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Isn't at least one of the purposes of this forum to facilitate the sharing of thoughts, ideas and information about our common interest, leica equipment and leica photography?

 

I presume that when one posts in image, it is because he or she is seeking constructive feedback. How is one to gain the benefit of those willing to share their insights in this forum if not by posting images here? Do you really mean to suggest, Mike, that only those who can "continue to teach" or "enlighten us" post images, not those whose images some might not deem worthy?

 

Surely, this would be a pretty dry forum to visit if no one asked questions, and only those who could teach or enlighten submitted posts.

Where would you have liked to have seen the bokeh in this image, Travis?

Great shots, Kristian. Keep 'em coming.

Nice shots, Derek. Did you find yourself wishing you had a motor drive, or would that have been superfluous?

First day of Kindergarten and waiting for the bell to ring to start

the school day. M6, 35 Summicron, Fuji film, 400 ASA (rated 320)

I imagine that there will soon be plenty of M7's, while the number of black paint M6's will remain limited. You could always sell the black paint camera if you didn't find it worth keeping or if you thought you needed the added features of the M7. In all likelihood, you'd easily get enough money from the sale to buy a new or mint used M7. Will the M7 be worth as much in a couple of years as a black paint M6 in good condition such that you could sell the M7 and buy the black paint M6 without an additional outlay of cash? I doubt it.

Interesting portrait, Grant. Shows what you can do with an ultra-wide thinking outside of the box. How did you light this one - bounce flash from hot shoe?

Don't see why that wouldn't work, but are you sure the finder sitting up high on that SLR prism will show the correct field of view?

 

By the way, though I'm a Leica user, my high school/college camera was an FTBn. Though it's still in mint condition, the needle's a bit jumpy with a 1.35v battery, and I haven't found a mercury batter for it yet. Can't tell if it would work with the right battery. Does your meter still function?

Larry,

 

To clarify, your cap fits only the reverse side of the Shade (e.g., #12585), as does the one with the double cut-out, though yours does not have the cut-outs, right? Do you also make a cap for the shade when it is mounted but not reversed?

Anyone consider that this might just be a joke? Couldn't this just be an image someone created on their computer?

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My favorites are candid portraits.

There's a pretty good article in the 29Sept01 issue of Amateur Photographer that compares the two lenses. It gives the Leica lens the edge, but points out what good buy the voightlander is, given its size, build quality, test results and cost.

Lovely shot, Mike. I'd be interested to know how you lit that one.

Great picture, Ed.

Kristian,

 

I'd consider the 35 to be more versatile, unless you know you're going to be shooting indoors predominantly. Outdoors, you can always move back to include more in the shot, or move in to crop. Indoors, when you can only back up so much, the 28 will allow you to include more of the surrounding scene scene, if that's what you're after.

Here's one of my favorites shots from an elementary school beautfication project last week. The little girl is helping repaint a playground jungle gym. Shot with an M6, 35 summicron (2nd version), on Fuji Superia print film (400 ASA).<div></div>

Joseph, I used to use a Canon Ftbn exclusively and in the early '80's I took hundreds of slide film shots inside of churches in Rome in low light. I don't recall ever having a problem reading the meter in low light and the weight of the camera made it easy to shoot slow-speed handheld shots. Sadly, my meter died, possibly from leaving the mercury batteries in it for too long without use. Nevertheless, it was and is a great camera, built like a tank.

Nice photo, Kristian. If you go with the Noctilux, there's always the risk that you'll end up carrying your camera with you less because of the size and weight of that lens on it and because of your senstivity to banging it up, as prominent a protrusion as it is. I know I stopped carrying my SLR's for that reason - the weight, that is. As much as I enjoy shooting with my 90mm, for example, it's still a big lens to carry around on the camera everday. I would think that after a while, the M with a 35mm will feel like a miniature point and shoot in comparison to the M with the Noctillux.

I've been tracking them on eBay for a while and I would say they're averaging around $950 in that condition, without the shade.

Let me try this image in another format.

I liked the lens, Jaime, but never tried it on my M6 - only my M4-P. Never had a problem with it, but traded it for the 21 elmarit so that I could meter through it. Didn't want to have to carry finder and meter, too. It's nicely compact, unlike the elmarit, very sharp and focuses closer than the elmarit. Sample image attached.

Thanks to everyone for your helpful feedback and for helping me avoid buyer's remorse. Thanks also to Leica Photography Forum contributor John Abela from whom I purchased the lens and eBay and with whom it was a pleasure to do business.

 

The lens arrived in exactly the condition described. It is amazingly compact and I was pleased to find that my 50 summicron lens hood 12585 fit it nicely. I haven't yet had the opportunity to put it completely through the paces (last 10 shots on a current roll), but it seems to possess that familiar "snap" of my other leica lenses in terms of sharpness, at considerably less expense than a 4th version summicron or current asph.

 

Perhaps best of all, I like that what I see in the framelines is what I get, unlike with the 21 elmarit which I just haven't been able to master in terms of getting what appears on film to more closely match what I see in the 21-24-28 auxliary finder, while avoiding the off-center stretching of faces.

 

Having now tried a 28mm for my Canon SLR, a 24mm Nikkor which was once my favorite lens, and the 21mm elmarit, I think I'm going find the 35mm to be the most natural and easy-to-use wide angle for the Leica M system. I can see now why so many contributors to this forum favor it.

 

Peter

Can anyone tell me about his or her experience with the second

version of the 35 Summicron? I've recently acquired(but not yet

taken delivery of)the Wetzlar lens with the rectangular aperture

lever (6 elements). From the limited material I've been able to

find, one would think that it's a poor stepchild compared to all

other versions of the 35 Summicron. I'd be interested to hear from

anyone who has actually used this lens.

I like the shot, Ollie. On my computer, the club is plenty sharp. I think that the photo does a good job of sending the message that the club and/or the game of golf are important to the subject. Insofar as the eye is drawn to the subject's face first, and then to what he is looking at, the suggestion (to me anyway) is that the subject is more important than the club. Assuming that is what you intended, I don't see any drawback to having the subject's face appear sharper than the club, given its greater importance. After all, it's not as if you can't tell what the subject is holding.