Leica Summicron 50 collapsible.

Injust tried collapsing it and it didnt seem to cause any problems or hitting any part of the camera body lol..
 
I love my collapsible, and here's a sample from 2008. BTW, My reading over many years about HCB tells me that the lens he loved was the Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5. He had his Leica "modified" to use it. (I think he probably used an Orion adapter.)I'm sure he used many lenses from Leica ( they probably treated him pretty well) He was always looking for speed.

Canal du Midi by travlrs2, on Flickr
 
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On the M8. Love my collapsible cron.
 
Lovely shot and tinal colours Mudman, I wonder who said it wasnt sharp enough, that looks plenty sharp to me..
 
Jockos said:
The aperture is very easy to clean, since the front optical group can be unscrewed without tools. The focus might be a bit harder to clean, I never tried this myself.
As for good color film, the portra line should complement well with its somewhat muted colors. Depends on your taste tough.
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Thanks, Jockos. I'll probably send it to Youxin for the work. I'll give the Portra a try. Maybe also Velvia, just to see how much color the lens mutes/preserves.
 
Martin,
what wonderful shots! I also have a collapsible (unfortunately with a few cleaning marks on the front element) and love its classic look. How did you get these lovely colours from Portra 160 NC - do you post-process them on the computer or in the darkroom in a particular way?

Best,
George
 
I was just curious about this lens, so I bought a few years ago a lens with a small chip on the front. I then used black ink to fill the chipped part, and the lens is fine again.

Having the rigid Cron, I really do not need the collapsible Cron.
 
Loved it, sold it, want another...

pretty sharp and small enough for travelling
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Todd
 
gwg said:
Martin,
what wonderful shots! I also have a collapsible (unfortunately with a few cleaning marks on the front element) and love its classic look. How did you get these lovely colours from Portra 160 NC - do you post-process them on the computer or in the darkroom in a particular way?

Best,
George
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Hi George,

of course I post process. I do not let Nikon (9000ED) decide what I saw when I took the pictures. Essentially I warm the pictures up a bit and open the shadows as well. I do have to say, compared to the C-Sonnar, it's really hard to clip either the highlights or the shadows with this lens. Perfect for post processing.
Portra is a great film for this guy, I'm still shooting the old stock (NC) and slowly running out. I think the collapsible outresolves 160 (certainly the 400). We'll see when I get to try the new Portras. I also have a couple cleaning marks on it, but I think the filter I use for protection is a lot more detrimental to the picture than those hairline scratches.

Also, to the OP, because it's collapsible doesn't mean you have to collapse it. It's extended 95% of the time on my MP. Only when I need to squeeze that package in a bag or such do i make use of that feature. When I'm out shooting I never collapse it.

m.
 
raid said:
Having the rigid Cron, I really do not need the collapsible Cron.
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Maybe because you shoot more in color than in b+w. In b+w the differences of the two lenses are HUGE. The collapsible has a loooong tonal range, producing a very typical image in b+w in subtle grays. The rigid is very sharp, it is a great lens, but lacks this special tonality.

Erik.
 
I agree to that Erik, and somehow due to the lens' tonal range gradation and low contrast, pictures that come out of it is a bit flat. Which is in my personal opinion extremely great for post processing as you have a huge tonal range to play with..
 
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