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Subject: [Leica] Playing with the Hektor 6,3/2,8cm & Leica IIIF
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Jul 25 14:33:44 2006
References: <44C4D0C10002C740@ctsmtpout1.frontal.correo> (added by postmaster@telefonica.net)

I just saw a tempting ! very nice Leitz IIIF and 50/1.5 Summarit lens  
at a local shop,

as I decided it's not for me right now, if anyone wants info about  
this attractive camera/lens please write to me off list...

Steve

kididdoc@cox.net


On Jul 25, 2006, at 2:27 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote:

> Slobodan,
>
> I've found very interesting your comments regarding your preferente of
> Summaron over the Elmar 3,5, I had the concept the Elmar gave nice  
> contrast
> similar to the 5cm, I own this one and I like it very much.  
> Finally, it is
> an excellent idea use a A36 filter frame as hood, I don't have the  
> hood for
> the 2,8 Hektor, it is really expensive.
>
> 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
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> Enviado el: martes, 25 de julio de 2006 17:35
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Playing with the Hektor 6,3/2,8cm & Leica IIIF
>
> I managed to get a lens hood for my Summaron, making the lens less
> compact. I now use mine on a IIIa. I think the whole set up itself
> just gives people a sense that they are being less intruded upon.
> I take mine on shoots, stuck in a pocket in the vest, or camera bag.
> After the required digital shots are taken, I'll pause for a few
> quick ones with the IIIa. No matter how busy, or in a rush, no one
> has minded when they saw the camera.
> I had an Elmar 3.5cm as match for the Hektor, but I went with the
> Summaron after I tested the lenses.
> For a hood for the Hektor, I'm using an A36 filter frame, glass taken
> out. I taped the inside threads on the lens with black graphic tape.
> After seeing the height of the 28mm Voigtlander hood, it seems to be
> enough.
>
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> Studio G-8,
> Angels Gate Cultural Center
> http://sdimitrovphoto.com
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 24, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote:
>
>> On 7/25/06, Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net> wrote:
>>> I've got 40+ rolls socked away, waiting to be processed. I'm waiting
>>> for the heat to die down a bit.
>>> I've been shooting with the 2.8cm Hektor and a 3.5cm Summaron  
>>> lately.
>>> I'm beginning to find that I use both equally as often.
>>
>> Slobodan,
>>
>> I'd like to hear more about your experiences with the 3.5cm Summaron.
>> I too am attracted by the low profile of a IIIf and a small lens. The
>> Elmar, collapsed, is small, but I usually want a bit wider.
>>
>> Is the 3.5 Summaron a low-profile lens? All I have to compare with  
>> now
>> is a Jupiter-12 and it sticks out more than a 35/2.0 Summicron. On  
>> the
>> other hand, the Jupiter-12 has a deep recess that functions like a
>> lens shade.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
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