Elmar-M 50mm 2.8 II

[raid]

These are beautiful images.

This lens is truly great. I only shoot B&W, and there it certainly shines. I think the main point about it, is the right type of contrast/sharpness/bokeh combination. There is also very little flare to speak about.
Here are some examples:


201211419 by mfogiel, on Flickr


201214706 by mfogiel, on Flickr


201211121 by mfogiel, on Flickr


201213315 by mfogiel, on Flickr


201210008 by mfogiel, on Flickr


201211403 by mfogiel, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mmf/2.8/Tmax400/IlfordMGFB.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3, Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8, Tmax400.

Erik.

 

[Bingley]

Marek, Erik, Daan - Wonderful photos with this lens. Thanks for posting them.

 

[Dralowid]

The Elmar M goes everywhere with me, I must have had it for 15 years or so. It has been dropped, been underwater briefly and generally abused. It is my favourite for all sorts of reasons and quite different from its ancestors. I suppose being chrome it is a bit heavier than a black one but it is so small anyway.

At one point I did have to send it away because it had developed some slack in the mounting. All it needed was a little grease.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[Dralowid]

South African oranges East of the Iron Curtain? What on earth has the world come to?!

Great picture, keep them coming!

 

[Erik van Straten]

I don't know, Michael.
This is the eigthteenth century synagogue of Stolin in the south of the Belarus republic. On their way to Moscow in 1941/1942 the Germans killed all the 12.000 Jewish inhabitants of this town.

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/IlfordMGFB

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[dogberryjr]

Leica M3, Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8, Tmax400.

Erik.

Wonderful photo.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thank you, dogberryjr!

 

[Erik van Straten]

Nice one, Daan!

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110.

Erik.

 

[Dralowid]

I don't know, Michael.
This is the eigthteenth century synagogue of Stolin in the south of the Belarus republic. On their way to Moscow in 1941/1942 the Germans killed all the 12.000 Jewish inhabitants of this town.

I think Stolin featured in a BBC programme called 'Who do you think you are?' in which 'well known' people retrace their ancestors. Unfortunately I cannot remember who the programme was about.

Maybe another BBC watcher can help?

 

[Dralowid]

Coming back to the beginning of this thread who is going to volunteer to accurately describe, in words, the very real differences in rendering between the Elmar M and what I shall call the Elmar 2.8 (ELMOM)?


I'm not up to it.

 

[Erik van Straten]

The coating of the Elmar-M is more effective, therefore there is more contrast: the blacks are deeper.
On the other hand the diaphragm of the Elmar-2.8 has fifteen blades or so - I've never counted them - and therefore the bokeh is sometimes better. The Elmar-M has only six blades. The diaphragm of the Elmar-2.8 is situated between the first two elements of the lens and that of the Elmar-M between the the last two.
The sharpness of both lenses is about the same I would say.

Erik.

 

[Dralowid]

Certainly agree with your comments about the effects of the better coating.

Haven't experienced anything different re aperture so can't comment.

Michael

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica M3/Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110.

Erik.