These were the three best images from a roll of Kentmere 400 shot in my Leica IIIa during a walk in Old Town and a visit to the VM coffee shop and the adjacent vintage sign and vehicle collection.
My IIIa Leica was a body-only purchase from ebay. I shot it for a while with Soviet M39 lenses, which was really fine. Still, I thought it would be nicer to shoot the camera with actual Leica lenses, so I eventually found a good local deal on a IIIc with a 135 Hektor and a 3.5/50 coated Elmar. I didn't keep the Leica IIIc long because I prefered the simpler construction of the IIIa. The Hektor telephoto just seemed too awkward in use, and I ultimately gave it to a friend.
I have made a lot of pictures with the 3.5/50 Elmar over the past six years and it has become a great favorite because of the consistent brilliance of its performance.
Nice work. Many people like these old 50mm ƒ/3.5 Elmar lenses, even the uncoated ones (but you definitely need to use a hood with those).
ReplyDeleteMine is a post-war coated lens. It has produced sharp images for me at the widest aperture. I borrowed a Summitar early on, but I could not see any perceptible difference from the images made with the Elmar.
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