pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Here are a few pics of my M equipment. <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561442-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561437-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561448-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561445-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561451-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561449-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561447-md.jpg"> <br><br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561446-md.jpg"> <br><br> <br><br> I bought most of this equipment locally from a gentleman who bought them new in Germany while he was stationed there. The photos are simple and not "artsy" as some want on PN. It's simple my M equipment that I use and love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolaresLarrave Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Hi, Raid! The camera looks really nice. I'd simply crop them a bit tighter... I really like how the 90 Summicron looks in silver (mine is black). Is the last one a Hektor? I see it is... How does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huw_finney Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Add an exposure meter and then.....take some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 As seen above, there is a 50/2 Summicron rigid attached to the M3. I have also a 50 collapsible Summicron, a 35/2 with goggles, a 90 Summicron with fixed lens hood, and a Minolta Rokkor 28/2.8 that is free of white spots that seem to be a common problem with this lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Huw, The exposure meter is in the photos above ;-) I use the stuff regularly as much as I can, but since I have lots of stuff not all pieces are used every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Francisco, The Hektor is not bad at all; it is not a stellar performer but it is a fine lens. The chrome Summicron 90 lens is really a beauty [and very heavy]. It is one of the most beautiful Leitz lenses ever mad, in my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolaresLarrave Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I know, Raid! It's a weird thing to really like a lens that long (comparatively speaking), but I find it very useful, sharp and relatively easy to use, in spite of its weight. For a while, it never left one of my M6TTLs. Mine, however, is black, which makes it kinda difficult to photograph. Is your meter in a bag? I just don't see it. BTW, I use a MR meter on my M3. Not historically accurate but then, it gets the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Raid, Of course the meter is in the pictures! It is a spotmeter that you use to prop up the lenses etc. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Francisco, Jerry found my meter! It is a Pentax digital spotmeter in its black bag. I used it in some photos to prop up the lenses. This meter has been a faithful companion to all my meterless cameras for many years. It's a great meter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers_. Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Were these by flash or the old north window trick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 We have dark clouds right now in Pensacola, so I used the built-in flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 I have four more pics. One is of the 90 Summicron and the others are of the M3 with the Canon 50/1.2 and matching lens hood. <br> <br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561965-md.jpg"> <br> <br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561963-md.jpg"> <br> <br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561962-md.jpg"> <br> <br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3561959-md.jpg"> <br> <br> I hope nobody minds such postings; it's not to show off. I enjoy taking a look at M cameras and lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy_tok Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Mine, all mine! Muahahaha! <p> <img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/uploaded-file?bboard_upload_id=24765984"> <p> <img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/uploaded-file?bboard_upload_id=24766184"> <p> <img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/uploaded-file?bboard_upload_id=24765884"> <p> <img src="http://www.photo.net/bboard/uploaded-file?bboard_upload_id=24766084"> <p> @F2.8 handheld Fujichrome Sensia 100<br> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/2758661-lg.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Jeremy, <br> I am hearing your screaming all the way to Florida! <br> "Mine, all mine! Muahahaha! " <br> Is your lens very different optically from a Leitz 28 lens? I read somewhere that your lens is rare [just as you stated]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy_tok Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I'm not familiar with the Leitz equivalent for the R. This lens is for the Konica SLR line. It has 9 elements, one of them floating. It also has the UC (Ultra Coating) that makes it as transparent as an SMC or T*. One of these come up maybe once every year or two on ebay. I haven't seen any being offered in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor_cruz1 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Sorry if I'm being little forward, but would anyone like to share pics of their equipment on a bear skin rug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliot_rosen1 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Raid, there is an art to product photography. Take a look at some of the photographs of Leica cameras and lenses in Jim Lager's books if you want to see really well done illustrative photographs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Eliot, <br> Thanks for pointing out the source, but I am too busy with life to be staging an artistic set-up jsut to show a camera and some lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 21, 2005 Author Share Posted July 21, 2005 Victor, <br> That's my point exactly. Let's be practical here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvin_bressler1 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Raid: Thanks for sharing. I see you have a 28 mm Rokkor. How is it? How contrasty and how much corner loss (vignetting) at say 4.0? I'm thinking of getting a 28 & I am looking at an Emarit 28/2.8, but they are pricey. Happy snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_lo_..._t_o Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Anyone looking for a black MR meter? I'll be posting it in FS in this forum soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4leica Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 My M3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4leica Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 SORRY WRONG PICTURE. Check this out.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 Hi Melvin: The Rokkor is a very good lens for its price. If the Elmarit is a 10, then it is a 9, in my opinion and also based on what I have seen posted here on PN regarding this issue. It is less contrasty [i have read] than the Elmarit, but for all practical purposes, it is a fine performer. Note that this lens seems to be suffering from "white dots" that appear on/in the lens. My lens luckily for me does not display this feature. The white dots have been discussed at length here on PN. I'm not sure if people agreed what the real reason is for getting these dots. I guess, if the lens has these dots, then contrast may suffer? Maybe someone here can jump in and add/clarify. I don't use anymore 28mm lenses often so it is more economical and practical for me to stick to my little Rokkor lens than to switch to a more exotic Elmarit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pensacolaphoto Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 Nice M3 set-up Afzal. I have seen it before. You seem to be set for B&W with the yellow filter on the lens. I need a half-case for the M3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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