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Am 22.9.2021 um 17:35 schrieb Ouroboros:

Abandoned croft, Port Ness.  Isle of Lewis.

Leica MP

28mm summaron-m

TMax 100 in HC-110

 

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Steve, great photo. I sold my Summaron 28 new , which I had bought for my outdoor backpack because I had problems with the widest aperture of 5,6. Too slow with a yellow or even more with an orange filter  on  a  less than bright  day or daytime. How do you get around this problem ? Are you using a tripod ?    I ask because I'm really thinking to re-buy the Summaron 28.... or the Elmarit 28 asph... or  the ltm CV Skopar 3,5/28.... 

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Steve, great photo. I sold my Summaron 28 new , which I had bought for my outdoor backpack because I had problems with the widest aperture of 5,6. Too slow with a yellow or even more with an orange filter  on  a  less than bright  day or daytime. How do you get around this problem ? Are you using a tripod ?    I ask because I'm really thinking to re-buy the Summaron 28.... or the Elmarit 28 asph... or  the ltm CV Skopar 3,5/28.... 

Thanks Klaus, I'm not one for keeping cameras and lenses I don't use enough to justify having them and I'm not sentimental about cameras or lenses, the image is all!.  I really like the 28mm summicron-m and 28mm or equivalent is my most used focal length with 3:2 (35mm and 6x9 formats).  I did have three 28mm lenses that I use with my MP; 28mm f3.5 color-skopar (my backpacking lens), 28mm summaron-m and 28mm summicron asph v1. 

Over the past 3-4 years, I've used the summaron-m far more that the color-skopar,  I sold the color-skopar earlier this year, despite the fact that I think it is a brilliant lens.  I tend to shoot the summaron-m mainly at f8  and with 100iso film in average light outdoors, I'm getting around 1/60th sec shutter speed which is not a problem for me..  if I need a wider aperture and/or a faster shutter speed I have the 28mm summicron asph in reserve.

For my preference for the 28mm focal length, I find the 28mm summicron and 28mm summron-m a versatile pair.    I'm not averse to using a tripod, but the (summaron-m) image I uploaded  is hand-held.

My personal opinion is that if you can afford to have the summaron-m as a second 28mm for it's individual character, then buy it!

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On 9/24/2021 at 3:38 PM, grahamc said:

I feel like a real analogue shooter now I've captured a basketball hoop 

 

I feel the same: I have shot a chair now 🙃

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m3, rigid 50, sfx 200 (dd-x), printed on mgfb warm tone and scanned

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m3, rigid 50, sfx 200 (dd-x), printed on mgfb warm tone and scanned

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The city below the Taurus Mountains is definitely worth to visit, but it should not do during scorching summer days.

 

Leica M-A

50'APO

Tri-X in Ilfosol 3

Antalya, Turkey

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vor 19 Stunden schrieb Ouroboros:

Thanks Klaus, I'm not one for keeping cameras and lenses I don't use enough to justify having them and I'm not sentimental about cameras or lenses, the image is all!.  I really like the 28mm summicron-m and 28mm or equivalent is my most used focal length with 3:2 (35mm and 6x9 formats).  I did have three 28mm lenses that I use with my MP; 28mm f3.5 color-skopar (my backpacking lens), 28mm summaron-m and 28mm summicron asph v1. 

Over the past 3-4 years, I've used the summaron-m far more that the color-skopar,  I sold the color-skopar earlier this year, despite the fact that I think it is a brilliant lens.  I tend to shoot the summaron-m mainly at f8  and with 100iso film in average light outdoors, I'm getting around 1/60th sec shutter speed which is not a problem for me..  if I need a wider aperture and/or a faster shutter speed I have the 28mm summicron asph in reserve.

For my preference for the 28mm focal length, I find the 28mm summicron and 28mm summron-m a versatile pair.    I'm not averse to using a tripod, but the (summaron-m) image I uploaded  is hand-held.

My personal opinion is that if you can afford to have the summaron-m as a second 28mm for it's individual character, then buy it!

Thank you Steve, these are quite useful informations. The interesting part is that you have a faster back-up lens if the need should arise which I didn't and so lost interest in the Summaron-M because it turned out to be a " bright daylight" only lens. 

One last question: Do you use a filter for the Su-M ? Say an orange 22 ? Puts your speed down  to 1/15 in your example... 

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12 hours ago, Kl@usW. said:

Thank you Steve, these are quite useful informations. The interesting part is that you have a faster back-up lens if the need should arise which I didn't and so lost interest in the Summaron-M because it turned out to be a " bright daylight" only lens. 

One last question: Do you use a filter for the Su-M ? Say an orange 22 ? Puts your speed down  to 1/15 in your example... 

Klaus, I use a yellow filter occasionally on the summaron-m if there is cloud or sea detail that I want to enhance slightly. It depends  also on which film I have in the camera.

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13 hours ago, Kl@usW. said:

The interesting part is that you have a faster back-up lens if the need should arise which I didn't and so lost interest in the Summaron-M because it turned out to be a " bright daylight" only lens. 

I don't find that, possibly because I tend to use 400 film. I will sometimes use a yellow 8 filter. As it is my favourite focal length I have often thought that I "need" a faster 28mm but tbh the 5,6 has never been a limitation so far. I think I've posted these before, both shot on the MP with 28mm Summaron M, yellow filter and Ilford Pan400. 

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On 9/24/2021 at 10:16 PM, grahamc said:

Very nice - which Summilux 50mm do you use ? 

Thank you. The Summilux is an ASPH version. Purchased used along with the M6 about a year ago so I don't know much more than that. This is my first rangefinder camera and still in learning mode when it comes to Leica's. 

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Canine discontent. Memphis, 2021

 

 

M2-R | Lux' 35mm f/1.4 | Ilford FP4+,  EI 400, Rodinal 1:25

 

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Portra400 @200

Scans by Berlin LAB safelight.de

Voigtländer Ultron 35mm f2.0 V1

Leica M4

California/L.A.

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Glasgow, UK

Leica M2, 50 Summilux ASPH, Kodak Portra 400

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San Antonio, TX street cooking.

Leica M6ttl | Summilux 50mm ASPH | HP5 | Arista Premium

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Foliage, East Tokyo

Konica Hexar RF + 50mm Summilux-M ASPH on Kodak Portra 400VC (expired)

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Motorcycle Cannonball, Victoria, TX

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Sydney harbour this week - Tri X & 35:1.4 v2, on M6J

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