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I have recently acquired one of those Canmany V4 made in god knows where, the one with the new front ring design (associated with Solms copies) but says made in Canada in the barrel (as opposed to Made in Canada engraved on the front ring). Some say it's the result of Leitz making these lense while moving factories and assets around in 86/87, and parts were used wherever and whenever they were available. I have heard people saying the 12524 plastic hood, when used incorrectly, can damage the Canadian copies with plastic front ring. Mine doesn't look plastic but I am not sure if anything else inside could be. While I like the look, I fear a little the possibility of damaging my lens with these hoods, not to say a well worn copy of these hood cost roughly 150-250 USD these days. May as well buy a 12526, if Leica still sell them. 12585 is kind of big for a lens this small but price-wise it seems more sensible. Has anyone got a picture of V4 with a 12585, on their M? I understand Tahusa is selling a metal copy of 12524/12526 on their shop, but I have not seen anyone's opinion on the quality or experience of using those. Thanks in advance 🙂
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My article here, celebrating 100 years of Leica cameras, attempts to illustrate certain aspects of the Leica Heritage, which have developed over that period.. https://www.macfilos.com/2025/02/24/leica-heritage-the-remarkable-story-of-the-leica-company-on-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-leica/ Comments are welcome, particularly as regards any aspects of Leica Heritage, which I may have left out, William
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My Trusty little Leitz 40mm f/2 was suffering from aging grease, Canada Balsam and the internal black paint had begun to become detached also so a repair was needed I also wanted to add a modern focus tap. Since the lens is so cheap I decided to try it out myself. I have a lot of knowledge about AF and MF Nikkor, Cannon Olympus and Vooigtlanders SLR and Leica mount lenses, most parts of the design and build is same same :-) but this tiny Leica has some differences as to how it's put together, first I was very disappointed to find that the front threads part series 5.5 threads is glued to the aperture housing, next I found that the rings that 'normally' have two holes or ridges for lens spanners for tightening the old Leitz lens had one or even none, so had to be taken apart with friction, a rubber tube of the right thickness must be used to reach into some parts of the lens to get it apart, I modified these rings, drilling two holes makes the hole deal a lot easier. Got it all dismantled and sorted out, the two elements with the Canada Balsam issue got a 'cooking' treatment in boiling water to separate the two halves. A drop of Araldite Krystal and the two are inseparable, a coat of mat black paint to finish the job off. Putting everything back together without leaving dust or prints is the worst part... The old gease was cleaned off and the many threaded focus threads lubed with new grease and put back together as marked by disassembly. The new focus tap needed a slight trim to clear the mounting ring and two extra location holes to keep it in alignment a single screw holds it in place. Everything fits within very tight tolerances; position of glass elements, focus threads so it was a joy to work on it. All the parts, note extra holes, the two glass element front center Extra holes for focus tap in focus mount. Focusmount with focus tap. 24 hours wait for the Epoxy to cure and testing today went very well, focus at infinity and all the way to 0.7m is spot on. Lens is now in good service condition and much closer to my heart
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Hello there. I work in a biological lab in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Our lab is pretty old, so we have found these old glass slides and we were wondering exactly how old can they be. It says "Ernst Leitz, Berlin. Mikroscope & Laboratoriumsbedarf. N.W. 6 Luisen-Str. 45". I think if somebody knows until which year the Ernst Leitz GmbH was located at this adress, we could determine the minimal age of this relic.
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Hi, I bought a ex cl on ebay. working fine. only after a roll of film almost lost the rewind. Very loose, coming off. I realize this is a 40 yo, + camera. wondered if there is a fix for this, or do i have to send it in for a cla? Any advise appreciated. richard
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Hi everyone, I'm a new Leica user and bought an M6 Classic with a Leitz Summicron 2.0. The first roll came back blurry and I thought it was my shooting..then the second and third and so on. I sent my lens in to Keh (where I had gotten it) to be serviced and it came back with the same results. The images are generally overexposed when in very sunny conditions and all of them are very softly focused. I shot most of a roll at f16 and not one thing was in focus. I don't think it could be the lens, as it just came back from being properly adjusted so I'm wondering if it could be the body? I'm not sure what to do as I've spent my budget on this setup. I was going to send it in to get the VF upgrade because I was experiencing some flaring but that is not what is happening here. Any tips very much appreciated.
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help identifying this E. Leitz adapter ring. The base rotates with an alignment line on numbers 1 to 10. 1:3.5 is above the 1. It measures approx. 41mm across. any assistance is appreciated.
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https://www.l-camera-forum.com/classifieds/item/2022-16-stk-objektiv-werkzeitschriften/
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Here is my article on a selection of 14 of the highlights for the forthcoming Leitz Photographica Auction which will take place in Vienna on 26th November 2022. https://www.macfilos.com/2022/11/14/41st-leitz-photographica-auction-checking-the-highlights-for-the-november-26-event/ There will also be a photograph auction on the same day and I will post a link to my article about a selection of the photographs here when it goes online. William- 24 replies
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Just saw this Nickel Rigid Summar 5cm f2 while browsing for lenses on a shops site, is that front "ring" a hood or part of the lens system?
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The person I bought it from said they bought it from a seller in Japan a few years ago. And they got the lens CLA'd (Clean, Lubricate, Adjust) this year. Serial Number: 125167 It weighs 111 grams when there's no caps on it. It has "50mm" instead of "5cm" written on the front of the lens, which it would indicate that it's an earlier model I believe. There's an "o" on the barrel by the focus lever, which would indicate that this is a standardized lens mount. Underneath the focus leaver there's the number 5 (as shown in the picture), I don't know what this means. I think the focus lever is at the 11 o'clock position? I'm not sure how to tell. I tested it and found: 105 cm / 41 inch closest focusing distance. The rear plate has distances in feet. I don't know if Leica sent certain countries a different plate, or if it was replaced by a distributor, or if it was replaced in the decades after it was first sold. Interestingly enough there's no "Germany" or "Made in Germany" that I see on other exported lenses. Full album with more more picture and in higher quality: https://imgur.com/a/bhQcwHI Is this lens legit? Was the rear plate with "feet" replaced by a 3rd party? And is this really 1931 or 1932?
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My article on some of the highlights of the next Leitz Photographica Auction is here. https://www.macfilos.com/2021/11/08/leitz-auction-goes-into-space-with-the-soviets/ A link to the full auction catalogue is here. https://www.leitz-auction.com/auction/en/onlinecatalogue William
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😂😂😂 — Sorry, couldn't resist. Leica Rumors has the real one (Link).
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My article on some of the highlights is here. I like item No 15. What is your favourite? https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/25/sixth-wetzlar-camera-auction-october-12-is-the-red-letter-day-for-collectors/ William
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Just shot with a set of Leitz M 0.8 lenses. They are 8 M-mount cinemodded lenses consisting of 5 summiluxes (21, 24, 28, 35, 50), a noctilux (50) and two summicrons (75 and 90). Two 0.8 pitch rings for diaphragm and focus pulling, uniform filter diameter of 77mm and matte box diameter of 80mm. Used with RF to M adapter on RED Komodo. Avg. price per lens $10K.
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My article is here: https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/ William
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