Kleinkamera Posted November 29, 2014 Share #2241 Posted November 29, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica IIIf, Summaron f2.8 35mm, Tri-X 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kleinkamera Posted November 29, 2014 Share #2242 Posted November 29, 2014 IIIf, Summaron 35mm, Tri-X 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordvik Posted November 29, 2014 Share #2243 Posted November 29, 2014 M9 + 1941 5cm Elmar: 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/268173-the-view-through-older-glass/?do=findComment&comment=2717317'>More sharing options...
Kleinkamera Posted November 30, 2014 Share #2244 Posted November 30, 2014 At the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City 1950's Elmar f3.5 50mm, Tri-X 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffoJeffo Posted November 30, 2014 Share #2245 Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Wray London cine-unilite 5.25" f1.9 + S2 Edited November 30, 2014 by JeffoJeffo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kleinkamera Posted December 2, 2014 Share #2246 Posted December 2, 2014 Hektor 7.3cm f1.9 bokeh example at max aperture Kodak Portra 160 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMF Posted December 2, 2014 Share #2247 Posted December 2, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) 21 Super Angulon 3.4 + Hexar RF an ongoing performance by JMF_, on Flickr 21 Super Angulon 3.4 - M3 - TMax The Umbrella Movement by JMF_, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 3, 2014 Share #2248 Posted December 3, 2014 1949 Nikkor-SC 5cm F1.5, wide-open on the M9 Gunston Hall by fiftyonepointsix 1949 Nikkor-QC 13.5cm F4, wide-open Gunston Hall by fiftyonepointsix 1949 Nikkor-PC 8.5cm F2 Gunston Hall, 8.5cm f2 Nikkor by fiftyonepointsix and... 1949 Nikkor 3.5cm F3.5. Gunston Hall by fiftyonepointsix 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffoJeffo Posted December 3, 2014 Share #2249 Posted December 3, 2014 Hugo Meyer Primoplan 10cm f1.9 black paint + S2-3-2 by Thank you for over 1 million views: The Bokeh Worl, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 3, 2014 Share #2250 Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) Picked up this Leitz Xenon 5cm F1.5 off Ebay, reasonable price of $400. This is after disassembly and cleaning. This lens is much better than what was expected based on reputation, I wonder how many examples suffer from haze and scratched glass. This one is quite clean now. Wide-open on the M Monochrom, Orange filter. This lens uses a Tiffen #611 adapter for series VI accessories. I had two, the other on my Summarit. Leica 5cm F1.5 Xenon Marine Museum, Xenon and wide-open on the M9, ISO2500 Marine Museum, Xenon And at F4 on the M9, Gunston Hall- Xenon My "speculation" about the use of the Hexagon shaped aperture, less focus shift due to spherical aberration than using a round-shaped aperture. Same reason Zeiss uses the odd-shaped aperture for the post-war 50/1.5 Sonnar and modern C-Sonnar. This lens was spot-on used close-up and wide-open on my cameras, the Summarit- I believe was optimized for F2.8 at minimum focus. I modified one of my Summarits for wide-open and close-up work. Edited December 3, 2014 by Lenshacker 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 3, 2014 Share #2251 Posted December 3, 2014 (edited) For reference- this wide-open shot is as received, before cleaning haze out of the lens, with a deep yellow filter and same vented hood as the other shots. Leica Xenon 5cm F1.5, Wartime I think a lot of older lenses get bad reputations as they are not properly cleaned and adjusted. Edited December 3, 2014 by Lenshacker 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 4, 2014 Share #2252 Posted December 4, 2014 Minolta 50/1.4 MC Mount, modified to M-Mount. Wide-open on the M8, Fall Colors This lens maintains RF coupling to 0.65m on the M8, and maintains accurate focus through infinity. Minolta built this SLR lens to the Leica 51.6mm standard. "Red Dot", Gunston Hall, Fall 2014 by 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 5, 2014 Share #2253 Posted December 5, 2014 Nikkor 3.5cm F2.5, LTM. Udvar Hazy Air and Space Udvar Hazy Air and Space Udvar Hazy Air and Space This lens shares the same optical formula as the 35/2.8 Summaron, classic 1-2-2-1 double-Gauss. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 5, 2014 Share #2254 Posted December 5, 2014 Nikkor-PC 10.5cm F2.5, Leica Mount, Y52 deep yellow filter. Wide-open. Nikkor 105/2.5,Y52 filter Nikkor 105/2.5,Y52 filter This lens was designed in 1952, Sonnar formula, 1-3-1 configuration. The same lens was made in Leica Mount, Contax RF mount, Nikon S-Mount, and Nikon F-Mount. The latter was slightly modified to reduce the back-focus by 1mm. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 5, 2014 Share #2255 Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Uncoated Carl Zeiss Jena 8.5cm F2 Sonnar, Contax RF Mount. Wide-open on the M9, First Day of Fall L1011962 Adapted to the Leica using a Contax to M-Mount adapter with an "Indexed Cam". I used thin layers of copper tape to correct focus for close-up to infinity. Lots of trial and error, it works. First Day of Fall I ended up making a custom hood for this lens, really helped with the uncoated optics. CUSTOM_HOOD Edited December 5, 2014 by Lenshacker 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 5, 2014 Share #2256 Posted December 5, 2014 Late-run Nikkor-HC 5cm F2, Leica mount. This is one with the Black aperture ring. different construction from the early lenses, different coating. I'm not sure if the optics actually changed or not. After taking one apart- it's a Sonnar formula lens, but the individual elements are different from the Zeiss lens. With red filter, at F2- L1003044 L1003036 At F2, Manassas Battlefield This is a great lens, smoother Bokeh than the 5cm F1.4 Nikkor. It is heavily made, and can be modified to RF couple to 0.7m. The "much less common" Tanar 5cm F2 has a very similar look. Need to take it out. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 6, 2014 Share #2257 Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) KMZ Jupiter-3 5cm F1.5, wide-open on the M9. Simulated yellow filter. Jpeg from DNG-16, Simulated Yellow Filter, M9, KMZ At F4, Jpeg from DNG-16, Simulated Yellow Filter, M9, KMZ KMZ Jupiter-3 5cm f1.5, wide-open on the M8. Simulated Yellow filter, using Arvid's M8raw2dng Jpeg from DNG-16, IR Cut filter, Simulated Yellow, KMZ At F4, also on theM8. Jpeg from DNG-16, IR Cut filter, Simulated Yellow, KMZ by fiftyonepointsix A member of another forum inquired about monochrome conversions on the M8 and M9. Took both cameras out with matching lenses. I've done the same comparison between the M8 and M Monochrom. These J-3's are very, very good- as sharp as my 1943 5cm F1.5 Sonnar "T". One of the J-3's has a Serial Number stamped internally showing it was made by Zeiss in April 1945. I hope people are not tired of these images... Somehow I've built up a collection of 70 or so lenses in Leica mount. 4 of them are newer lenses that would not fit in this thread, "new" meaning under 15 years old. Many of them are custom conversions to Leica mount. I like this thread because it shows Jeffo has this disease worse than me... Edited December 6, 2014 by Lenshacker 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 6, 2014 Share #2258 Posted December 6, 2014 The 1950 KMZ J-3 looked like it was "Assembly Practice" in Russia, the focal length was incorrect and the machining for the mount was so bad it was held together with sewing string. The focus of the original lens was way off at all distances, explaining why the glass was in perfect condition. Required changing the spacing between groups and transplanting into an LTM mount. KMZ J-3, at F4 on the M Monochrom. Red filter. L1000019 And wide-open at F1.5, no filter. jupiter3_1950_3 The focus mount is modified to maintain focus to 0.75m 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 7, 2014 Share #2259 Posted December 7, 2014 This lens is unusual. It is a 5cm F1.5 Sonnar formula lens, made from the left over parts of six different incomplete lenses used to repair others. Four of those were Jupiter-3's, Two were Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnars. Rear fixture and triplet are from a KMZ J3, barrel from a Sonnar, middle triplet from a Sonnar, front element from a ZOMZ. Focus mount made from parts of 3 broken J-3's. The KMZ rear fixture and triplet is compatible with the pre-war and wartime Zeiss 5cm f1.5 Sonnar, the front element and middle triplet can be interchanged between any of the J-3's and the Sonnar. Wide-open on the M8, Hybrid J-3/Sonnar Hybrid J-3/Sonnar Gunston Hall, Fall At F4, Gunston Hall, Fall 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenshacker Posted December 8, 2014 Share #2260 Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) A quick test of a lens just picked up, a Minolta Chiyoko 11cm F5.6. This lens is smaller than the 9cm F4 Elmar, uses the same sized filter. This lens is early 1950s, is hard coated. Higher contrast than the Elmar, close-focus is 6ft. first impression- Japanese rendition of the Mountain Elmar. Minolta 11cm F5.6 Squirrels love to run across this downed tree. Minolta 11cm F5.6 Higher contrast than my uncoated 9cm f4 Elmar, I will try this one out on the M Monochrom. Minolta 11cm F5.6 Swirly Bokeh, Minolta 11cm F5.6 Minolta stuck with the Japanese 32x24 format for a long time, probably explains why they were not popular outside of Japan. Has anyone else noticed that the u43 standard follows the 32x24 ratio? Edited December 8, 2014 by Lenshacker 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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