Leitz Hektor f: 2.5 / 50 mm - how good are they ?

[raid]

Raid, if I had all the photo "junk" today that I sold way too cheap 40 years ago? But who could have known? Uncoated 50/3.5 Elmars sat in rows at camera stores for $15 each while Summars at $20 did also. Really clean III-A bodies for $29.50 and mint Leicavits went begging for $25. People were dumping their old fashioned rangefinder cameras to jump on the SLR Express. The wave of the future! Sound familiar?

Al,

Of course, you are right. With the new equipment [digital] I doubt it that such equipment will ever increase in value. Just the opposite; it is junk after a few years, and can be thrown away to mess up the environment even more.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica II, Hektor 50mm f/2.5, Tmax400/Adox MCC 110.

Erik.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Leica IIIc, 5cm f/2.5 Hektor, Kodak Double-X (over developed)

 

[Erik van Straten]

The Hektor is a much underrated lens.

Leica II, Hektor 50mm f/2.5, Tmax400/Adox MCC 110.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica II, Hektor 50mm f/2.5, Tmax400/Adox MCC 110.

Erik.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Indeed Erik.

Fomapan 100,
I could probably have squeezed a bit more sharpness out of this scan, but my process flow wasn't particularly optimized around this time in 2016 😉

I've neglected my Leica's a bit over the last month. But got a couple of events coming up in the next weeks. I'm sure the Hektor will get another outing.

 

[Geo Toreno]

Leica III Model F. Hektor 50mm f/2.5. Maco TS Eagle 400

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica II, Hektor 50mm f/2.5, Tmax400/Adox MCC 110.

Erik.

 

[pau3]

Leica II, Hektor 50mm f/2.5, Tmax400/Adox MCC 110.

Erik.

Superb!

May I ask when and where was the picture taken?

Best,
Pau


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[Erik van Straten]

Thanks! It was taken in Belorussia (Bobruysk) in 2001.


Erik.

 

[jmanivelle]

Happiness ! by JM__, on Flickr

5cm Hektor - Leica IIIg - Portra 160

 

[jmanivelle]

Untitled by JM__, on Flickr

5cm Hektor 2.5 on Fujifilm GFX50S !

 

[Erik van Straten]

Yes, the bokeh is nice, also for portraits.

Leica II, Hektor 50mm f/2.5, Tmax400/Adox MCC 110.

Erik.