anthony_brookes5 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Leica III f2 summar Ilford XP1 1/500 f6.3<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love4leica Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Anthony....... Nice picture. You still use XP1, why not XP2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_brookes5 Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 Afzal - These pictures were taken before XP2 came onto the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robweatherburn Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Fine shot, Anthony - tone, contrast, and balance. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkelly04 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Keep those Summar pics coming!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdnyc Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Anthony, lovely photo. Very atmospheric. Judging by the apparent lighting conditions and the exposure you report, it would seem to me that you would exposing the XP1 at considerably less than its nominal rating of 400 -- maybe at about 250 or so. Would that be about right? I'm asking this geeky question because I admire the results you achieved and would like to be similarly successful myself. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahe_sahakian Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 With so much attention and some real fine pictures taken with Summar 50/2.0, I have a question. On one of my Leica IIIF's I have a real clean and coated collapsible Summitar 50/2.0, is this a newer lens or an older than Summar? I have to admit that the camera has not been used but I plan on trying a roll of Efke25 to check its overall performance at all apertures. Any other comments on this particular lens will be appreciated. Vahe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowingsky Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 it's newer, actually the next generation of 50mm, I believe, with a larger objective lens designed to be more flare resistant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstate1 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 Vahe, a clean, coated good condition Summitar is much closer to a modern lens in performance. They are pretty snappy from f4-11, and usable at wider apertures in low flare conditions and middle distances. The rendition on color print film will be very similar to later Summicrons. It's a great lens to couple with Tri-x...but what Leica lens isn't? Best wishes Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_brookes5 Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Jonathan - I Always rated XP1 at 400 but I don't use a meter. I simply use 1/500th at f9 in summer sunlight and 1/500th at f6.3 in winter sunlight. Any darker areas I guess against these fixed points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBaker Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Another Place du Tertre with XP2<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_brookes5 Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Same film same place<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_brookes5 Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 And another<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Anthony Brookes: I like the look of your pictures, they don't seem to be straight black and white, more "old" looking. However, they don't seem to be quite "sepia". Are you toning them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony_brookes5 Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Andrew - My Canon scanner has started giving a magentaish hue to everything. (As usual Canon say there is nothing wrong) I'm putting some yellow and red in to correct it and quite like the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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