Mandler Heaven: pictures of, and by, lenses designed by Walter Mandler

I liked to combination of textures, frames in the frame, reflections, and stuff seen through the windows. Elmarit-R 90mm on a Leicaflex SL

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Thanks for reviving this thread. Going to head out this morning with a short set of his lenses. As for the most recommended, the ones I like best are the 35 Summilux, 75 Summilux, and 135 2.8 Elmarit. The 135 doesn't get a lot of love - it's big, heavy, slow to focus, and the goggles make it cumbersome. If you can get past all that, the results, especially with B&W film, are outstanding.
 
90mm Tele-Elmarit "fat" on the Leica M9:

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I just noticed this! We all know that shooting into a mirror will render the Leica (or anything else) reversed left-to-right. but not top-to-bottom! I can see there is a sort of "inset" in the background, behind you; but I don't see how that could flip the camera. After all, you are not upside-down! How did this happen?
 

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