Anyone use a 1f?

[rontr6]

Hi Folks
I've just found this forum, and very interesting it is too. I've been using M Leicas [2 & 3] for about 20 years, mainly for landscapes while hillwalking in Scotland and the English Lake District. My favourite lens for this is a pre aspherical 35 Summicron.
I've also owned a 3C and 3F for a long number of years but haven't really used them much recently, however to get to the point I bought a 1f in reasonable condition last summer for a very reasonable price and started using it along with the CV 15 and 25 lenses and their dedicated viewfinders, I don't really need the rangefinder as I normally use hyperfocal, this set up makes for a very light and easy to use camera while out on the hills, anyone else use 1Fs Gs or Cs?
Ron

[earleygallery]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum. I use a 25 CV on my lllf (as well as a 5cm Elmar or Summar). I would imagine your lenses/viewfinders work particularly well with the lf. In fact my local dealer has a lf for sale at the moment......

Look forward to seeing some of your photos.

[luigi bertolotti]

Welcome to the forum, Ron !!!
I haven't a If (have a IIIf like yours) , even if sometime I am tempted by one of that nice "no RFs" ... they are really so compact and polite...I have a IIIc also and maybe one day could think of an exchange. But in this forum surely there is someone who uses it... wait and see... and enjoy the forum !

[Dr. No]

talking about non-RF, I like my Leica Standard. The Viewfinder ist great.

yours NO

[Lichtmaler]

Hi Ron,

i have a If, I had inherit it from my Grandfather! But I don't often use the If and I have only the Elmar 3,5/5cm with viewfinder.

It makes a lot of fun to estimate the Distance. But for determine the Exposure time, I use a Gossen digital.

Karsten

[rontr6]

Hi Folks, thanks for the welcome, I've got a 50 f3.5 Elmar on the camera when it's in the cabinet because it looks the part but I've never actually used it No doubt I'll go back to the M2 this summer but the 1f has been a bit of good fun, I should really try and use the other two screw cameras as well instead of them gathering dust.
I don't suppose this is the correct place to mention it but i also bought a D Lux 3 last spring, fantastic piece of equipment but it feels very fragile compared to the old Leicas, I wonder how long it will last?
Ron

[bobs]

Ron

I purchased a 1F brand new in 1955 in Melbourne with a 50mm Dalmeyer (English, I believe) f2 lens with the optical finder on top. Distance was not a problem as most shots were 2 - 4 metres and "Zone" focussed. (Street Photogaphs) I only used it for about three months, possibly 600 - 700 films, before it was stolen but I have fond memories of it. The 50mm Elmar was not available in Melbourne at the time and I needed it for work, hence the foreign lens