robert gordon

Schneider makes an f/2.8 PC lens. I use mine with a Contax mount, but I know mounts are also available for Leica, Nikon and Canon. Lens is about $2500 with one mount. If you have two or more mounts, just buy the appropriate mounts and use the lens on both/all systems.

 

Super resolution and contrast.

 

Bob Gordon

For 35 years I've been carrying my Leica M2 on a leather boot lace. Never had one break. Change the lace every year or so. Extremely light weight. Camera always ready to use. Bit of a strain on my neck when I have the camera with me all day.

Not only does my M6 flare from light entering the front of the viewfinder, but I also experience flare once in a while from the red exposure indicator light. Both can be quite distracting.

I have used my M2 since 1970 and never experienced viewfinder flare.

I purchased an M6 in Nov, 2001 and noticed the flare in the camera

shop the first time I held it up to my eye.

I've given up on looking for the ideal photo bag(and buying many)and

have for the past five years used a photo vest by Domke. Not only do

I have much more freedom of movement but also when walking around

European cities I can carry all my equipment, large quantities of

film, newspapers or magazines, and snack food and soft drinks or

water.

I used my M2 from 1972 until Nov, 2001 when the shutter and film

advanced died for the second time. I had the camera serviced and it

was back in use less than a year when it died again. I was faced

with replacing the shutter or buying an M6. I went with the M6. The

very first time I used it I experienced viewfinder flaire

(incadescent light). I never had this problem with my M2.

Can Ilford XP Super 2 be re-fixed in hardening fixer to make it more

scratch resistant?

Another way to go is shoot TMAX, TMAX-CN or Ilford XP2 Super and

under-expose by one stop--giving an ISO of 800.

I've owned an M2 since 1970 and currently have the latest 35mm and

50mm Summicrons.

 

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While I carry the M2 with one of these lenses many places, I also

often carry a Nikon TI with the 35mm f/2.8 lens. Wide open the lens

is as good as my Zeiss SLR lenses but not up to Summicron quality

(what is?). Exposure compensation is +/- two stops. One very nice

is scale focusing that locks into place--unlike the Contax T2 or T3

which have rotating wheels that easily dislog. I can set the

focusing dial at 15 feet and the aperature at f/8 and shoot all day

long in the street without having to do anything except compose and

press the shutter release. Shutter lag is considerable more than the

M2. One thing I hate is that (like most P/S) there is only one

camera strap lug.

 

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Bob Gordon