gnuyork
Well-known
Who's the go to for CLA for these cameras? DAG? Youxin? Mine needs some service (I think). At the very least reskinning the grip.
oldwino
Well-known
Basic cleaning and service, Youxin does great job. If something needs modification, or major rebuilding, DAG is your best bet.
Re-skin is a DIY, very simple
First roll died as I thought it had been fully rewound and opened up the base plate to find it hadn't...
Second roll survived the loading and unloading. I was shooting with a Summitar I just bought on Delta 400 pushed to 1600 as I was shooting inside a dark engine shed at Didcot Railway centre. First, it was very difficult to focus in that light and secondly, I must have been using the viewfinder incorrectly as I had a tiny bit of cropping at the top of each frame. Next time I'll be a bit further back. But I liked the results mostly and enjoyed shooting a 1933 camera in a 1932 engine shed!
Semi-stand in Rodinal 1:50 for one hour.
You've done well Charles. The Summitar looks to be a decently sharp lens. I have a roll of colour in a IIIf at the moment which came with a 5cm Summitar, and did some photos with it on black and white recently, too. Will be interested to see what I get with it.
CharlesDAMorgan
Veteran
Thanks Brett - I'm very happy with the results from that, although I really did choose a silly place to start shooting with it! I'm going to use it on my M3 with unpushed film on less dark subjects and see what I get out of it. I might put a roll of colour through too (with circumspection as I hate developing it!).
CharlesDAMorgan
Veteran
The Summitar 50mm f2 is such a wonderful lens, with some inclination to flare, but in the right conditions absolutely brilliant. Shot on the Leica III with Kodak Tmax 400 pushed to 1600 and developed in Rodinal 1:50 semi-stand for one hour.
CharlesDAMorgan
Veteran
I've been using the Elmar 35mm f3.5 a lot but without a finder - just estimating from the 50mm viewpoint. Finally my Canon Sure Shot AF7 turned up along with the 3D printed window, and I made up this one - hugely bright, if slightly dominating the III. It looks better on the M3. I suspect a chrome screw mount camera would look better - second thoughts, let's not go there.
