Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]96072121@csunt2.napier.ac.uk wrote: > > Being a student, my leica kit has been built up from older > lenses found around the shops here in Edinburgh. UK prices > are not cheap compared to US but I got the lot for ~1050UKP > which seemed very reasonable, (I could have spent the same > on a decent M2 and a newer 50/2. > > M4-2 slight ding beside hotshoe otherwise unmarked > 90/4 (1957) > 35/2 (1957) > 50/2 (1957) > > My question concerns first, these optics are old (Is it fate > I got matching dates from different shops?) but in good > condition, are there any particular differences (eg > noticeable on a b&w 8*10) between these and recent optics > and secondly the 50/2 has a slight mark on the element > behind the aperture blades which can only be seen if held > close to a naked bulb. The repairer said it was caused by > the aperture blades sticking at one point and bending o > touch the surface, producing the circular, very slightly > hazy mark. Have any other luggers had this problem and did > it affect the performance of the lens? The 50/2 has the most > amazing 'bokeh' with out of focus areas looking almost > ghostly, like a fine mist is in the air. Finally, does > anyone have a Noctilux I can borrow for the year...I'm > having strange dreams about big apertures...or is this a > symptom of something more serious? > > Andrew > > ###### > hiding behind a tree (it's windy) > ###### Andrew, It sounds like a good outfit to me. Does your 35 Summicron have a 1957 serial number? As far as I know, only a few were produced in '58 then '59 was really the first year for them. I'd be curious to hear about this lens. All my Noctiluxes are loaned out at the moment, I'll let you know when one is comes back. ; ) Regards, Colin