[Leica] Playing around with Elmar

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Daniel Ridings wrote:

> The sun peeked out briefly so I played around with the kitchen IIIf
> with an old Elmar (no serial numbers on it, just golden nickel).
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v45_0029
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v45_0030
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album08/05v45_0031
> 
> It flares extremely, extremely easily, but if you catch it in a good
> mood, it's a nice little gem.
> 
> Daniel
> 
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I see that your daughter looks a more willing subject and possibly more 
patient 
subject now - well a bit!

I liked the contrast of the light and shadow around her in the third shot 
particularly.

To quote Puts:

"...and there is no distortion, At maximum aperture overall contrast is 
medium 
...At f8 the edges have improved significantly and best performance is at f 
11 
where excellent imagery can be delivered; even today this performance is 
quite 
good."

It's light and simple design and it just seems to work. In as far as I use 
teles 
I find it a great little lens to use; but I do feel the need of a 300mm on 
occasion. Still.