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I thought that you might like to see how my Leica 1 is working at full aperture. I have been using the camera with the rangefinder for a few candid shots.

Leica IIIf • Super-Angulon 4.0 - 21 mm • Ilford FP4 Plus 200asa I only acquired this lens recently. Despite its reputation for being a little blunt, it seems quite sharp to me.

Sea clouds

21811 34550 Leica I (Elmar) 7th version from 31600 1928 12740 The above is taken from the link, is does not tally with other info that I have seen. I think the date should be 1930

Granite I presume, the amount of work boggles my mind! this was snapped on a IIIb with a 3.5cm f3,5 Summaron on a day out at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park UK

Summaron 3.5cm f3,5 body IIIb / pic 1, 2, Summitar 5cm f2 body IIIf (probably shot at f2.8) / pic 3, Elmar 5cm f3.5 body IIIf / pic 4

thanks could be a reason for getting a 1950s red scale and making a comparison!

more of your thoughts please...

Quite amazing that Leitz offered such services, I suppose even now they will do most things for a price.

what a cool upgrade I have I tried a few pics on my Lumix (I know a sin:eek:) it is as sharp as a razor and reproduces good colour. The glass is very clear and without scratches but does have a few specs of fungus, but I'm not complaining Tony

yes, it came attached to a 1939 lllb Tony

I have just bought an Elmar f3.5 red scale, minimum f16, well I think that it is a red scale, serial number: 132412 apparently dating it from 1931...... is this possible? It is also coated! I'll post a few pics when I get a chance. Tony

Hi Philip. The scans are done on an Epson v700 @ 2400dpi (or near to that), the film is Ilford FP4 Plus, shot at 125asa with a 2x yellow filter, developed in ID11 / 20c / 11mins / 10sec agi per min / I then process using PS. These negs are a little dense, as I accidentally over exposed by at least one stop I don't really have a darkroom as such, more a big changing tent and the kitchen. I did spend a 11 months in a processing lab in the mid 70s. I was 16 years old and fondly remember "racking-up" first thing in the morning, hundreds of rolls of film. We use to enter the back of the large processor through a light trap and happily spend the morning in there in total darkness. I say fondly as my colleague was a great looking girl a touch older than myself. Tony

Hello all, Just been shooting a little more film with the 1a. Q: Is there a forum section for images taken with the 1a? I find myself wondering about the cameras history and what it has seen. I know a little romantic, but this is part of the fascination for me of working with old gear. Now if cameras could talk.... the pic of the whole church is a panorama from 3 separate negs, well why not:D Tony

hi. I sold the M8 because it was not innovative, was no better than many, and possibly worse than quite a few. It was slow to write to the card. It was poor at high Iso. It was slippy in the hand. It was too fat to hold without aftermarket support. It didn't have full frame. The lenses back focused / front focused. Now the 1A is innovative , is amazing in the hand. In short it is an engineering miracle of its age. I simply wanted to get away from the blandness of the M8. It took me a while to admit to my self that I couldn't get along with the M8, but when I finally admitted it it was easy to part with. My lllF and now my 1A would be very difficult to part with. Tony