leica 50 advice sought

[Goodyear]

I have just tonight finally scanned some shots taken through the old Elmar-M dreilly sold me.

I haven't spotted the scan - and that's probably a dog hair 😱 in the middle - but I like the results.

I suspect this will have been shot at f/8, so not much of a test, with a generic hood.

Neopan 400, Xtol 1+1.

(BTW, I love the idea of the fixed f/2 'cron!)

/edit: I may have profiles screwed up somewhere - that looks much darker int he browser than in PS. bah.

 

[back alley]

Joe, as promised I've uploaded some shots from my "new" 1965 50mm Elmar to my gallery.

Mark

thanks mark.

from all the photos i have seen (web only) taken with an older elmar, i think i would like this lens.

 

[ericzhu]

thanks gabriel.

right now, i'm reading up on summarits.
too damn many variations for this old boy.
i should probably just get the summicron cleaned and put together and shoot some film and see some results before i jump into another 50.

the m3 feels great with the big 1.2 canon on it so i'm not lacking now.

i have a canon 1.2 and 1.5 and from what i have read the elmar actually sounds the 'best different' from the others. in fact a good clean old elmar sounds about right. i bought the summicron because no one bid over 99 bucks, really.

confused in edmonton...

Summicron is not bad afterall. I get one with cleaning marks, but the 1st trial shot amazes me, though 1 hour shop says that film is too underexposed to print.

Here is: http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/3

 

[FrankS]

ericzhu, thank you for sharing those wedding photos done with a Summicron. I enjoyed them very much.

 

[back alley]

looks good eric.

does your lens have lots of cleaning marks?
joe

 

[raid]

I like the rigid Summicron and the collapsible. I just got an old Elmar 50/3.5, and I am still waiting to get back the first roll developed. The other 50's that I like include the Nikon 50/2 and the Canon 50/1.2. Super optics.

 

[Doug]

Mark, without regard to the lens, I do like your photo... The curves are great, especially the way the "ceiling" curve draws the eye right the gent's head. I wish their feet had been given some room within the frame... and the mystery is there appears to be someone else walking close behind him...

 

[ericzhu]

looks good eric.

does your lens have lots of cleaning marks?
joe

The cleaning mark is obvious, but not too much. The shots were taken just after a CLA done to it and m3.

 

[kvanderlaag]

Eric: I just found a Summitar on eBay, current bid at $99. I just about threw a bid down on it, because I covet one fairly badly.

Then I saw who had the high bid. 😉

Hope you win.

 

[Goodyear]

Mark, without regard to the lens, I do like your photo... The curves are great, especially the way the "ceiling" curve draws the eye right the gent's head. I wish their feet had been given some room within the frame... and the mystery is there appears to be someone else walking close behind him...

Thanks.

I agree on the feet thing - that's kind of my compositional blind spot 🙂 I was berating myself again for that after I scanned the shot last night.

Now the mystery person, on the other hand, I didn't notice until you pointed out 😀

 

[taffer]

I already said this on that other thread, but I don't mind repeating it here or as many times as it's necessary.

Summitar 🙂

 

[ericzhu]

Eric: I just found a Summitar on eBay, current bid at $99. I just about threw a bid down on it, because I covet one fairly badly.

Then I saw who had the high bid. 😉

Hope you win.

Thanks for blessing. That's me. I just hope to try a new dish (Summitar). Man always enjoys different lovers. 😎