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In the Variety Bar, Glasgow. Leica M2, with 50mm M Summicron v5. Ilford HP5 pushed to 1600 ISO.

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BTW - since it came up on another thread - the compact 90mm Summicron of the same design era as the 21 non-ASPH also originally came out with a 49mm filter thread. I expect ELC really, really, really wanted to make 49mm the standard for the step-up from 39mm and 43mm (50 Summilux). But then the 75 Summilux came out and there was no way that could be squeezed in 49mm - so ELC gave up and changed the 21 before actual production, and the 90 (to e55) a year or so after production started.

 

Leitz/Leica was thrashing around a bit at the time (1975-80) - M5, CL, dropped both, quit making Ms at all, restarted the M line in Canada, bringing out lenses and then revising the cosmetics a year later (50 summicron: no focus tab, then "tiger-claw" focus tab, then half-moon focus tab - all within a couple of years).

 

 

About the very rare e49 21 Elmarit , there is one that will be auctioned at Westlicht on June 10. 

 

A chance to see photos of that lens which I downloaded  from their online catalogue.

 

Now whether it is a Mandler design,  it was made in Canada.

 

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Elmarit-M 2.8/21mm ELCAN Prototype

prototype of the E49 Elmarit-M 2.8/21mm, one of 4 lenses produced by ELCAN, prototype serial number 1234567, the point under 2 indicates that this is the second of the 4 lenses produced, in near mint condition with both caps and hood 12536 >

 

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About the very rare e49 21 Elmarit , there is one that will be auctioned at Westlicht on June 10. 

 

A chance to see photos of that lens which I downloaded  from their online catalogue.

Best, JM

 

Oooo! I knew there must be one out there somewhere.

 

I want! - but €25000 is just too much for me. For €24000 less, I can live with the e60 filter size of the production model..... ;) Especially since mine has been 6-bit coded since 2007.

 

But it is nice to finally see that this one-off "unicorn" really exists.

 

Cute serial number.

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Oooo! I knew there must be one out there somewhere.

 

I want! - but €25000 is just too much for me. For €24000 less, I can live with the e60 filter size of the production model..... ;) Especially since mine has been 6-bit coded since 2007.

 

But it is nice to finally see that this one-off "unicorn" really exists.

 

Cute serial number.

 

 

Exactly !

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This one had a serial number from 1979 apparently.

 

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1977 Noctilux V1 rarely used, but when it works...it works nicely :)

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M9 + LTM Summilux 50mm f1.4 Pre-A

 

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M9 - Summilux 75mm

 

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M240 + 90 Summicron-M

 

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This may have been done before, and it may even exist in this 9 page thread somewhere, but what is the short list of quintessential Mandler lenses? The "must-haves"? The "Greatest Hits"?

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This may have been done before, and it may even exist in this 9 page thread somewhere, but what is the short list of quintessential Mandler lenses? The "must-haves"? The "Greatest Hits"?

 

Take your pick ;)

 

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Take your pick ;)

 

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Well for me my full Mandler kit would be:

 

Leica R 19 f/2.8 (2nd)

Leica M 28 f/2.8 (3rd)

Leica R 35 f/2 (2nd)

Leica M 50 f/2 (4th)

Leica M 50 f/1

Leica M 75 f/1.4

Leica M 90 f/2 (3rd)

Leica M 135 f/4

Leica R 180 f/3.4 APO

Leica R 250 f/4 (2nd)

Leica R 350 f./4.8

 

Of these I think the one's that are still must haves over anything else at their focal length are the Leica M 75 f/1.4 and Leica R 180 f/3.4 APO and the two that I still own. I can make arguments for others on my list and would be happy to shoot with any of them, but personally I would pick a different lens over all of these even though they are very very nice lenses still.

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Just re-bought a 75 lux after selling mine in 2014 and regretting ever since. It arrived yesterday evening and I took a couple of test shots. Very happy to have this lens back in my line-up. Taken with the M10:

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