Lens for III Mod. F

[luigi bertolotti]

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I have looked at hectors ..... the 73 looks good to me but as you mentioned it is terribly expensive if in good condition.

I think I might investigate the unnumbered nickel elmars for they seems to have the perfect period "stamp"

 

You refer to Elmar 50 ?: yep, nickel version could be interesting, me too have thought at it time ago (before I decided that my "partial collection" based on variants of the same lens, would be based on 90 Elmars, as it is); a propos of old Elmars : a very old Elmar 135 4,5 (I have one unnumbered) is equally of interest : imagine that it was conceived (and sold, in the '20s) as a lens for large format plate cameras (135 is std. for 9x12), then Leitz people put the lens assembly into a tube et voilà the first real tele for Leica ! A guarantee for "old style stamp".... My one is bad in cosmetics, with lenses a little dirty... uh, soft of course, but usable: such an item is very cheap, indeed.

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[jc_braconi]

My choice will be the Xenon 1.5 Great look insured !

Regards

jc

[Johannes Knightworth]

I have just finished developing a roll of APX100 and a roll of Tri-x rated at 200asa and developed in Rodinal semi-stand process. I methodically made the shot with the 50 elmars, red and black ring and the 90 Elmar.

I haven't been able to see much yet for it's currently drying in the drying cabinet. But on first (limited) sight I think there will be some nice shots there.

I made all the shots in the most "period" environment I could find, no cars, no highly fashionable dressed people, no new current technological stuff etc. This to see if the period style can be replicated easily.

Later I will make some proofs on warmtone paper and print the most becoming shots on Baryt and if possible will try and Lith. some, perhaps in a copper toning process..... but this needs to be seen first.

I was yet again reminded of how difficult it is nowadys to make a picture without any sign of the current time, there are always cars, mopeds, cables, electrical stuff to be found in streets and alleys which would otherwise look so quaint, a well not really complaining here but it did all of a sudden strike me.

Depending how the actual image turns out I will use the lenses and camera next week and make a reportage of middle-age art and architecture in the city of Bergamo.

I could scan some negatives but I only have a slide scanner which will most certainly not bring out the actual essence of the images, and I never ever touch Photoshop.

 

Anyway I will keep you informed.

 

About the Xenon 1.5 ? which lens is this....

[luigi bertolotti]

Make a reportage also in Brescia... is worth...old Roman town is very apt to no-modern shooting.

Xenon... simply said: predecessor of Summarit, same optical formula (so that items exist with the "taylor-Hobson" engraving I quoted); glass more prone to scratching (as Summar's) : nice items not so easy to find and costly: in my opinion, just a matter of taste and money vs. Summarit: both old fashioned, very similar in aspect and dimension/weight, a little better in rendering, not surprise, the Summarit. Just for the record, Xenon exists also in a very rare first version with 2 rings instead of 3 on the lens barrel... 1 less ring = more money... so is the collector market ....

[José Guerrier]

I have a Summitar (f=5cm 1:2); the lens seems to be in good condition but it is missing the aperture blades.  I have the latter but cannot figure out how to properly place them in the lens.  Does anyone have an idea?

[romanus53]

vor 13 Stunden schrieb José Guerrier:

I have a Summitar (f=5cm 1:2); the lens seems to be in good condition but it is missing the aperture blades.  I have the latter but cannot figure out how to properly place them in the lens.  Does anyone have an idea?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxBr6lkS2oc

just goolge (summitar AND (cla OR repair)), Mikeno62 servs some helpful videos in youtube too.