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[NeeZee]

Took out my iiif with the summar today. tri-x in d-76.


Untitled by NeeZee102, on Flickr


Untitled by NeeZee102, on Flickr


Untitled by NeeZee102, on Flickr


Untitled by NeeZee102, on Flickr


Untitled by NeeZee102, on Flickr

 

[HuubL]

Great shots NeeZee. Who says Summars are soft...?

 

[NeeZee]

Dank je wel, Huub! Got this one off ebay recently. It's perfectly clean and has a coated front element. All these were shot with a hood attached at around f6.3. Can't complain - definitely better than the slightly hazy and scratched collapsible summicron i used to own. Guess it's all about condition with these old lenses...

 

[Whirlwindphoto52]

1955 M3 w/1937 uncoated 50/3.5 Elmar, very expired APX 100.

 

[Vince Lupo]

An oldie (1990) of Alfred Eisenstaedt. Taken with my Leica III and a 50/2 Summar, Ilford HP5.


Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1990 by Vince.Lupo, on Flickr

 

[matt_mcg2]

All with Summar.

This last more just because it's recent, and well, the obvious.

 

[johannielscom]

Whats not to like?

Great shots!

 

[BLKRCAT]

Summar IIIa Agfa Ultra @ 50


Untitled by nownownownow, on Flickr

 

[analoged]

Beautiful colors! Well done!

Summar IIIa Agfa Ultra @ 50
Untitled by nownownownow, on Flickr

 

[dave lackey]

First of all, I want to thank Johan for starting this thread and also thank each poster for the images and discussions. This is a great thread for research purposes as I have been looking for as much information on the Summar as possible.

Secondly, I am late to the party, but have just received a 1937 Summar for my M3! What an eye-opener...never used a collapsible lens before.

So, I am working through a roll of Portra 160 to see what the lens does and how I can use it. After that, I probably will work with a roll of TMAX 400. TriX after that.

Shooting with the Summar is absolutely a hoot!

 

[HuubL]

Both 1935 uncoated 28mm Hektor F/6.3. The second one was cropped from vertical.

 

[Simon Bruxelles]

Pre-war Elmar 35

Pre-war Elmar 35

Here are three shots taken using my Leica II and a 3,5cm F3.5 Elmar in Dorset, England. It's a lovely little lens that appears to have been coated at some point in its life.


el351 by debrux2010, on Flickr
Chesil Beach at West Bexington


el352 by debrux2010, on Flickr
Cliffs at West Bay


el353 by debrux2010, on Flickr


leica11a1 by debrux2010, on Flickr

Leica II and Elmar 3,5cm

 

[Simon Bruxelles]

Here are three more taken with the Leica II but with a 9cm F4 Elmar:


el901 by debrux2010, on Flickr
Gnats


el902 by debrux2010, on Flickr
Sheep pen


el903 by debrux2010, on Flickr
View to Portland and the Chesil Beach

 

[johannielscom]

Tomorrow I will be taking my 1931 4.5/135 Elmar out with the black&nickel VIDOM and my 1932 Leica II.

Camera is loaded up with RolleiRetro 400 and I will do my best to get the shots I'll take into this thread asap.

Long overdue, that post of mine...

@Dave: thanks, I'm enjoying this thread myself too, I must say!

 

[johannielscom]

That 35mm sure is a sweet lens, Simon!

 

[Whirlwindphoto52]

1937 uncoated 5cm/3.5 Elmar with M3

 

[Whirlwindphoto52]

Another with 1937 5cm Elmar

 

[Whirlwindphoto52]

Uncoated 1937 5cm/3.5 Elmar on M3

 

[Whirlwindphoto52]

Uncoated 1937 9cm/4 Elmar on M3

 

[James1]

Here's a shot taken a couple of months ago, but only now just developed. Same camera as last time - Leica IIIa (Jan 1936), uncoated 5cm Elmar, lens was the one originally supplied with the camera. Taken on Svema DS-4, expired 09/1989 and developed in Orwo Color C5168 chemistry.