Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This one is a bit dirty...something sticky has sort of oozed out the bottom. I'll clean it up with some acetone and try it out. I think you are absolutely right about the Elmar similarities...looking into the lens from the back, the rear element is waaaaaay up inside, like it would be in an extended collapsible lens. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nick Roberts Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:12 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Russian Elmar copy Meant to say "They're Elmar copies indeed, I believe" - sorry! Nick --- Nick Roberts <nickbroberts@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > That's an Industar. They're Elmar copies, I believe, > although not so direct as the Jupiters. Surprisingly > decent lenses in my experience (I have a couple). > > Nick > > --- Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > > > Where did you get it? I found a 53/2,8 Russian LTM > > that came on one of my > > FEDs (I have no idea what it is, but the Russian > > writing doesn't look > > anything like "Jupiter"). It may be an Industar. > How > > many Russian 53/2,8 > > lenses could there be? > > > > Jeffery Smith > > New Orleans, LA > > http://www.400tx.com > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: > lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] > > On Behalf Of Daniel > > Ridings > > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 10:53 AM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: Re: [Leica] enough with Olympus DSLR > > postings PLEASE > > > > > > On 3/20/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> > wrote: > > > I was considering getting an old 50/3.5 Elmar > and > > am glad that I > > > didn't. The elements are too small for John Van > > Stelten to polish! > > > Right now, the 50/3.5 Heliar is closest to the > > retro look in a > > > contemporary lens. > > > > > > Jeffery > > > > Psssttt ... I didn't want to mention it because it > > was off-topic ... but the > > shot I posted this week: > > > > http://dlridings.se/paw/2006/11.html > > > > That was with a Russian cousin to the 50/3.5 > Elmar. > > It was with an > > Industar-50, the collapsible one. It cost me a > > whopping $28. I priced the > > 50/3.5 newer Elmars (I have an uncoated, > unnumbered > > one from the early > > 30'ies) and really couldn't be sure they would be > > that much better than my > > trusty uncoated one. > > > > So I went with the Industar. It's coated and clean > > as a whistle. No fungus > > worries etc. > > > > Daniel > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC > calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > ___________________________________________________________ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information