[Leica] Another 50 for the Jeffster

[nickbroberts at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Roberts)]

The shutter is a potential weak point (and unloved by
repairers), but otherwise, they are as tough as
anything.
The first "real" camera I ever saw was my
grandfather's Contax III with f2 Sonnar - it had
actually been my great-grandfather's camera 
originally. I don't know what happened to it, which is
a real shame, but it lit a fire in me that hasn't gone
out.
Alternatives are the later Contaxes, the IIa and IIIa,
which have a redesigned shutter (I have a IIIa), or a
Kiev, which are effectively Soviet-made Contaxes -
they're cheap enough to throw away if the shutter
fails. The Contaxes are superbly engineered, but I
have to say I prefer using Leicas.

Nick



--- Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote:

> Hi Jefferey,
> 
> When I was 13 years old (many years ago) I've used
> the Contax of my father,
> this camera had a Sonnar 50/1,5 and I remember it as
> a very nice lens, but
> with much more contrast (but not strong) than a
> Leica lens or Elmar, it was
> a sharp lens given very good detail, IMHO it is a
> very good lens. The Contax
> of my father was unfortunately stolen, I've asked
> some week ago in a shop
> for a similar Contax, I know the owner and he saids
> me that lens was lovely
> but the Contax was in the mechanical sense a
> delicate camera... I don't know
> on which other cameras can you adapt a Sonnar, if
> you know it, please let me
> know, I have some nostalgia for that lens.
> 
> Saludos desde Barcelona
> Luis
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De:
>
lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]En
> nombre de
> Jeffery Smith
> Enviado el: jueves, 30 de marzo de 2006 3:42
> Para: 'Leica Users Group'
> Asunto: [Leica] Another 50 for the Jeffster
> 
> John van Stelten is getting ready to polish, clean,
> uncement, cement, and
> coat a nice Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5 LTM lens for me.
> Wish me luck. I have a
> 50/1.5 in Contax mount, but my Contax is not
> terribly light-tight, and I've
> never been able to give that lens a good workout.
> 
> Any of you have experience with the 50/1.5 Sonnar?
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> 
> 
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