Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you have a good technician who can clean up a dirty one, I've seen some dirty ones for about $200 to $250 US. Mine was fairly clean when I got it, but I still sent it to focalpoint.com to get it CLA'd. When I have bought lenses or cameras from www.ritzcam.com and they needed a CLA, I've just had Ritz send them directly to the technician (Harry Fleenor for Rolleis, John Van Stelten for lenses) instead of to me first. If you are in the market for one (and it is definitely a 1954 vintage lens), I'll keep my eyes open for you. Do you ever buy stuff from the USA? -- Jeffery ---- Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote: > Jeffery, > On your opinion which could be a decent price for a collapsible Summicron? > > Saludos cordiales, > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de > Jeffery Smith > Enviado el: lunes, 25 de septiembre de 2006 4:25 > Para: 'Leica Users Group' > Asunto: RE: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > Hoppy, > > My Erwin book seems to have the 50mm Summitars as pre-war lenses. So, I > would still recommend the collapsible 50/2 Summicron if you can get your > hands on one at a decent price. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jeffery > Smith > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:38 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > > There are certainly a lot of 50/1.5 Summarits out there at very low prices. > I was lucky enough to get one that had always had a UV filter on the front > of it. The coatings on these might be a bit fragile. > > My favorite Leica 50 from that period is the 50/2 Summicron collapsible. I > only have one image taken with it on my site at the moment. > http://www.400tx.com/27.html > > I was fortunate enough to get mine from a LUGer at a good price. I see them > for as low as US$200 - $300 on the Internet but they all seem to have haze > or cleaning marks. If I were going to try to replace mine, I would probably > buy one of these cheaper ugly ones and then have the elements cleaned and > the front element polished. Do you have such a service down under? > > There seem to be more available 50/2 Summitars out there, but I've never > used one of them. There are certainly a lot of 50/3.5 Elmars out there as > well. I have not been as pleased with my 50/3.5 Elmar. John Van Stelten > cannot polish the elements of that lens (they are too small for his > machine). > > I'll read up on the Summitar and get back with you. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G > Hopkinson > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:07 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > > Jeffery where's the challenge and satisfaction of handing that film over to > a lab? Unless they have that 777 stuff that you are fond of? Back on the > M3's I had a passing notion about acquiring a period appropriate 50 to use > with it. That was shortly before pricing the current summilux asph to > replace my current Summicron (on the M7). Yikes. Maybe it makes sense to > use > the current Summicron for both. I would appreciate though, some opinions on > the best value of the options from circa 1954. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Jeffery Smith > Sent: Monday, 25 September 2006 09:55 > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > If I were smart and didn't need my results so quickly, I would leave much > of > my B&W film at the local lab. He does magical things with XTOL that I have > never been able to repeat at home. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Luis > Ripoll > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 6:43 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > > Hi Jeffery, The 50 is magical, okay, but the magnificent viewfinder of the > M3 with the 50 forms a dream equipment..., on these pictures I have used > different films, on the details of each one is indicated, there are TMY100, > TMY400, Agfa APX100, and TriX. I don't know the developer, I've head > problems on the last films I've developed at home, here the water is very > "hard" and contains many spots and calcius and I give my films to a > professional Lab. > > Thank you very much for looking Jeffery! > > Saludos cordiales, > Luis > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de > Jeffery Smith Enviado el: lunes, 25 de septiembre de 2006 0:41 > Para: 'Leica Users Group' > Asunto: RE: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > A very nice set, Luis. I tend to agree more with "The magical power of the > 50mm". Although I used a 35mm as a standard lens for decades, the 50 works > better for people shots unless you are willing and able to get right in > their faces. > > What did you use for film/developer in these? > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Luis > Ripoll > Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:13 AM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: [Leica] With my M3 and the 50 > > > Hi all, > > I think I can say something like "The magical power of the M3". I realize > that when I only take the M3 with the 50 I compose the pictures on a > different manner than when I go with more equipment or with other M's, you > are forced to be concentrated on only one way of visual effort. > > I have posted the first 7 pictures (the first two rangs) you can find on: > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=554353 > > > Except the two first that I'm not sure if I've used the Elmar 50, the other > 5 are with the Summicron 50. All of them are take in Barcelona last > August. > > Thanks in advance for looking, commenting and critics > > Saludos desde Barcelona > Luis > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information