Popular Post stray cat Posted November 10, 2021 Popular Post Share #1 Posted November 10, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm sure there is a more polite and technically correct way of identifying them, but these odd-looking Leica lenses wearing their nerd-like goggles punch out some pretty impressive pictures. So - DR Summicrons, 135mm Elmarit-Ms, 35mm Summarons and all the rest - here's a thread where you can post your goggled Leica pictures without them being in danger of having sand kicked in their face by the cool guys. Staying in the nerd space for a moment though - please include what lens it is that you used. 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! off-season 2021 M2, 35mm summaron f3.5, yellow filter, XP2 Super 21 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! off-season 2021 M2, 35mm summaron f3.5, yellow filter, XP2 Super ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311003'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 10, 2021 Posted November 10, 2021 Hi stray cat, Take a look here "Four Eyes": a thread for goggled lenses. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
mikemgb Posted November 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2021 M2, Dual Range Summicron in close range. 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! 13 Quote 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/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311026'>More sharing options...
stray cat Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted November 11, 2021 29 minutes ago, mikemgb said: M2, Dual Range Summicron in close range. 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! That cat's just lovely Mike - thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemgb Posted November 11, 2021 Share #4 Posted November 11, 2021 1 minute ago, stray cat said: That cat's just lovely Mike - thank you. Thank you, my in-laws cat, she was a feral they used to feed, one day she walked in through the front door and stayed, she showed no interest in the outdoors after that. 2 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stray cat Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted November 11, 2021 35 minutes ago, mikemgb said: Thank you, my in-laws cat, she was a feral they used to feed, one day she walked in through the front door and stayed, she showed no interest in the outdoors after that. Just like a typical cat! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stray cat Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted November 11, 2021 According to Ken Rockwell Leica apparently prefers to call the goggles a "finder attachment". Whatever. We need more FA photos: 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! oops 2016 m6ttl, 135mm Elmar-M, silvermax 100 7 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! oops 2016 m6ttl, 135mm Elmar-M, silvermax 100 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311052'>More sharing options...
plaidshirts Posted November 11, 2021 Share #7 Posted November 11, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just got my third 35mm Summaron. I keep selling them and they keep coming back to me LOL. Here's a test shot I took. It may be 61 years old, but it's pretty dang sharp. 📷Leica M-D 262 👓Summaron 35/2.8 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! 5 Quote 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/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311273'>More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted November 11, 2021 Share #8 Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) My 35mm f3.5 goggles Summaron has returned to me after spending the past 45 years with a friend, so it had a trip to the seaside. (M3, FP4, Darkroom prints.) 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! Edited November 11, 2021 by Pyrogallol 6 1 1 Quote 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/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311500'>More sharing options...
UliWer Posted November 11, 2021 Share #9 Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) I like the idea of the thread and the photos. Though I have some silly questions: 20 hours ago, stray cat said: M2, 35mm summaron f3.5 The M2 had proper framelines for 35mm, so it didn‘t need the goggles. Are you sure, the picture wasn‘t taken with an M3? The goggles were made for it. 17 hours ago, stray cat said: 135mm Elmar-M … no goggled version for the Elmar. Was it the Elmarit? Edited November 11, 2021 by UliWer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 11, 2021 Share #10 Posted November 11, 2021 Antique train detail LEICA MP with 50mm Summicron DR (approx. 1960) on Rollei RPX100 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! 5 Quote 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/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311575'>More sharing options...
stray cat Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted November 11, 2021 1 hour ago, UliWer said: I like the idea of the thread and the photos. Though I have some silly questions: The M2 had proper framelines for 35mm, so it didn‘t need the goggles. Are you sure, the picture wasn‘t taken with an M3? The goggles were made for it. … no goggled version for the Elmar. Was it the Elmarit? Thank you Uli for your interest in the thread and for correcting me about the 135mm lens - it is indeed a goggled Elmarit (f2.8) not an Elmar. The 35mm Summaron I used to take the picture of the boats is, however, the goggled version which was made for the M3 but which I use on my M2. I actually have an M2 version (ungoggled) of the same lens but in some ways I prefer the goggled version, even on the M2 (I don’t have an M3) as it has a shorter minimum focus distance which I find handy at times. I think it also brings up a different set of frame lines in the M2 finder than the ungoggled version but that’s neither here nor there for me in use. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaidshirts Posted November 11, 2021 Share #12 Posted November 11, 2021 2 hours ago, UliWer said: I like the idea of the thread and the photos. Though I have some silly questions: The M2 had proper framelines for 35mm, so it didn‘t need the goggles. Are you sure, the picture wasn‘t taken with an M3? The goggles were made for it. I like using the goggles on my M2 because I wear glasses and 35mm framelines are too difficult to see. Using the 35mm Summaron with 50mm framelines work perfectly for me. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stray cat Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted November 11, 2021 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! 35mm summaron f3.5, m2, xp2 super 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 35mm summaron f3.5, m2, xp2 super ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311663'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 12, 2021 Share #14 Posted November 12, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, stray cat said: Thank you Uli for your interest in the thread and for correcting me about the 135mm lens - it is indeed a goggled Elmarit (f2.8) not an Elmar. The 35mm Summaron I used to take the picture of the boats is, however, the goggled version which was made for the M3 but which I use on my M2. I actually have an M2 version (ungoggled) of the same lens but in some ways I prefer the goggled version, even on the M2 (I don’t have an M3) as it has a shorter minimum focus distance which I find handy at times. I think it also brings up a different set of frame lines in the M2 finder than the ungoggled version but that’s neither here nor there for me in use. Hello Phil, All of the "goggled" 35mm lenses, of all maximum apertures, bring up the 50mm frame lines on all M cameras. Some 35mm "un-goggled" 35mm f3.5 Summarons bring up the 35/135 mm frame lines on whichever M camera they are used on. There are also some early "un-goggled" 35mm f3.5 Summarons that bring up the 50mm frame lines because they were manufactured for use on an M3 before the M2 with 35mm frame lines was released. These early 35mm f3.5 Summarons were designed to be used with a SBLOO external finder. Best Regards, Michael Edited November 12, 2021 by Michael Geschlecht 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stray cat Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Michael Geschlecht said: Hello Phil, All of the "goggled" 35mm lenses, of all maximum apertures, bring up the 50mm frame lines on all M cameras. Some 35mm "un-goggled" 35mm f3.5 Summarons bring up the 35/135 mm frame lines on whichever M camera they are used on. There are also some early "un-goggled" 35mm f3.5 Summarons that bring up the 50mm frame lines because they were manufactured for use on an M3 before the M2 with 35mm frame lines was released. These early 35mm f3.5 Summarons were designed to be used with a SBLOO external finder. Best Regards, Michael Oh, thank you Michael. That certainly fills in a few gaps in my knowledge. These are tricky little things, these goggled lenses! I wonder if Leica would consider bringing back one, for their retro series? Perhaps one based on the early 35mm Summilux "steel rim" might be a popular item, with that .65m minimum focus distance? Thank you also plaidshirts, Pyrogallol and Dave (SailRonin) for your brilliant pictures, all of which show of the best of Leica quality that these lenses exude. And let's see more FA-photos folks - post 'em if you've got 'em! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 12, 2021 Share #16 Posted November 12, 2021 Luther Burbank Park beach, November 2021 LEICA MP w/50mm Summicron DR on Rollei RPX 100 souped in Rodinal 1:25 and scanned with Plustek 8200. 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! 4 Quote 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/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311701'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 12, 2021 Share #17 Posted November 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, stray cat said: Oh, thank you Michael. That certainly fills in a few gaps in my knowledge. These are tricky little things, these goggled lenses! I wonder if Leica would consider bringing back one, for their retro series? Perhaps one based on the early 35mm Summilux "steel rim" might be a popular item, with that .65m minimum focus distance? Thank you also plaidshirts, Pyrogallol and Dave (SailRonin) for your brilliant pictures, all of which show of the best of Leica quality that these lenses exude. And let's see more FA-photos folks - post 'em if you've got 'em! Hello Phil, Please keep in mind that: "goggles" on an M3 with 0.91X image magnification becomes 0.6X image magnification. Quite usable with the depth of field of a 35mm lens. With the image magnification of 0.72X of an M2: That becomes 0.48X image magnification. Still usable. But not quite the same. Best Regards, Michael 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 12, 2021 Share #18 Posted November 12, 2021 "Z" dock Luther Burbank Park. LEICA MP w. 50mm Summicron DR on Rollei RPX 100 souped in Rodinal 1:25' 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! 6 Quote 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/326414-four-eyes-a-thread-for-goggled-lenses/?do=findComment&comment=4311704'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 12, 2021 Share #19 Posted November 12, 2021 Hello Everybody, It would also be interesting to know the apertures used. Some of these "goggled" lenses are remarkably good on at tripod, at apertures 4, 5.6 & 8 I prefer a small, strong table tripod, with soft, non-marking slippers (For using against interior walls, etc.), with a large ball head & a cable release when it is possible to put it on or against something solid. Which is most of the time. It also gives me + 2 stops of stability if I hold it against my chest. The cable release is also important then. Best Regards, Michael 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted November 12, 2021 Share #20 Posted November 12, 2021 HI Michael, I don't track my apertures, sorry but I'm doing well to remember which lens! 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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