Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Alex, I use a Summarex quite often - on M's and on a IIIf. At apertures smaller than f2.8 I think it hardly shows its age at all. At f2 it's not that far off the early 90 Summicron. And wide open it is capable of wonderful images, as long as they aren't ruined by flare, which is hard to predict for. It's far more than just a, very, pretty face. Simon. On Thursday, January 12, 2006, at 12:48PM, Alex Hurst <corkflor@iol.ie> wrote: >Rei wrote: > >>my most recent leica happens to be a IIIf. though i have not shot too >>many rolls through it so far, i have "immortalized" this particular IIIf >>on wikipedia: >> >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LeicaIIIf-600.jpg >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:VisoII-IIIf-600.jpg > >It certainly looks very handsome. What did you take the shot with? > >> >>i have only three examples of LTM glass: the summarex, summaron, and >>summarit. (i thought it would be interesting to have earlier designs >>roughly corresponding to the M-mounted 75 summilux, collapsible 50 >>summicron and 50 summilux with which i had experience on my Ms.) > >You're one of the few people I know in the Summarex club. Alastair >has one, Bill Rosauer has one, and I have one - see my home pages at > >http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor > >Anyone else? > >Both my Summarex and Summarit have been breathed on by Malcolm Taylor >and are as good as new. > >I'm waiting for an LTM Summaron to arrive from Austria. The examples >I already have are for the M3 and M2 - an underrated little lens >which performs pretty well. > >> >>also a rapidwinder and LTM viso for esoteric entertainment, voightlander >>vc meter for practicality, late model VIOOH "8.5 version" for aiming >>the summarex. > >As I said, the 90mm Leitz b/l works just fine for me as the 85mm >SGOOD finder is a collector's piece. I also have a Russian copy of >the Zeiss turret finder, which is surprisingly good and quite >accurate. Never did like the VIOOH. > >Tom A.'s Barnack Rapidwinder is great - it really transforms the >handling of my IIIf. Highly recommended. > >Best > >Alex >-- >Alex & Carmel Hurst >Waterfall >Near Cork >Ireland > >Tel: +353 21 454 3328 >Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 >Work: +353 21 427 0907 >email: corkflor@iol.ie >Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >