[Leica] New Life for Old Glass

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (joelct)]

Luggers

I am patiently waiting for my old Leica glass Hektor 50/2.5 to be returned 
from the UK - it is in the good hands of master restorer Malcolm Taylor

Joseph
Singapore




--- Jim Nichols <nicholsj@edge.net> wrote:

> Luggers,
> 
> When one is retired and watching one's budget, any new glass in-hand
> is a joy.  Recently, John Heintz and I swapped a pair of Steinheil
> lenses from many years ago.  I received a Culminar 85mm f/2.8 in
> Exacta mount.  Since the shutter on my Exacta VX1000 acts as if it
> were lubricated with molasses, I installed the lens on the
> simplified Exacta, the Exa, the one advertised by one of our Luggers
> as having only two functions.  With its small range of shutter
> speeds, 1/25 to 1/150, using a rotating mirror as a shutter, it is
> very reliable and low-maintenance when compared to its big brother,
> the Exacta.
> 
> John asked to see the results of this marriage of "oldies", so I
> added two frames from my first roll of Kodak Gold 200 to my
> gallery.
> 
> The first, dedicated to GeeBee, is a cloud shot, backlighted, just
> before sunset.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Clouds14 
> 
> The second, a fitting subject for a lens and camera of this vintage,
> is a restored 1932 Great Lakes Biplane, lovingly restored to better
> than new by its owners.  From the warmth of the colors, the old
> glass feels right at home with such a subject.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/GreatLakes 
> 
> John, I'm proud to put the lens to good use.  I hope your IIIf
> returns to your hands before too long.
> 
> 
> Jim Nichols
> nicholsj@edge.net
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