Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/04

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Subject: [Leica] Nickel Elmar on an M8
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon Feb 4 15:18:20 2008
References: <F97507B5-1596-41C3-8DFA-E826C1D1E4CD@fastermac.net> <p0623090bc3cd4174844d@10.1.16.134> <aed41d690802041445s37965eb9y78b565b5f51cdddd@mail.gmail.com> <p0623090cc3cd4744e122@10.1.16.134>

I am tempted to go out tomorrow to shoot Mardi Gras day with a 50/2.8 Elmar
LTM that I got from DAG.

On Feb 4, 2008 4:53 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:

> At 4:45 PM -0600 2/4/08, Jeffery Smith wrote:
> >Is there any haze in the lens? That just seems too low in contrast for a
> >clean lens.
> >Jeffery
> >
> >On Feb 4, 2008 4:31 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> >>  Here are some photos I took on a short lunchtime walk. I used an
> >>  uncoated nickel Elmar from a 1931 Leica Standard. The lens collapses
> >>  fully into the body (and the shutter works fine after it's extended
> >>  again :-)). I didn't use a lenshood for this series. A grey, cold,
> >>  medium overcast day. Photos at everything except very close distances
> >>  are very low contrast with lots of flare, but can be easily punched
> >>  up in Lightroom. Not easy to clip the shadows with this lens, and the
> >>  highlights are rarely gone either.
> >>
> >>  I'm working right now in an office in the poorest part of town, and it
> >>  shows.
> >>
> >>  http://tinyurl.com/2xqonx
>
>
> Yes, there is a bit of haze. The optics of the lens are generally in
> fine shape, but the lens has never been cleaned. A friend of the
> family bought it new. I know for sure it never had any servicing
> (body or lens) since 1956.
>
>
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-- 
Jeffery L. Smith
New Orleans, LA

Replies: Reply from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Nickel Elmar on an M8)
In reply to: Message from rfendress at fastermac.net (Richard Endress) ([Leica] re observation on LUG photo contest "Snow 5")
Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Nickel Elmar on an M8)