Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just spent an afternoon in the darkroom printing the results from a newly acquired 135/4.5 Hektor (screw mount) and a 35/3.5 Summaron (screw mount), and a 90/2.8 Elmarit (latest). Hektor: the best $80 I've ever spent on camera gear. I know the 135/4 and 135/3.4 are great, but I'm so happy with the results and even happier about not spending $1700 more on the latest! 35/3.5 Summaron: again, I love the results. 90/2.8 Elmarit: nothing to say that you don't already know about this great performer, and it certainly beats my 90/4 Elmar, though I did get an excellent shot from 90/4 that gave me a new appreciation for that lens. This was all on Delta 100 and Tri-X 400 (at E.I. 320). The point is: I hope others have the chance to be as pleasantly surprised as I was with the old Leica screw mount lenses (and adapter ring!). I would never have believed it until I tried it for myself. And, every time I leave the darkroom, I come away with an even greater love for B&W photography (until I look at some of those chromes). I love this stuff. And hello again to a couple of you whom I met at the Hunts show in Boston. My pleasure. Andrew