LLL Summicron Elcan 50mm f2

Beemermark said:
When I want a 4 element lens on my Leica I just grab my 5cm Elmar
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Cool. Have you tested them side by side? I'd love to see your results. They would be interesting, the old Elmar vs a remake of a retro. Please post the results for us to see.

I just checked prices, two for the price of an LLL Elcan, a bargain. If it tests out well I can snap one up. Thanks so much.
 
The collapsible Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8 is a remake of the original collapsible Elmar 50mm f2.8 from the 1950´s. This newer version is called Elmar-M 50mm f/2.8 and was made only a few years, until 2007. The old version from the 1950´s is simply called Elmar 50mm f/2.8. However, the Elmar-M is an enormous improvement, both mechanically and optically. There are two versions, a great chrome one, really a mechanical masterpiece, and a simpler black anodized one. There is no black paint version, alas.
 
This image has flaws. Despite this I like it for its overall impression. As a six second hand-held exposure it is an attempt at the impossible resulting with what IBM used to say, "Results are unpredictable" which is a polite tech way of saying you're screwing the pooch. But, here it is:

L1003566 by West Phalia, on Flickr​
 
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And, finally this, another fishing boat and fishing boat rigging pic. I put this up to show what happens at night with artificial light at varying distances. The fishing boat is pretty close, the loading dock at Bornstein's at a mid-distance and the Cannery Pier Hotel and Spa in the far distance, viewable through the boat's rigging. F/2.0.

L1003575 by West Phalia, on Flickr​
 
I have had many pics seem fuzzy. I have since the run of fuzzy pics put the LLL diopter correction attachment onto the viewfinder of the M9. Would you believe that those pics are in better focus. Sometimes I wonder. ;o)
 
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