nickthetasmaniac
Veteran
Leica M2 with remounted TTH Cooke Atomal 2" f/2 lens and B+W Tulipan shade.
Erik.
That is the strangest lens shade I've ever seen. Do you have a photo of it opened?
bayernfan
Well-known
Leica M2 with remounted TTH Cooke Atomal 2" f/2 lens and B+W Tulipan shade.
Erik.
This setup, particularly with the wear and patina reminds me of something from the U.S. Civil War era. It's rather tattered in appearance and I approve!
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Thanks! This camera - not the lens or the shade - belonged to Inge Morath, a quite famous photographer, member of Magnum.
Erik.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
After a few years of hibernation, now in use.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
From both sides!
I will test it soon on vignetting.
result of test: not good, vignetting!
Erik.
nickthetasmaniac
Veteran
That's fantastic!
giganova
Well-known
Stunning! Do you have any photos taken with the lens?
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Sure!
Leica MP, TTH Cooke Amotal 2" f/2, 400-2TMY/Adox MCC 110.
The lens is from 1948 and is optically descended from the Speed Panchro, a lens that was widely used on movie cameras.
Erik.
giganova
Well-known
Not mine, I saw this at the Newseum in Washington, DC: Nick Ut's camera & lens he used to shoot the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of children burned by napalm in Vietnam 1972.
This picture was take by him just moment before the "Napalm Girl" photo:
Four decades later, Ut and the girl reunited in California:
This picture was take by him just moment before the "Napalm Girl" photo:
Four decades later, Ut and the girl reunited in California:
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Thanks, Giganova, for showing this.
I still remember seeing the picture in the newspaper.
Erik.
I still remember seeing the picture in the newspaper.
Erik.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
My earlier link went dead. Leica Millennium M6 TTL
Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Leica Millennium M6 TTL with the CV Nokton 1.2/35.
Out to Lunch, on Flickr. Leica Millennium M6 TTL with the CV Nokton 1.2/35.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Very nice, Peter, do you have shots at full aperture taken with this lens?
Erik.
Erik.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
Hello Erik, this camera and lens were in storage for three years. I retrieved them a few weeks ago, and brought them with me. I'll share pics soonest.
giganova
Well-known
I need more M4! 
All bodies and lenses have a fresh CLA, all in mint condition. The original black paint arrived today, the Summicron lens yesterday. Can't wait to go shooting with this new combo! Now I have to decide: Gordys wrist strap or Gordys shoulder strap?
All bodies and lenses have a fresh CLA, all in mint condition. The original black paint arrived today, the Summicron lens yesterday. Can't wait to go shooting with this new combo! Now I have to decide: Gordys wrist strap or Gordys shoulder strap?
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Gorgeous cameras, giganova!
Erik.
Erik.
giganova
Well-known
Thank you, Erik! I blame you and astrobouy (who sold me the lens) that I spent so much money
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Another one with the Amotal.
Leica MP, TTH Cooke Amotal 2" f/2, 400-2TMY/Adox MCC 110.
Erik.
Leica MP, TTH Cooke Amotal 2" f/2, 400-2TMY/Adox MCC 110.
Erik.
giganova
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What a great performer! Does the 2" refer to the focal length, 2 inch = 50mm? How do you focus sans rangefinder coupling?
analoged
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That Cooke IS rangefinder coupled! Think they originally came on Reid cameras from the UK? I'm sure Eric can tell you more!
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Yes, the Amotal is rangefinder coupled. It was made by TTH for the American "Foton" camera, in 1948. Some of those lenses have recently been remounted for Leica and mirrorless cameras. The optical design is based on the Speed Panchro, also made by TTH, a famous cine lens. Yes, it is a 2" f/2 lens. Certainly very British indeed.
Erik.
Erik.