silfver Posted June 27, 2006 Share #1 Posted June 27, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Put a Canon 50/1.4 on my Leica III (F). Taking it out this weekend to see how it feels and works. Anyone else tried this combo? One side The other side A photo to show 'scale' Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gerard K Posted June 28, 2006 Share #2 Posted June 28, 2006 That thing growls Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobs Posted June 29, 2006 Share #3 Posted June 29, 2006 We used the Canon Lens on Leica 111 series cameras for Reportage work quite extensivley during the early 50's as it was much faster than the Elmar & Summar which were difficult to obtain and very expensive in Melbourne. There were no real problems and the film was usually Tri X. If I wanted photographs for myself I would use the Elmar at f5.6 and process the film myself for better control. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted June 29, 2006 Share #4 Posted June 29, 2006 That is quite a large diameter lens. Do you get cut-off in the viewfinder? David Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
silfver Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share #5 Posted June 29, 2006 David, yeah the lens and hood obstructs about 50% of the viewfinder. The solution will be an external 50mm finder. I'm going to post some updates here: http://silfver.blogspot.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted June 30, 2006 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2006 i use a canon 50 1.2 that looks like that one, same age. i really like its look. more subtle than the fast leicas. less of the famous glow. but nice in its own way...b Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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