Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Steve, Yup. I love this lens. I got it from KEH the same day it was posted. It came with the chrome hood and lens cap, each worth about $200 by themselves. It was marked as bargain. Sandy would have it as 9++. It was only made in screw mount from 1943 to 1960. The first 276 lenses made between 1943 and 1948 were black, now fairly rare. The remaining 4000 were made in chrome between 1949 and 1960 when Leica stopped producing the IIIg body. It is the only 85mm lens that Leica ever made. I have been looking for a nice one ever since Rei posted a shot of one of his kids with one maybe a year ago. ?? (If memory serves me right). You can read about the lens here. <http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor/summarex1.html> Len On Nov 15, 2008, at 1:07 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Nov 15, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > >> Hi Lluis, >> >> Thank you for your very nice comments. They are always appreciated. >> >> I have only had the Summarex for a few weeks now but I want to >> keep it on my camera all the time. Not only is the lens in nearly >> mint condition, the glass is perfect as well. It was made in 1954 >> and of the most recent design. It is nearly new by Leica >> standards. It is a lens of many characteristics. It can provide >> the softness of a women's skin or the sharpness of a rough stone >> building. By f5.6 it is just as sharp as my 75mm Summilux. The >> focus is just perfect at every stop and distance and it has none >> of the back focus issues of the modern fast lenses. It is >> beautiful. It has become one of my treasures. > > you are in love... > > a lovely photo... > > > sounds wonderful... M mount or screw mount ? > > where did you find it? > > Steve >> >> >> Thanks for looking. If it ever stops raining I will take some >> outdoor photos. >> >> Best Regards, >> Len >> >> >> On Nov 15, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> Hi Len, >>> >>> Absolutely lovely picture, again, very nice tones with the Summarex! >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Lluis >>> >>> El 14/11/2008, a las 2:55, Leonard Taupier escribi?: >>> >>>> Just playing on a rainy day. >>>> >>>> A dreamy soft still life. Perfect for the Summarex at f1.5. The >>>> lens is too sharp by f4. >>>> >>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/SilkySoft.jpg.html> >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/5oq5g7 >>>> >>>> c and c welcome. >>>> Len >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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