My Leica M4-2 has been sitting unused for some time as I play with its 1946 predecessor. So I figured it was time to load it and go for a walk or two...
Window, Wall, Reflection - Santa Clara 2024 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qaVTtq Leica M4-2 + SMC-Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special Ferrania P33 @ EI160 processed in HC-110 @ 1:49, 68°, 9 minutes I've adopted using the SMC-Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special as my standard lens on this camera. To me, it's one of the very best lenses Pentax ever made; I loved it on my Pentax DSLRs in the FA43/1.9 form. The Special version is packaged in an all manual focus Leica L39 thread mount with full rangefinder coupling, and originally came with a 43mm auxiliary finder. I found one in beautiful condition, sans box or dedicated viewfinder. I fit it with an LTM to M-mount adapter that brings up the 35mm frame lines by default. That's close enough to the 43mm FoV that I've never felt the need to find and fit the dedicated viewfinder. It has a great feel and has all the super imaging qualities of this Pentax 43mm Limited lens. I'm also learning/playing with a new film from the Italian company Ferrania ... P33 B&W negative. It's a faster version of their outstanding P30 emulsion, EI 160, and is less contrasty/less difficult to expose correctly. Very nice stuff, but in somewhat short supply as yet. I have one more roll of it, and am already doing pre-orders for another half-a-dozen rolls. More as I get to them..! :D G — No matter where you go, there you are. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
