Anyone with Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron experience?

2014-04-23 Thread Darren Addy
I'm curious if anyone has any experience or thoughts about this camera/lens combo. Thx. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.ne

Re: Anyone with Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron experience?

2014-04-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
Cartier-Bresson thought very highly of it. I have a 50mm Summicron, and it's a beautiful lens, a real pleasure to use. I don't have a IIIf, but I'm sure someone here still uses one regularly. Assuming they're in good condition Leica things are well worth having. B > On 23 Apr 2014, at 17:52, "

Re: Anyone with Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron experience?

2014-04-23 Thread Darren Addy
This one looks like it needs a good CLA, which is going to run between $400 & $500 (for both the body & lens). Ouch. That makes even finding one at a good price a less-than-good-deal. On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: > Cartier-Bresson thought very highly of it. I have a 50mm Su

Re: Anyone with Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron experience?

2014-04-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
That sounds like quite a lot to me, but it depends on the purchase price. Have a look at The Classic Camera to get an idea of how much good ones go for. It's priced in Her Royal Britannic Majesty's Imperial Sterling, but Leica prices tend to be international. http://theclassiccamera.com/usedm

Re: Anyone with Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron experience?

2014-04-23 Thread Bob W-PDML
Schoolboy error. i meant http://theclassiccamera.com/usedl39 B > On 23 Apr 2014, at 19:14, "Bob W-PDML" wrote: > > That sounds like quite a lot to me, but it depends on the purchase price. > Have a look at The Classic Camera to get an idea of how much good ones go > for. It's priced in Her R

Re: Anyone with Leica IIIf, 50mm Summicron experience?

2014-04-23 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have a iiif RD with 50mm Summicron f2 Collapsible. Wonderful lens and camera. I shot with it extensively a ten years ago or so. Now I just exercise it once in a while. Shot this entire gallery with it: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=311283 It hasn’t been CLA ed in the 15 years I’v