Leica LTM In the south of France with Leicas

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
I'm curious how often you found yourself using the Canon 100/3.5. I have that lens and it's a terrific optic, but I've found that a 50/35 or 50/28 combination covers nearly all my needs on a vacation trip. Interested in your experience.
 
Bingley said:
I'm curious how often you found yourself using the Canon 100/3.5. I have that lens and it's a terrific optic, but I've found that a 50/35 or 50/28 combination covers nearly all my needs on a vacation trip. Interested in your experience.
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Not often. I probably shot fewer than 10 frames with it. Nonetheless, I like having the option. The lens is small, light, and spectacularly good.

On a related note, this was the first major trip I did with the 50/28 combo, and I think it worked out pretty well. I'm still getting used to 28, but it's becoming more instinctive.
 
Very interesting description followed by really good images.
Those old cameras have a charm.
They are also quite small and light.
Looking forward to the Portra and more BW.
 
OK, here we go with the next batch. These are all centered around the beach and the Promenade des Anglais, the main boulevard that runs along it. It's sort of the center of activity in Nice, with hotels and restaurants all along, and the wonderful old town down at one end. Of course, it was also the site of the Bastille Day attack. The juxtaposition of the touristic and the tragic was jarring, but it seemed as though people were making an active effort to return to something approaching normality.

I have enough photos that fall into this group that I'm going to divide them up. I'm posting the color today, and the B&W will come tomorrow. Enjoy.

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Interesting choice of composition on 6. Makes me want to get a lens and take my IIIc for a spin but my m setups are quite good.
 
The first bunch of black and white photos actually makes me want to get out there again ... sporting the IIIa and a 50, of course. :)
 
Thanks all. For the gear-curious, of the color shots #1 & #6 were with the Canon 28/2.8, all others with the Summitar.
 
Love that first one. The little bird makes it. I took many photographs on those steps two years ago until I had the one I wanted. No sun that day. Yours is a beauty. The old city is endlessly fascinating for a photographer.
 
Thanks again to all for the kind words. It's taken me far too long to update this thread, but life gets in the way sometimes. In any case, here's a few more, better late than never I hope. This time it's critters. As before, everything with screwmounts Leica and either the Summitar 50/2 or the Canon 28/2.8, HP5+ or Portra 400. Enjoy.

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nice pictures ... gives me the feeling of relaxing time at south of France ... walk around which is not doing much but seeing a lot

thanks for sharing
 
A truly memorable set of images.
Well done! BW can be so perfect, your color also.
Those screw Leica make such stunning images,
in the right hands and good eye.
Look forward to more :D
 
goodtimes said:
These are excellent pictures.
I think Minoltas were very sexy tools as well and Minolta did excellent cooperation with Leica in the days. :rolleyes:
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Yes. "In the south of France with Minoltas" would be a much sexier title indeed.
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@02Pilot - wonderful series of pictures here !
 
Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing.
The first picture in the thread is my absolute favourite. I hope you you make a large print of it.
 
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