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On 1/28/2021 at 9:40 AM, lct said:

Just OoF rendering i guess and a bit of glow perhaps. Another example with more glow here (35/1.4 v2). 

@lct I never though I'd say "wow" about a picture of a clothes pin, but WOW!!

This is one of the best examples of Mandler Magic I have seen.  Well done!

 

 

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On 6/15/2021 at 1:03 PM, jankap said:

Beautiful. Where is this landscape?

This is in Iceland where I live. 
 

This was taken at the beginning of the now dormant eruption at Fagradalsfjall. The ground where I was standing is now covered with lava and that peak now longer exists in the form that is shown here. I’m not a religious man but I would liken the experience of a new mountain being born as close to a holy moment I am likely to feel. 
 

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59 minutes ago, OThomas said:

Forgive my ignorance, but who or what is Mandler?

Dr. Walter Mandler. German born - Established the lens design department at Ernst Leitz Canada (ELCAN) in Midland, Ontario after WW2.

Briefly (and therefore, very roughly) responsible for the design of most of the Leitz/Leica lenses, and in particular M rangefinder lenses, from 1953 to 1985. Including many "firsts."

https://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/Walter_Mandler

And in particular a "graduating class"** of all-new designs for the M-mount around 1980, after ELCAN saved the M rangefinder line from extinction by figuring out a way to produce the cameras and lenses at reduced costs over Wetzlar.

**21mm Elmarit-M f/2.8 1980
28mm Elmarit-M f/2.8 v.3 1979
35mm Summicon-M f/2.0 v.4 1980
50mm Summicron-M f/2.0 v./4-5 1980 (still the version used today, optically)
50mm Noctilux-M f/1.0 (1976)
75mm Summilux-M f/1.4 (1980)
90mm Summicron-M v.3 (compact) (1980)

Firsts (partial list)

First Leica designer to employ computer-aided lens computations (late 1950s)
First 50mm f/1.4 Summilux (1959)
First series production 35mm f/1.4 lens ever made by anyone (Summilux for M, 1961)
First retrofocus wide-angles designed for Leica-M (to permit space for ttl metering) 28/21 Elmarit-Ms 1972/1980
First series production Leica apochromatic lens (180mm APO-Telyt-R f/3.4, 1975. Originally the ELCAN 180mm f/3.4, as a surveillance lens for the U.S. Navy)
First 75mm lens for Leica M (75 Summilux f/1.4, 1980)
First Leica-designed 21mm lens (Elmarit-M f/2.8, 1980 - previous 21mm Super-Angulons were designs farmed out to Schneider-Kreuznach).

It should be noted that Dr. Mandler eventually headed an entire team of lens designers (as does Leica lens design chief Peter Karbe today) - but set the tone and general design goals for the team efforts.

http://www.phsc.ca/phsc_e-mail/Vol-5/PHSC-E-Mail-V5-2-Dr-Mandler.pdf

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1 hour ago, adan said:

50mm Summicron-M f/2.0 v./4-5 1980 (still the version used today, optically)

I didn't know that! Great, so, I can post here 🙂 

 

The bath - M10 + 50/2 v5

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11 hours ago, adan said:

Dr. Walter Mandler. German born - Established the lens design department at Ernst Leitz Canada (ELCAN) in Midland, Ontario after WW2.

Briefly (and therefore, very roughly) responsible for the design of most of the Leitz/Leica lenses, and in particular M rangefinder lenses, from 1953 to 1985. Including many "firsts."

https://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/Walter_Mandler

And in particular a "graduating class"** of all-new designs for the M-mount around 1980, after ELCAN saved the M rangefinder line from extinction by figuring out a way to produce the cameras and lenses at reduced costs over Wetzlar.

**21mm Elmarit-M f/2.8 1980
28mm Elmarit-M f/2.8 v.3 1979
35mm Summicon-M f/2.0 v.4 1980
50mm Summicron-M f/2.0 v./4-5 1980 (still the version used today, optically)
50mm Noctilux-M f/1.0 (1976)
75mm Summilux-M f/1.4 (1980)
90mm Summicron-M v.3 (compact) (1980)

Firsts (partial list)

First Leica designer to employ computer-aided lens computations (late 1950s)
First 50mm f/1.4 Summilux (1959)
First series production 35mm f/1.4 lens ever made by anyone (Summilux for M, 1961)
First retrofocus wide-angles designed for Leica-M (to permit space for ttl metering) 28/21 Elmarit-Ms 1972/1980
First series production Leica apochromatic lens (180mm APO-Telyt-R f/3.4, 1975. Originally the ELCAN 180mm f/3.4, as a surveillance lens for the U.S. Navy)
First 75mm lens for Leica M (75 Summilux f/1.4, 1980)
First Leica-designed 21mm lens (Elmarit-M f/2.8, 1980 - previous 21mm Super-Angulons were designs farmed out to Schneider-Kreuznach).

It should be noted that Dr. Mandler eventually headed an entire team of lens designers (as does Leica lens design chief Peter Karbe today) - but set the tone and general design goals for the team efforts.

http://www.phsc.ca/phsc_e-mail/Vol-5/PHSC-E-Mail-V5-2-Dr-Mandler.pdf

Thanks for the information. 👍

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M10 + 50/2 v5

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Summicron 90 V1B

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Same as above 

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M10 with 35mm Summilux pre-ASPH v2

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WhiBal WB reference, M10 color profile

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M10 with 35mm Summilux pre-ASPH v2

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M10-D, Summilux 1.4/35 V3

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3 hours ago, evikne said:

What do you mean with "v3"? Usually only v1 and v2 are considered Mandler designs. See the table halfway down this page.

https://www.overgaard.dk/leica-35mm-Summilux-M-ASPH-f-14.html

I think V3 is the one known as 50e46. With a 46mm thread, 70cm MFD, and pre asph. I also think it's the one you own yourself! 

 

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3 hours ago, Steven said:

I think V3 is the one known as 50e46. With a 46mm thread, 70cm MFD, and pre asph. I also think it's the one you own yourself! 

I considered that option (and it looks like 50mm). But he calls it "1.4/35". So either the focal length or version number must be wrong.

Or it is a 1.4/35 v3 as he says, but that's the 35mm Aspherical. And that's not a Mandler lens. 😉

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Here are a few pics from this morning with 50mm Summicron V4 I just picked up 2 days ago 

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