[Leica] Old Leica lenses

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Hi Luis,

I think the point of this exercise is without a really good CLA or  
photoshop these lenses would stay unused on a shelf somewhere. This  
particular Summarit will be getting cleaned up. Except for the haze  
this lens looks nearly mint. To me it is a thing of beauty and looks  
wonderful mounted on my IIIf body, to me one of the most handsome  
cameras ever made. But you're right. With traditional films it  
doesn't do too well. To me the era of the modern performing lens  
started with the Summitar, the later 3.5 Elmar and the collapsible  
Summicron. That's just my experience.

Best Regards,
Len


On Jan 12, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Luis Ripoll wrote:

> Hi Len,
>
> Really interesting!, I guess that you can have this improved result  
> probably
> only with photoshop facilities, maybe with the tradittional films you
> absolute required your ASPH lens
>
> 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
> Leonard Taupier
> Enviado el: martes, 08 de enero de 2008 20:08
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: [Leica] Old Leica lenses
>
> Ever since I purchased my M8 I've been experimenting with it and my  
> older
> LTM Leica lenses. This not only gives me an idea on what my film  
> photos
> taken with the Leica III series bodies will look like but it allows  
> me to
> compare performance to the modern lenses. I find the older Summars,  
> Xenons
> and Summarits are very low contrast, flare easily and definitely  
> need a lens
> hood at all times.  However that does not mean they are low resolution
> lenses. The next 5 photos will demonstrate what to expect from a 50mm
> Summarit directly from the camera and then 3 easy post processing  
> steps
> ending up with the comparison of the final photo compared to a 50mm  
> Summilux
> Asph.
>
> First I would like to mention that none of the photos have sharpening
> applied during the process.
>
> The first photo is taken directly from the camera and has not been  
> altered
> except to convert it from a raw file to a jpeg. All the Summarit  
> photos are
> from the same M8 digital photo. It has low contrast even at f4.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Summarit/L1008908.jpg.html>
>
> The 2nd photo is the same as the first except the saturation was  
> reduced to
> zero in the raw converter.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Summarit/
> L1008908_BW.jpg.html>
>
> The third is the original except Auto Levels was used on the image.
> Things are looking better.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Summarit/ 
> L1008908a.jpg.html>
>
> The fourth photo is the same as the third except contrast was  
> increased +20
> and green was increased +20 in Color balance.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Summarit/
> L1008908a_Color_Contrast.jpg.html>
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/373sce
>
> The final picture is a comparison shot to a 50mm Summilux, unaltered.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Summarit/
> L1008910_SummiluxAsph.jpg.html>
>
> or
>
> http://tinyurl.com/37tctj
>
> The Summarit lens cost me $275  1 1/2 years ago. The Summilux cost  
> me $2350
> two years ago.
>
> Regards,
> Len
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