Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Silky Soft
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Nov 15 12:10:33 2008
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On Nov 15, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Leonard Taupier wrote:

> Hi Steve,
>
> Yup. I love this lens. I got it from KEH the same day it was posted.  
> It came with the chrome hood and lens cap, each worth about $200 by  
> themselves. It was marked as bargain. Sandy would have it as 9++. It  
> was only made in screw mount from 1943 to 1960. The first 276 lenses  
> made between 1943 and 1948 were black, now fairly rare. The  
> remaining 4000 were made in chrome between 1949 and 1960 when Leica  
> stopped producing the IIIg body. It is the only 85mm lens that Leica  
> ever made. I have been looking for a nice one ever since Rei posted  
> a shot of one of his kids with one maybe a year ago. ?? (If memory  
> serves me right).


a lens to die for...


a beautiful shot Len...Steve


>
>
> You can read about the lens here.
>
> <http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor/summarex1.html>
>
> Len
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2008, at 1:07 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 15, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Lluis,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your very nice comments. They are always appreciated.
>>>
>>> I have only had the Summarex for a few weeks now but I want to  
>>> keep it on my camera all the time. Not only is the lens in nearly  
>>> mint condition, the glass is perfect as well. It was made in 1954  
>>> and of the most recent design. It is nearly new by Leica  
>>> standards. It is a lens of many characteristics. It can provide  
>>> the softness of a women's skin or the sharpness of a rough stone  
>>> building. By f5.6 it is just as sharp as my 75mm Summilux. The  
>>> focus is just perfect at every stop and distance and it has none  
>>> of the back focus issues of the modern fast lenses. It is  
>>> beautiful. It has become one of my treasures.
>>
>> you are in love...
>>
>> a lovely photo...
>>
>>
>> sounds wonderful... M mount or screw mount ?
>>
>> where did you find it?
>>
>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for looking. If it ever stops raining I will take some  
>>> outdoor photos.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Len
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 15, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Len,
>>>>
>>>> Absolutely lovely picture, again, very nice tones with the  
>>>> Summarex!
>>>>
>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>> El 14/11/2008, a las 2:55, Leonard Taupier escribi?:
>>>>
>>>>> Just playing on a rainy day.
>>>>>
>>>>> A dreamy soft still life. Perfect for the Summarex at f1.5. The  
>>>>> lens is too sharp by f4.
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/SilkySoft.jpg.html>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/5oq5g7
>>>>>
>>>>> c and c welcome.
>>>>> Len
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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