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Summicron rigid 50mm version II

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2 hours ago, shirubadanieru said:

Today I was at a photo exhibition with pictures from 1900s to today, and by far all my favorite photos were taken in the 1950s and 60s...

I'm genuinely curious to know what was it, specifically, about those images which you liked, shirubadanieru. Was it Subject-matter? Composition? Lighting? Printing? 'Other'?...

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I'm afraid I disagree. My copy of the rigid is tack sharp at f2.0. Here's the prove:  

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Excerpt of Viewfinder, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2006, page 44 et seq. Legendary Leica Lenses, The 50mm f/2 “Rigid” Summicron, by Dick Gilcreast https://tinyurl.com/mpexjyct « The rigid Summicron underwent

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The 1960s 6-element, 5-group: more contrast than the older lens, and I am biased towards "center-sharp". Hard to put into words. The 1960s lens gives a beautiful image, but different from the "golden-

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9 hours ago, pippy said:

I'm genuinely curious to know what was it, specifically, about those images which you liked, shirubadanieru. Was it Subject-matter? Composition? Lighting? Printing? 'Other'?...

Philip.

I don't know exactly what, it might have been the period in which the photos were taken (post-war Japan), but the pictures from this period just had more emotion in them. Despite not being as perfect rendering wise like the ones in the 70s~90s, they just felt more raw and conveyed emotions that others didn't. 

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56 minutes ago, shirubadanieru said:

I don't know exactly what, it might have been the period in which the photos were taken (post-war Japan), but the pictures from this period just had more emotion in them. Despite not being as perfect rendering wise like the ones in the 70s~90s, they just felt more raw and conveyed emotions that others didn't. 

Film from an era plays a bigger role than lens from an era

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On 2/17/2015 at 1:02 AM, james.liam said:

I'm resurrecting this old thread to help clarify matters; I'm at a loss to identify when the Rigid v.I serial #'s goes to v.II. Is there actually any optical difference between the two?

 

Seems some have dual meter/feet measurements engraved while others are only feet; some are engraved 5cm while others 50mm. Also, the later one has the ridges in the scalloped ring in the opposite positions (along the indentation rather than the ridge). I'm a bit unclear how to properly distinguish the two.

None I’m aware of…!

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