Thanks. I'll take a second look at the blacks. The lens is the Summicron 50/2 Collapsible. It's in very nice shape, aside form the aperture being a bit stiff. With frequent use it loosens up. Certainly one of the best LTM lenses. I also have the Summaron 35/3.5, while not quite the equal of the Summicron, it's still quite nice.
My Agfa is the Isoletta, but it's the base model without a rangefinder. Focus has to be set by distance. It was my dad's camera. He bought it in Sweden in 1952 while visiting his mother for the last time, so the lens is marked in meters. He shot quite a bit with it, including stills that he used as inspiration for his oil paintings.When my mother came to live with us, she gave it to me. The lens was filthy in and out, so I took the front element off and cleaned it. Looks good now. Haven't shot with, but I loaded a roll of Portra 400 120 the other day and shot the first frame. May finish it today. I don't have a darkroom any more, but I still have developing tanks, so I may shoot some BW with it as well. I think I still have a few rolls of Plus X, which was once my favorite medium format BW film. Paul On Feb 23, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > I like all three. Good shots and a classic feel to them. :-) > > Of the three, this one is the one I'd suggest a minor edit: just pull > down the toe end in the curves as the blacks are a little weak. > Otherwise I think you've caught the native rendering quality of that > era's Summicron. > > Is this the collapsible Summicron? It reminds me very much of what I > used to get with the Leica IIIf and Summicron 50/2 that I inherited > from my father. While I never bonded with that camera (long story as > to why...) and sold it a long long time ago, it would be great to have > the Summicron 50 and Elmar 35 that were part of that kit now. There's > something about the way these older lenses render that I find very > appealing. > > Good to see the old Leica getting some exercise! Which Agfa folder > have you got? One of my friends is gaga over his Agfa Isolette. > > G > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Paul Stenquist > <[email protected]> wrote: >> A coffee shop pic. Again, the Leica iiif RD and Summicron 2.0. This one at >> f4, and converted to BW from the Portra 400 original. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16959392&size=lg >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
