Orient XI Posted February 25, 2013 Share #721 Posted February 25, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) A low angle achieved this shot of two mallards swimming across the reflection of autumn trees in a nearby park lake. Taken using an M8 with a 400mm f/5 Telyt (type II). 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! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2252899'>More sharing options...
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neila452 Posted February 25, 2013 Share #722 Posted February 25, 2013 Nice shot. Sorry if this question is too obvious; but, did you use a Visoflex housing? In other words, what was involved in your equipment set up for this shot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orient XI Posted February 25, 2013 Share #723 Posted February 25, 2013 Yes I used a Visoflex III with the finder masked by a sheet of acetate with a central 18x27 mm rectangle drawn in with a thin cd labelling pen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neila452 Posted February 25, 2013 Share #724 Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) Fascinating! It has been nearly 40 years since I shot with a Visoflex housing.* If you have time and are of the mind to do so, I would like to see what this setup looks like. Could you post a digital image or two if and when it might be convenient? Thanks! Neil Anderson Nicholasville, Kentucky neila452 (at) gmail.com *I was a young retail salesman in a camera/photofinishing store in my home town. A customer--who was a physician and could afford this equipment, insisted I borrow his 200mm Leica telephoto and Visoflex to try on my dad's M3 after my father had died suddenly (coronary occlusion) in 1965. The doctor let me keep it for about a month. I never quite knew why he did this, other than perhaps because I was the only one in the shop who had a really good camera. (I also had my dad's Bolex H-16. I still have both cameras. Both work just fine. Edited February 25, 2013 by pop Please do not mention any eMail addresses here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
menos I M6 Posted February 26, 2013 Share #725 Posted February 26, 2013 Welcome Neil! Here you will find a lot of different photos of combinations: https://www.google.com/search?q=Visoflex+III+Leica+M9&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WTYsUYLiI42-9gSNiYGoCQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=783&sei=XDYsUZCfOsqB0AGM-oHgBA The Leica M system is probably the most historically compatible system in photography. It is always a pleasure to find new vintage gear to see, how it works on the latest generation of Leica cameras. I suppose, back in the days of the first Leica M cameras, nobody really expected most gear to be still fully compatible with modern Leica products more than 50 years later, even not using film! I love this aspect about the Leica M. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted March 4, 2013 Share #726 Posted March 4, 2013 Dankeschön (Thank You) Leica M8 with Canon 35mm 2,8 LTM (late chrome 1953-56) @ F 2,8 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! 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2260707'>More sharing options...
kodaktrix Posted March 13, 2013 Share #727 Posted March 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) M8.2 + Canon ltm 35mm F1.5 London Kind Regards Oliver 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! 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2269748'>More sharing options...
Demian Flo Posted March 14, 2013 Share #728 Posted March 14, 2013 Shots from a 1960 35mm summicron with goggles L1085771 by df_Jpn, on Flickr L1085790 by df_Jpn, on Flickr Couple more photos here: Nagoya, Nagoya desu: Sushimasa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted March 15, 2013 Share #729 Posted March 15, 2013 I enjoy dipping into this old thread for inspiration and information. Unfortunately not all the original pictures have survived because of their reliance on links to external sites and their subsequent removal for whatever reasons. That is a pity, because in many ways this and its companion thread 'The view through older glass' have considerable archival value. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted March 18, 2013 Share #730 Posted March 18, 2013 Untitled by careca2013, on Flickr 35 summilux pre asph + M8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2013 Share #731 Posted March 18, 2013 Longing for summer on Lake Constance: 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! M8.2, LTM-Nikkor 2.5 - 105mm, ISO 160, 1/180 sec., Aperture 3, 17. March 2013. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M8.2, LTM-Nikkor 2.5 - 105mm, ISO 160, 1/180 sec., Aperture 3, 17. March 2013. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2275812'>More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Share #732 Posted March 19, 2013 "Black, Brown and Beige" 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! M8.2, LTM-Nikkor 2.5 - 105mm, ISO 160, 1/125 sec., Aperture 3, 17. März 2013. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M8.2, LTM-Nikkor 2.5 - 105mm, ISO 160, 1/125 sec., Aperture 3, 17. März 2013. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2276147'>More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2013 Share #733 Posted March 19, 2013 Lake Constance: 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! M8.2, LTM-Nikkor 2.5 - 105mm, ISO 160, 1/750 sec., Aperture 3, 17. March 2013. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! M8.2, LTM-Nikkor 2.5 - 105mm, ISO 160, 1/750 sec., Aperture 3, 17. March 2013. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2276169'>More sharing options...
Aviator Posted March 24, 2013 Share #734 Posted March 24, 2013 Choir concetr yesterday with Canon 50 1,2 LTM and M8. Not much light avaliable :-( Apertures between 1,4 and 2.0 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! 12 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2280593'>More sharing options...
Aviator Posted April 8, 2013 Share #735 Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) Tulips in B&W with 50mm f2.0 Summicron and M8.2. Graphic Visual Art | Monochrome Gallery | Photo 1 The big C is very nice , the tulips too. Which version of the Summicron? Oh, and he´s got big balls (M8 + SummicronC 40mm @ 2,8) 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! Edited April 8, 2013 by Aviator 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2294139'>More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted April 8, 2013 Share #736 Posted April 8, 2013 Hi Aviator - very nice images, very nice. A group of Scenes where imho the story of the event is lifted forward on the shoulders of a photographers talents, their craftsmenship, and the capabilities of the gear he or she has captured the images with. Kudos. In regards to the Canon f1.2 Fifty I am wondering how much of a practical F stop advantage it has over a f1.4 lens? Is f1.2 more of a marketing number or a real gain in practical application. Richard in michigan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted April 8, 2013 Share #737 Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) At f 1,2 it has lots of coma and ca 40% in the middle of the picture is sharp. The corners are very soft. Contrast at f 1,2 is very low, resolution in the center quite good. What you get at f 1,2 (more than at f 1,4) is a "springing sharpness", this is a kind of "Noctilux effect". Example picture is at f 1,2 and a 80% crop of the original picture, most of the light in the room came from the video beamer At f 1,4 the coma is much reduced and the sharpness widens to ca. 80% of the frame on the M8. So I tend to use the lens at f 1,4 and f 1,2 is a kind of "emergency aperture" What I like very much with the canon 50 1,2 is the ergonomics. The long focus way and the smooth focus is just right for this lens. The kind of infinity look is not annoying, you can unlock it without any problems during focussing (it is flat tab, which you press toward the lens body on one side for unlocking, much better than the conventionel focus lock on my 1962 summicron). 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! Edited April 8, 2013 by Aviator 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2294225'>More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted April 8, 2013 Share #738 Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks for the Info Aviator. Much appreciated and you presented your info in a wonderfully clear way, too - at least for my addled braincells :-). As for the Canon, it would seem that this lens can be a lovely tool for image making at least as long as the user is cognizant of the limitations inherent to the type of lens it is and the era it comes from. Speaking for myself, I am willing to cope with a lot of lens 'character' in order to not use flash. Keep shooting & please keep sharing images. Richard In Michigan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aviator Posted April 15, 2013 Share #739 Posted April 15, 2013 Canon 35 2,8 LTM (1953) @ F5,6 Picture is a 50% Crop out of the original file. More constructin work here. 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! 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2299662'>More sharing options...
Aviator Posted April 21, 2013 Share #740 Posted April 21, 2013 I have to say Goodbye and Thank You "Dankeschön" to this thread, because the "nine" is mine and the M(e)ight has to go. So no new shots here but i try to fill The view through older glass. Tgis picture Canon 35 2,8 LTM wide open (50% Crop of original) 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! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/110554-m8-and-old-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2304094'>More sharing options...
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