Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I was going through some old ads in magazines from the fifties ... the Summicron didn't cost all that much more in a body + lens package and the Elmar is always listed first. Possibly because it was a little cheaper. One thing that strikes me when looking at old camera packages ... the 50mm was king. A producer could have 4 or 5 different variants of the 50 in its line-up at the same time. He probably looked at your 50's camera and lens and felt right at home :) Daniel On Mon, 5 May 2003, Jim Shulman wrote: > The weekend brought another trip to the old car flea markets. This > fellow, who drove up in a vintage '59 Plymouth (as part of a Forward > Look troika) had style well beyond the tailfins. > > And for those who need to know: Yes, he indeed did pose for this > photograph. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1473357&size=lg > > Incidentally, the shots taken over the weekend were made with a M-mount > Elmar 50/3.5 I'd heard wonderful things about this lens--apparently > many photographers in the 50s were loathe to give up the red scale Elmar > for the collapsible Summicron--but was surprised by the wonderful > results. Not all aged Leitz optics are this impressive, even after a > CLA. A scanner doesn't do it justice--ya gotta see 'em on a light table. > > Best, > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html