Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frederic, I've noticed no green cast to either the coated or uncoated, normal or Red Scale Elmars. If money is a consideration, I find the Elmar look-alike Industar 50 (the recomputed version of the Industar 22) to be as good as any Red Scale Elmar, and you can get about ten of these for the price of a RS Elmar. If you want to stick to Leica 50mm lenses and the lens doesn't have to be quite as compact as an Elmar, you can't get a better bargain than a postwar coated Summitar, which should set you back a little over $100. Less compact would be a 50mm f1.5 Jupiter 3, which is a copy of the Zeiss Sonnar (less than $100, but you may have to go through several to get a good one), or a 50mm f1.8 Canon Serenar, which is better made and more consistent than the Jupiters. Also a bit more expensive. Any of these lenses will look right for the vintage of your IIIf and should make you happy with the results. Mark > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 22:03:47 -0600 > From: "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] lens suggestions for IIIF > Message-ID: <00f301c2a193$7904b010$fa1b530c@MacPhisto> > References: <12a.1d1f550b.2b28df46@aol.com> > > A Red Scale Elmar is a very good performing lens for the IIIf, but you can > get a normal coated Elmar for less $$$. The Red Scale's are collector's > items. > > I find no truth to the green cast. Older coated and non-coated lenses will > have different color and contrast looks, but this can be corrected at a lab > with no problem. > > My old Summitar tends to go a bit magenta, while my non-coated Elmar will > have a cool tone with color negs. Hey, that's what photoshop's for! > > You'll need a 35mm finder, but the old 35/3.5 Summaron is a sharp lens. > > Chris Williams > New Orleans > > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: <FSilberman@aol.com> > > Subject: [Leia] lens suggestions for IIIF > > > Hi, > > > > Any screw mount users out there that can suggest a a lens for a IIIF? I > was > > considering the elmar red scale, but I've been told it has a green color > > cast. Is the 2.8 elmar any better? As any one else encountered this color > > issue? I would prefer to put a lens on from the same vintage, but am open > to > > suggestions > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > Frederic > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html