yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p> With its m39 mount, its look, and I would add, its reliability, the Leotax is what we call a Leica copy. Mine is a K, the cheapest one, not cheap though.<br> When I had to decide for a lens to buy, I looked for the Letana first (only 1000 made for the early models), Nikkor, Canon, Simlar, Hexanon... I wanted a Japanese one, but they're expensive.<br> And then, you, Photo.net users invited me to look for the Industar 22 or 50 collapsible lenses, which look very cute indeed. Can Russian lenses communicate with my Japanese camera? Well, as long as they can screw, that's all we need, right ? It was a bit hard at the beginning, so I use half a drop of vaseline oil on a cotton pad to lube the lens thread.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p> So, the camera (Leotax K) is Japanese, the lens (Industar 50) is Russian, the filter (yellow, Leitz) is German, the hood is chinese (I believe it's an original hood for the Shanghai rangefinders, very rare Leica copy), the film (tri-x) is american, the man behind the camera is French (... I know, I know but nobody is perfect right ?), the place is Taiwan, and the scanner is unfortunately a bad one</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p> Shooting just anything to try the lens and the camera. Satisfying sharpnes and contrast, that Industar came in almost mint condition from Russia.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>Funny effect, that could look nice in a few circumstances.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>At a temple...</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>A better photographer was needed for this one... Not much light, still not that bad, but why the hell did I focus on the puddles ?</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwittenberg Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>Hi Yann -</p> <p>Nice photos - I especially like "Facing the Sun".</p> <p>/joel</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p> Very old people in Taiwan can stay hours at the same place without going anywhere or talking. My 86 y/o grandma would be considered hyperactive here.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>Last shot: My daughter, half French, half Taiwanese, shot with my half Japanese half Russian camera.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTG1 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>Those are all very nice, great match!</p> <p>~Jack</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren_macintosh Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>sometimes a mongrul works better than the real thing [LOL] and running for cover:</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subbarayan_prasanna Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Very nice pictures from an attractive camera. Thanks, sp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 <p>Very nice pictures from a truly global photographer! It looks as if you scored a very sharp lens. "Facing the Sun" is dramatic, and the half-tones are great in "Nostalgia". More, please.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 <p>Great job.<br> No wonder so many of the Leica copies after WWII are so sought after (well, not the Soviet ones, although those are my personal "Leicas")</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yann1 Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 <p>Yes, Lauren, but I'm still tempted by a Nikkor LTM 50mm/2...<br> Rick, I'm sorry but the other shots on this roll aren't that good, some blurry, and i had a little problem in the darkroom with the film that was stuck on the reel, at least six shots are lost.<br> JDM: I had a zorki once with a fed lens and I was quite disappointed with both of them. I gave it another try with a zorki C and a Jupiter 8 recently, those 2 are really nice.<br> Joel: Funny, I didn't expect this result, I wanted to know about the flare.<br> The problem with those rangefinders: - To put the film inside is really a pain sometimes. - The hood on the lens blocks the view from the rangefinder. - You have to take the filter off to change the depth of fied. - You love them so much you are shy to take them out. - Your wife will get jealous when you fondle them.<br> Thanks for your nice comments everybody, I appreciate</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasvata__shash__chatterjee Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 <p>Yann, great shots, looks like the camera is in wonderful condition. I actually like the effect on Facing the Sun. Maybe a tiny crop on the right, but Dragon is wonderful too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 In my high school years in Singapore, I used a Leotax with Elmar 50/3.5 lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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