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There is hardly any difference in volume or ‘state’ with or without the hood and without it the lens is rather vulnerable for dust, fingerprints or scratches. The only pain in the ass of the APO35 is the metal cap, which causes a bit damage on the hood and it falls off quite easily which causes damage to the cap itself. So, I hardly use the cap and have put a Leitz UVa or CR 1.5 filter as a protection against dust.

Das ist ganz normal für Leica shops, und andere. Hat mit MwSt zu tun.

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People who buy art/paintings are different from the type of photographers who frequent this forum. Actually my brain is busy more often than I’m aware of, finding out which photo I want to make or select from my archive to print and hang on the wall. I’m sure I’m not the only one here.

Can’t agree more! The feet and the legs lead the eye to the face which results in more impact/communication from the face.

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Would she hang it portrait or landscape?

Quite an achievement to make this photo without the common hordes of tourists coming into the frame 😃. I was there last month with my wife and we fled...

Very nice image! Which developer did you use?

The day of the market somewhere in the Provence. M10-R with Summicron 35 iv

Starting the day with an espresso and a chat. Italy, M10-R with Elmar-M 50mm.

Cathedral Limburg an der Lahn, Germany

This is not Christo, but just maintenance of the cathedral of Limburg an der Lahn, Germany. Although the choice for white cloths could have been influenced by Christo, where we often see orange plastic banners on buildings in restoration. 😉 Made with APO 35; I'm just smitten again, after about 4 years of owning my M10-R, by the perfect neutrality of the colors. Perhaps it is the effect of a good old Leitz CR 1.5 filter on my APO 35, which I prefer recently for protection against dust above its lens cap which is too loose after a few months of using. Leica should have chosen for a rubber cap there IMO.

With APO 90mm

M10-R with APO 90mm.