Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Luis, I found in the last few months I have been enjoying taking more photos with film and the older LTM gear. I like the Elmar 3.5. I have 3 versions and even though my red scale gives sharper images, the nickel one is the most fun to use. Along with a black/nickel II or III body. Did you ever find a mint IIIf to replace your lost one? I know I would hate to lose mine. Best Regards, Len On Apr 18, 2008, at 5:02 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Len, > > I have also a 5cm f3,5 nickel Elmar, and I find it a very good > lens, it is > very sharp at small apertures and for a Sunny country like Spain it > gives a > pleasnat contrast, like your pictures show also. Your pictures > shows that > even at great apertures the lens show good detail and contrast. On > the other > hand it is a very pocketable lens with a LTM Leica body. > > 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: mi?rcoles, 16 de abril de 2008 2:17 > Para: Leica Users Group > Asunto: [Leica] IMG: Doors > > The following photos were from the first roll of film I took with my > (new) Leica Black/Nickel III and a 5cm nickel 3.5 Elmar. The body > was made > in 1934 and badly needs a CLA. The lens was made no later then > 1932 but the serial number pre-dates the serial number list I have. > > The photos were shot with Tmax100 in Xtol 1:1 and the lens set > somewhere > between f4.5 and f9. The photos are as scanned and not sharpened. I > think > two of the shots were cropped slightly. The first photo contains a > self > portrait which I could not avoid. > > http://tinyurl.com/6dcnzo > > http://tinyurl.com/6xpuhz > > http://tinyurl.com/6olo9c > > http://tinyurl.com/6xm95m > > Thanks for looking, > Len > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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