Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When my X, Karen who many of you know got her M6 a decade back her choice of glass was the modern 50 2.8 Elmar collapsible which she got in "chrome". I was very envious of it but now have thanks to a LUG friend a very old 3.5 50 Elmar collapsible which came with my IIIF. I do feel very Barnack like when shooting with it. The results I've gotten with it for me have plenty of resonance; glow; fingerprint. Though I have a 3.5 35mm Summaron and a 90 elmar I only get this feeling when using the 50 which I believe is decades older. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:07:32 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Back to film! > > George, > > I think you will find that the 50mm 2.8 Elmar is the exception to the rule. > It was a modernization and slight improvement on the 50/3.5 Elmar, and kept > the same name. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 2:55 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Back to film! > > >> >> On Jul 14, 2012, at 2:27 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: >> >>> Well, I have several of those too, Mark. When I wrote "old" I meant >>> the old 50/2.8 not the modern "new" 50/2.8 Elmar. I'd love to have one >>> of those. I keep my eyes open every Friday. >> >> I thought 2.8 always = elmarit >> no? >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information