Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]outstanding ric On Jul 16, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Super portrait! > > This is the same lens on a 1954 vintage M3, which was bought with the > camera, taken many moons ago: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album333/Aditya.jpg.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> > wrote: >> >> I often use the elmar 50 - 2.8 collapsible on my M8, I find it to be a >> very sharp and also soft lens, cf this portrait of my brother in law >> Bernard. Not too good for landscapes, though. >> Jean-Michel<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jean-Michel/PORTRAITS/PORTRAITS.jpg.html> >>> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:51:41 -0400 >>> From: mark at rabinergroup.com >>> To: lug at leica-users.org >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Back to film! >>> >>> When my X, Karen who many of you know got her M6 a decade back her >>> choice of >>> glass was the modern 50 2.8 Elmar collapsible which she got in "chrome". >>> I >>> was very envious of it but now have thanks to a LUG friend a very old >>> 3.5 50 >>> Elmar collapsible which came with my IIIF. I do feel very Barnack like >>> when >>> shooting with it. The results I've gotten with it for me have plenty of >>> resonance; glow; fingerprint. Though I have a 3.5 35mm Summaron and a 90 >>> elmar I only get this feeling when using the 50 which I believe is >>> decades >>> older. >>> >>> Mark William Rabiner >>> Photography >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:07:32 -0500 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Back to film! >>>> >>>> George, >>>> >>>> I think you will find that the 50mm 2.8 Elmar is the exception to the >>>> rule. >>>> It was a modernization and slight improvement on the 50/3.5 Elmar, and >>>> kept >>>> the same name. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> >>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 2:55 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Back to film! >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 14, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Well, I have several of those too, Mark. When I wrote "old" I meant >>>>>> the old 50/2.8 not the modern "new" 50/2.8 Elmar. I'd love to have one >>>>>> of those. I keep my eyes open every Friday. >>>>> >>>>> I thought 2.8 always = elmarit >>>>> no? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> George Lottermoser >>>>> george at imagist.com >>>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information