Dave16

<p>13c misericord - Ludlow church 2016.<br> <img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00007%20copy_zpsex5lx1oq.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="667" /><br> <strong>Leica 111c. 3.5/5cm uncoated Elmar. Shot at 1/20th rested, f4.</strong></p>

<p>13th century misericord - Ludlow church 2016.<br /> <img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00007%20copy_zpsex5lx1oq.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="667" /><br /> <strong>Leica 111c. 3.5/5cm uncoated Elmar. Shot at 1/20th (rested, on a hymnbook) and f4.</strong><br> This was shot using available church light. These misericords are a seat-under-a-seat, used by clerics and monks to rest when the seats are in the folded-up position. Ludow church has some of the best-preserved misericords in the UK.</p>

<p>My favourite lens, the uncoated 3.5/5cm Elmar, is plenty sharp enough for me. It's really sharp wide open too. I like it better than my latest version 50mm Elmar, because it's a neater, lighter package.<br> In fact, with modern emulsions the old Elmar is perfectly capable of producing results as sharp as a good quality TLR.</p>

<p>And a couple of Christmas donkeys…...<br> <img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00006%20copy_zpsuojv8euc.jpg" alt="" /><br> <strong>3.5 Flexaret Standard.</strong></p>

<p>Here's an 18th century baroque "in memoriam" at Ludlow Church.<br> <img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00004%20copy_zps2s2ddxra.jpg" alt="" width="692" height="1024" /><br> <strong>Leica 111c, 3.5/5cm uncoated Elmar.</strong></p> <p> </p>

<p>This is our angling club bailiff, Duncan, doing some trimming.<br> <img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00030_zpswkogulua.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="640" /><br> <strong>Leica M6. latest version 2.8 50mm Elmar.</strong></p>

<p>As already said - if the lenses don't need a CLA then it sounds a good deal. </p>

<p>High standard to follow guys. This is from the first roll from my c220 after replacing the light seals.<br> 80mm, XP2.<br> <img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00005%20copy_zpsvitm6c5m.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="533" /></p>

<p>I do like that Robin.</p>

<p><img src="http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/dogbloke/CNV00003%20copy_zpsm0xjguh9.jpg" alt="" /><br> 111c (what else), 3.5/5cm uncoated Elmar. <strong>Shepherds Ice-Cream Parlour in Hay-on-Wye 2016.</strong></p>

<p>These are really nice to use - I'm sure this one would benefit from a clean/lube/adjust (CLA) before use. The value is what someone is willing to pay - as Stephen says, go and check Leica 111f on ebay to give you an idea of what it's worth.<br /> The lens looks like a 3.5/3.5cm Elmar. Some people don't like these but I think they are a great little lens. It's a period lens so probably went with the camera. I'm assuming you already know that lenses are interchangeable, and that you can buy different lenses? The 3.5cm Elmar is a period moderate wide-angle. The standard lens with this camera would have been the 3.5/5cm Elmar.</p>

<p>Skip,<br> WD40 will not render anything too slippery permanently. Try it on a squeaky tap or faucet. It's great for a day or two - then it evaporates and - back to square one.<br> If you can't find how to take your tripod head apart, and I hope you can, then you have nothing to lose by giving it a good squirt with WD40 since it already doesn't work. If you do eventually go down this route be sure to follow the WD40 (once its evaporated/run out) with a little light machine oil.</p>

<p>David W. Griffin got it right :D .<br> The lens barrel is horrible, pure and simple. I wouldn't have one in a gift.</p>

<p>Get rid. If it was made by Lomo it would be called an "Art" lens. Not that there's anything wrong with Lomo…...</p>