Archive for April 2012
The Leica 50mm Elmar
The Leica 50mm Elmar is the country cousin of the 50mm Summicron. But it has something special. Shooting with it takes a similar élan to using hands to print an image in b&w wet process. It has a long focus throw and while I’ve enjoyed it’s unusual ergononomics, I could never make up my mind about it. Untill I sent it off to Malcom Taylor Leica repair in Hereford, UK. It came back in almost new condition, not bad for a fifty year old lens. So the Elmar is a keper. Beautiful low contrast images. Processing the Leica M8 files in the latest version of Aperture is a painless way to process. More time to shoot, that’s the way it should be.
Blink and it’s gone
So much happens, we live in space. Even if we are unaware. Time is fleeting. Time is all we have.
New stuff cometh
It ‘s been nearly four years since I picked up an old Olympus SP35 at a car boot. Now I’m only beginning to realise what glass I really need to stick in front of my Leica M8. A 24mm Elmar, a 50mm Elmar – old school, and a fast 35mm lens…
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