

Hello
I just picked up an Elmar 5CM 2.8 1956 vintage based on the serial number 1439xxx, and wanted to confirm the filter size is e39 and the lens cap would be an A41.

From what I understand this lens is very good 5.6 and up.
I have a IIIf and it came with a Sumitar, but I wanted to try out the Elmar as I have read good things about them.

Any comments are appreciated
Thanks
Don

 

[WJJ3]

Hello
I just picked up an Elmar 5CM 2.8 1956 vintage based on the serial number 1439xxx, and wanted to confirm the filter size is e39 and the lens cap would be an A41.

From what I understand this lens is very good 5.6 and up.
I have a IIIf and it came with a Sumitar, but I wanted to try out the Elmar as I have read good things about them.

Any comments are appreciated
Thanks
Don

Hi, the 5cm f2.8 Elmar LTM is a really cool lens. I have one and really enjoy it for what it is: a collapsible lens that is actually compact when collapsed, a good match for an M body or a Barnack, a vintage lens with classic great build etc. It has nice imaging with interesting character at larger apertures, good bokeh, good sharpness stopped down, no distortion, and also has fun accessories like the ITOOY and SOMKY (if you are into that sort of thing 😉 )

In regards to your question, yes the filter is 39mm, and the cap is a42.

Please add photos to this group if you flickr

Some samples from my lens:

 

[sreed2006]

I have a one, serial number 1450xxx, that came with a Leica IIIg. It was hazy when I got it, and I sent it to DAG (https://www.dagcamera.com/) for service. The coatings on the inside have deteriorated. DAG says that the coatings are very soft, and he did the best he could to clean it up. It remains fairly hazy. As a consequence, I have not used it a lot.

 

[tennis-joe]

I was looking for my Summitar 50/2.0 last night and found my Elmar 50/2.8. Quickly I put the Elmar on my Leica iiif and have been shooting it. Only had a yellow 39mm filter on the Elmar and I purchased a UV filter for it. This next week hopefully I will finish the roll and post some of the shots. It seems like a wonderful pull out lens for the Leica leather case I have for the camera.

 

[45govt]

Thank you Will
I have added that group to my list in Flickr.

Very nice shots, what are you using on the HP5 for a developer?


Thanks David
Are you talking about the 3.5 or the 2.8?

Thank you Joe and Sid
Look forward to seeing your photos

Don

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

The Elmar 2.8 in M mount was the lens included with the 1960 M2 I bought from the original owner. It is very sharp, and I think a "neutral" lens, in terms of notable characteristics. I think because it is a collapsible lens it suffers in popularity, or something, ergonomics maybe, but it seems to be bottom of the barrel.

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Every Leitz lens I know is very good at f5.6.
And every good Leitz lens I know has 39mm filter size.

 

[WJJ3]

Thank you Will
I have added that group to my list in Flickr.

Very nice shots, what are you using on the HP5 for a developer?

Don

Thanks Don, most of those HP5+ shots were developed in TMax developer. There might have been a roll or two developed in D-76. I like TMax for its convenience, and because Fuji recommends it for pushing ACROS 100, which I was shooting for a while...

 

[tennis-joe]

I attended a St. Patrick's Day Parade and shot with my Leica iiif using my Elmar 50/2.8. I am very pleased with the results on Rangefinder Forum and uploaded them today. Shots were random of the marchers.

 

[RichC]

It’s a very nice lens. I used one with my Epson R-D1 and Leica M8, but sold it when I moved to Nikon DSLRs. Now that I’ve just bought a Sony A7R II, I’m getting another one as I liked it so much. I have no qualms about the Sony’s 42 MP showing it up!

As others have said, soft coatings, so clean gently. If yours has no fine cleaning marks, you’re lucky!

Also handles flare very gracefully: this was taken near sunset with my Epson R-D1, and is pretty much as it came out of the camera. It’s of Chanctonbury Ring, a hill fort near me, built 2500 years ago and used as a religious site through the Bronze and Iron Ages into the Roman period, when it was abandoned. But locals will tell you otherwise, that it was created by the Devil, and that he may be summoned by running seven times anticlockwise around the ring of elm trees on its crown. The occultist Aleistee Crowley lived nearby, and if you visit and look closely at the bushes and trees you will spot strange and bizarre offerings...

 

[capitalK]

That looks like a hyper-realistic painting.

 

[45govt]

It’s a very nice lens. I used one with my Epson R-D1 and Leica M8, but sold it when I moved to Nikon DSLRs. Now that I’ve just bought a Sony A7R II, I’m getting another one as I liked it so much. I have no qualms about the Sony’s 42 MP showing it up!

As others have said, soft coatings, so clean gently. If yours has no fine cleaning marks, you’re lucky!

Also handles flare very gracefully: this was taken near sunset with my Epson R-D1, and is pretty much as it came out of the camera. It’s of Chanctonbury Ring, a hill fort near me, built 2500 years ago and used as a religious site through the Bronze and Iron Ages into the Roman period, when it was abandoned. But locals will tell you otherwise, that it was created by the Devil, and that he may be summoned by running seven times anticlockwise around the ring of elm trees on its crown. The occultist Aleistee Crowley lived nearby, and if you visit and look closely at the bushes and trees you will spot strange and bizarre offerings...

Thanks Rich
Beautiful photo