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6 hours ago, Al Brown said:

So cool. Just getting one & doing a full CLA myself. I wanted to ask you how you dated it to 1950, is there a serial number related list somewhere on the web or any other sorcery?

IIRC mine came with an original scrap of paper (some kind of delivery note, now stored somewhere in the basement) with the date scribbled on it. Probably not by coincidence, the serial number of my copy is 50xxx. I have seen 48xxx, 49xxx serials, etc. so it's likely that (at least for this lens), the first two digits correspond to the year of production, just like FSU lenses.

It's a low-contrast lens and a CLA does make a world of difference. I had my copy serviced in the Netherlands 😉. A word of caution if you are going the DIY route: it would seem that getting the tiny elements properly aligned is rather tricky. Enjoy your new toy!

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Today I just had to fix my Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5. It was very stiff and grindy to focus, and had a fairly bad front focus. 

It took a few attempts as some threads just didn't want to come apart, and I was essentially taking it apart blind. I didn't find any instructions.

Surprisingly, the helicoids were all aluminium, with exception of the brass rangefinder focus ring. 

It's definitely not a sharp lens, especially off centre. It has a lot of colour aberrations, but it renders fairly nicely in good light. Probably a good B&W portrait lens when. 

Some images shot with the M11, all wide open at f/4.5.

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Portrait with a 50mm uncoted 1930ies Summar on the M10-R

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The M10R renders different from the M240 I previously had. The RAW inherently is less corrected for enhanced sharpness: my lenses give a smoother rendering on the M10-R! 

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Leica M10-R, Millenium Nikkor-S 50/1.4 on an Amedeo Adapter

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Zorita, an 88-year-old woman living in the mountains at 1500m altitude. She does all her work by herself with the help of a walking stick. Her eyesight is poor, she has probably hip arthrosis, but her brain is perfect.

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Summilux 50mm F1.4 V2, (SOOME, 11114, E43), M10-P

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Tokyo Kogaku Topcor-S 5cm F2 V2, M10-P

 

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35mm 8 elements with goggles (1959) and M3 shot wide open on colorplus 200

 

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And a picture of the kit that took the above photo!

Taken with the MP & 50mm Elmar f2.8 (1965) wide open on colorplus 200

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Check of a steam machine

M10M with 1938 Hektor 7,3 cm

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Customary test shots...

M10M + 199X Nikkor 35/2.5 (Nikonos converted to M), both wide open

 

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I managed to clean the rear lens and the aperture blades of my Hektor 13.5cm lens. 

The aperture was short of a nightmare to assemble. It took a few hours of fiddly work, and made a simple mistake that kept me busy for most of that time... the blades look symmetrical but they aren't and the orientation was the key.

Anyways. Here are some shots...

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M10P ASC + 2000 MATE v2 @ 35mm and f/5.6 or f/8

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M10M + 1948 Wollensak Raptar 2" f/2 (Clarus converted to M), wide open

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M10P ASC + 2000 MATE v2. First two @ 50mm, last one @ 28mm. All @ f/4.

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M246 | Summar 50mm f/2 ltm

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Tokyo Kogaku Topcor-S 5cm F2 V2, M10-P

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Tokyo Kogaku Topcor-S 5cm F2 V2, M10-P

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From this afternoon's late afternoon walk mit Onkel Hektor.

M11 with Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5.

 

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1:3.4/180mm Apo-Telyt-R with M 10. 

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