Erik van Straten
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I never touch Ilford films no more ...
Erik.
How do I know WHICH 'Version' I have == I never knew there were more than one 'versions' of the early 35mm f1.4 Summiliux -- I have TWO which came with my Secondhand 1965 M2 and 1986 M6 a ' Canadian Leitz' 1966 and a 'German' Leitz 1989
both very 'soft' at f1.4
Two Summilux lenses by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
^^^ Wow, very nice...
Hopefully it is not too arrogant of me to think that you are referring to my photo above as there are so many nice ones on this thread from which to choose. Your comment does appear directly below my image so I'll say thanks anyway and do please excuse me if I have got that wrong. By the way, I like the B+W stuff on your linked photos the best, especially the girl on the train with the headphones on and the guy through the restaurant window on the corner.
I like this one a lot.
Thank you Sir, you've made my day.
I should explain, I've been inspired by your Japanese film shots for years. It was that work of yours (and about five other people's work on RFF that spring to mind) that pushed me to sign up and take part here. Nice for me to be able to produce a shot that you like.
I do miss this lens sometimes....
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Me LOVES this too... Tres Atmospheric, Swoooon !
Thanks Helen, you're a sweetie and certainly the 'Grandmistress of Atmospheric shots' on this forum! With such kind praise from both you and Gabor I think I could die and go to heaven now quite happily.
Btw Ms.Hill, whilst I have your attention, your Flickr albums have a lot to answer for in terms of inducing lens lust! There's both a 35 pre asph lux and an 21SA 3.4 full set with hood and finder for sale very close to me at the minute... I'm trying to resist but your photos are not making it easy 🙂 Your work with that 21 is straight out of a movie set, blows my mind.