bill Posted June 17, 2012 Share #1  Posted June 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Posting these to tie in with the thread in praise of this remarkable little lens: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/243090-praise-elmar-m-50mm-f2-8-a.html#post2102393  Taken with my MP4 at a recent event at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge:  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!     Regards,  Bill Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!     Regards,  Bill ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/181968-the-raf-at-brooklands-with-the-50mm-elmar-m/?do=findComment&comment=2042278'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 17, 2012 Posted June 17, 2012 Hi bill, Take a look here The RAF at Brooklands with the 50mm Elmar M. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
topoxforddoc Posted June 17, 2012 Share #2  Posted June 17, 2012 Bill,  The second shot is great. Just add the sound effects with air raid sirens, RR merlin engines and’scramble’ going out on tannoys and you’d be transported back 72 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richam Posted June 17, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted June 17, 2012 Bill, Thanks for posting these shots. They touched me with a bit of nostalgia. My brother was a B-17 crewman in WWII (stationed at Norwich, as I recall). I had a career in the USAF, including 2 NATO tours serving alongside RAF colleagues (among other nationalities, of course). I've put Brooklands on my list of places to visit in the UK. Â And I agree about the lens. I used my M7 + 50 Elmar many times. Quick, nice handling, intuitive to use. My favorite setup for street shooting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted June 17, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted June 17, 2012 Yes, the second is just great ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Verrips Posted June 17, 2012 Share #5 Â Posted June 17, 2012 The second photo is my favorite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share #6  Posted June 17, 2012 Thank you all.  Brooklands is one of my favourite places; it was the site of the Vickers Armstrong factory during the war. My Grandfather was Chief Maintenance Electrician there. I used to relish his stories when I was a child.  One more - they do these things extremely well. Every so often they did actually ring a bell and do a dummy "Scramble!!" - very evocative...  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  I can't post any more here but if you want to see some taken with other kit, have a look here: Brooklands Museum, 1940s Revisited May 2012 - a set on Flickr Regards,  Bill Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!  I can't post any more here but if you want to see some taken with other kit, have a look here: Brooklands Museum, 1940s Revisited May 2012 - a set on Flickr Regards,  Bill ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/181968-the-raf-at-brooklands-with-the-50mm-elmar-m/?do=findComment&comment=2042487'>More sharing options...
andybarton Posted June 17, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted June 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) What film, Bill? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share #8 Â Posted June 17, 2012 Fuji Superia 400, developed by our friends at Peak. Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George James Posted June 17, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted June 17, 2012 Bill, Â Excellent series ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted June 17, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted June 17, 2012 I would have sworn this was Portra... Â The era feels to be very well displayed and captured. Â Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollie Posted June 17, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted June 17, 2012 Amazing shots... evocative. Â It was so important for the future that the UK held on in 1940. Â It was clear cut... even (especially) at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted June 18, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted June 18, 2012 Great photos Bill! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzwave Posted June 18, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted June 18, 2012 Nice shot Bill,my fav no 2 and 3 . Your Superia doing well...very good color Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbyhp Posted June 18, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted June 18, 2012 Terrific pics, and great support for the Elmar-M thread indeed. Superia 400 was one of my favourites for years, but I never would have picked these as that film. I must go and give the Superia a run in conjunction with my Elmar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted June 18, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted June 18, 2012 Bill- Â Delightful, and I too like #2 best. It's good to see more of your rarely posted photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giacomo.B Posted June 18, 2012 Share #16  Posted June 18, 2012 The second and the third shots are beautiful!  Ciao  Giacomo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRIago Posted January 7, 2013 Share #17 Â Posted January 7, 2013 Love it. Do you have any other examples from 50mm Elmar-M? Congrats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted January 7, 2013 Share #18 Â Posted January 7, 2013 Lovely series. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted January 8, 2013 Share #19 Â Posted January 8, 2013 Great shots Bill. The colour works with the subject matter. I do agree that the 50 Elmar-M is a fantastic lens. I had DAG add a focusing tab to mine which makes it even better, for me that is (I know some don't like them). Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmldds Posted January 8, 2013 Share #20 Â Posted January 8, 2013 Excellent series, Bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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