Leica LTM leica O full frame scans

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
I use to work with the leica O series - i will search out my negs and scan one for you when i'm back in the UK next week. Not the easiest camera to use but the addition of the VC 50mm frame-line viewer and a green filter with hood did improve things.....
 
unfortunately Leica made the mistake of putting a modern quality lens on this remarkable wonderful quality 1920's reproduction of a Leica prototype camera.

so the pics are going to look much the same as a modern 50/2.8 Elmar.

ugh if you are into the nostalgia of the experience.

if you want a vintage experience with the O, have an uncoated 1930's 50/3.5 Nickel Elmar mounted on it.

Stephen
 
jimmygcreative said:
how could I do this steve? lens is fixed right ??
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buy a 1930's vintage nickel 50/3.5 Elmar
have it cleaned
then have a good repairman change out the lenses

real world
it will cost you a lot less to get a vintage Leica II or Leica III with that 50/3.5 Elmar, and then have them both serviced.

you will also end up with a more versatile interchangable lens camera with a rangefinder, but you lose those visions of Oscar's prototype experiments.

Stephen
 
Don't go down the Null Serie route. They look sexy, but they aren't practical. It's a novelty, moreso than most of the Leica relics.

AFAIK the null serie camera requires you cap the shutter each time you advance. that would be a TOTAL nightmare for me. I don't have enough brain power to remember something like that after every shot..

Check this thread:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=525561

That shows Keith's Leica I. THAT is the experience you're after. That's the step up from the big O. It is also a very usable camera to buy.

You have a choice of a Leica I, or a Leica Standard. I own a Leica Standard. The I's generally have a fixed Elmar 50/3,5, but the Leica Standard's have a typical 39mm LTM flange, so you can either buy an old 50/3,5 Elmar, or you could get a super-wide CV lens to put on it, or you could do what I did and buy a really really cheap Russian Industar 50/3.5.
 
errrr .. are you supposed to take the lense cap off ... ? - now I know why all my slides are so nightmared !
 
Simpler getting a fed 1.

Noel

P.S. dee it is like the hokey kokey, you put the lens cap on,... you take the lens cap off,... you'd be better then me with the words
 
Leica O series with green filter, Tri X @400
Angkor Wat, Cambodia 2003
 
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thanks simon, do you have the full frame edge to edge ?? I am looking for the area next to the black between frames and the bottom next to the perfs.

thanks
 
Why would you want that?

You can see from my shots that there is a 'bump' at the top of the frame. That's the only difference in the I/Standard to any other camera I have used.
 
jimmygcreative said:
thanks simon, do you have the full frame edge to edge ?? I am looking for the area next to the black between frames and the bottom next to the perfs.

thanks
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Maybe not from that neg but let me look other option is i can scan a contact sheet and you can see how many times i forgot to put the cap back on!
 
3 quick n dirty scans: No PS work except crop and resizing

1. Full Frame
2. Two Full frames showing space between frames
3. What happens when you forget to take the lens cap off and cock the shutter!

* sizes differ to allow for upload limit of 900 max pixel width
 
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Simon, thanks for the image samples. Looks like capping the lens is a serious affair! I was hoping one could aim at the ground and recock in brisk fashion. I know Mr Gandy is dismissive of the modern optic, but I have an interest in this 0 Series. Can you remark further on the use, handling, and image quality from this little gem? Thanks!
 
I bought it originally to use on a specific project on the Thai/Burmese Border where i needed an unobtrusive looking camera. I'd been using my Holga a lot but with its fixed aperture and shutter speed i was very limited in poor light. I was intrigued by the O Series.
But in actual usage, unobtrusive it was, but for me too slow in its operation. I'd acquired a green push-on filter and lens hood + cap which was better than the supplied cap but the filter obscured the aperture ring so it slowed the operation down even more. Loading the film was a PITA as it required trimming the film leader to fit in the take up spool. It did brass very nicely though and quickly.
Not surprisingly i eventually sold it and to be honest i don't miss it or regret it's sale.

I paid a lot for mine as i got it when they were just launched. Not the brightest thing i've ever done... :eek: I would imagine now you can pick them up at a reasonable price on the used market. I know my friend Eddie at Camera Collection in Bangkok has one for sale and has done for quite a while i've no idea what the price is though.
 
In the UK the cheapest I've seen one is about £800, otherwise they're above £1000 from dealers in used condition.
 
Ash said:
Why would you want that?

You can see from my shots that there is a 'bump' at the top of the frame. That's the only difference in the I/Standard to any other camera I have used.
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My 1933 Leica III also makes that bump. Its film gate has a half-circle notch at the bottom, centre of the frame.

Jay.
 
CameraQuest said:
unfortunately Leica made the mistake of putting a modern quality lens on this remarkable wonderful quality 1920's reproduction of a Leica prototype camera.

so the pics are going to look much the same as a modern 50/2.8 Elmar.

ugh if you are into the nostalgia of the experience.

if you want a vintage experience with the O, have an uncoated 1930's 50/3.5 Nickel Elmar mounted on it.

Stephen
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I wonder how close that experience would be with a 1935 FED with a lens of the same vintage. This particular FED's rf is non functional due to a mirror which has lost its silvering. Uncoated lens+ scale focusing + old body, though self-capping shutter.


Jay
 
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