Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recently acquired a IIIa with a Summar and have been interested in using it. The IIIa is brassy but otherwise in great shape. I had the Summar CLA'd and it turned out quite well. I am appreciating the comments here and hope my first roll of pictures, soon to be developed, will meet the expectation I am developing based on the comments read. I like the size of the IIIa with the summar better than any other LTM. Roland Smith - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Lahrson" <tripspud@wenet.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIa and Summar 50 f2 vs Leica IIIc and Elmar 50 f3.5 > Tony Salce wrote: > > Hi, I'm relatively new to this list. I wanted to know what people's views > > were of the above two combinations and which would be the preferable > > purchase. I shoot mainly family photos and street photography. Your comments > > would be appreciated. > > Hi Tony, > > The IIIa has more distance between the rangefinder and viewfinder > eyepieces than the IIIc. Otherwise, not much different from operational > point of view. > > I think all of the Summars were uncoated glass; the Elmars were both > coated and uncoated. The coated lens will have a different effective > contrast, most pronounced in backlighted scenes, but I see them as diffenent > effective tools. The Summar I had was great at portrature and street scenes. > > The Elmar is much smaller, allowing the Leica to be comfortable in a > pocket; with the Summar, a little less so. > > Cheers, > > Rich Lahrson > tripspud@wenet.net >