Vladimir, San Francisco [Archive] - Rangefinderforum.com

rlouzan

08-13-2009, 06:05

What lens is that on Vladimir´s Leica M2?

http://www.citysnaps.net/blog/?p=164
(last pic)

Very :cool: guy

LChanyungco

08-13-2009, 06:14

i saw him walking on Market in front of Old Navy once when i lived in SF... i immediately noticed that his camera was bare brass... i wonder how much weight he saved by chemically de-chroming his cameras. i also wonder how much weight he added by putting minnie and mickey stickers on them :D

elshaneo

08-13-2009, 06:21

The lens might be the Leica M 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit with a custom hood and focus ring attached...

Benjamin Marks

08-13-2009, 06:27

Button or lever rewind? - Ben Marks (just joking)

rlouzan

08-13-2009, 11:16

San Francisco:D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34262722@N00/3732431640/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34262722@N00/3498868819/

vs NYC;)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brankoab/3498965868/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimkiernan/3667375278/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9898798@N06/3459237173/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rolferossphotographs/2689908514/

Andy Kibber

08-13-2009, 11:19

Great stuff.

rlouzan

08-13-2009, 13:02

Do you have a link with pictures?
Thanks,
Rlouzan

The lens might be the Leica M 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit with a custom hood and focus ring attached...

rlouzan

08-13-2009, 13:12

Andy,

Glad you like it :)and welcome to RFF.

Best,
RLouzan

Great stuff.

35mmdelux

08-13-2009, 16:18

Appears each camera has a diff lens. Chances are 35 cron and early 90mm. Smart guy knowing that even old gears are still great.

rlouzan

08-14-2009, 04:28

You're probably right, it´s a Summicron-M 90 mm f/2 First Version (1962 - 1980)

Appears each camera has a diff lens. Chances are 35 cron and early 90mm. Smart guy knowing that even old gears are still great.

Cron

08-14-2009, 05:01

.......... and he wears an heavy Austrian Army pullover

agi

08-16-2009, 17:12

FYI. I just talked to him yesterday along with Brad who took the photo in the link above. He uses a 50 Summilux and altered the aperture & focus ring so he can shoot with one hand. He also has a 35 Summicron attached to his other M2 in his pocket and various other lenses, one which is a Noc. He is quite a character and is a valuable source of information. It was a treat to talk to him.

rlouzan

08-17-2009, 05:05

Hi John,

Thanks for the info. That is some heavy duty gear!!!
I would love to see some of his photographs.

Regards,
RLouzan

FYI. I just talked to him yesterday along with Brad who took the photo in the link above. He uses a 50 Summilux and altered the aperture & focus ring so he can shoot with one hand. He also has a 35 Summicron attached to his other M2 in his pocket and various other lenses, one which is a Noc. He is quite a character and is a valuable source of information. It was a treat to talk to him.

streetpix

08-17-2009, 10:29

Hi...

I've been trading prints in the mail (a stamp on a print makes it a postcard) with Vladimir for a couple years and have a dozen. When talking to him with John on Saturday I asked for and received permission to scan them and post on my blog.

So, one of these days I'll do that and write a bit more about him...

Brad

Hi John,

Thanks for the info. That is some heavy duty gear!!!
I would love to see some of his photographs.

Regards,
RLouzan

agi

08-17-2009, 19:55

Can't wait to see them Brad. I think the most fascinating part of our discussion was when he purchased an M3 for a few hundred, painted it black and sold it for over $3500+. He said he needed to do it to continue his craft :).

streetpix

08-21-2009, 18:24

Thought some might want to know I posted one of Vlad's photos to my blog and wrote a bit about him.

I'm thinking I'll do this every Friday; posting one of his photos and some things I've discovered and learned while talking with him. He's quite a character and a wealth of information.

Brad

vrgard

08-21-2009, 23:24

Thanks, Brad. I look forward to seeing more of his pics. And I enjoyed reviewing your blog. Lots of interesting shots and I like your commentary too. Definitely makes me want to get back out there on the streets and shoot more myself.

-Randy

agi

08-22-2009, 09:06

Awesome Brad. Can't wait to see more.

JoeV

08-22-2009, 09:19

Thanks for the post, Brad; I love discovering new blogs and especially this type of street photography that's inspiring to hacks like me.

~Joe

MikeL

08-22-2009, 09:22

Hey John, are you and Brad out and about today? I'm thinking of wandering around downtown.

agi

08-22-2009, 09:26

Hey Mike....need to do errands so I'm iffy on downtown. PM me your phone as I might be down there..depending on the wifey.

MikeL

08-22-2009, 09:37

Pm sent, my wifey's away, so I'm heading out to the Point, and then somewhere downtown.

rlouzan

09-20-2009, 10:10

Fangio:
http://www.citysnaps.net/blog/?p=2259

Brad,

Keep Them Coming!

Thanks,
RLouzan

cmogi10

09-20-2009, 12:21

Just to confirm Agi when I bumped into Vlad on market he had a 50 Lux marked off with different distances to make scale focusing easy(er)

Andrew Sowerby

09-20-2009, 12:50

Great blog, Brad. Really enjoyed it.

streetpix

09-21-2009, 06:32

Thanks... Will try and get back to posting his photos and anecdotes about him every Friday - the one coming up about his love of sports cars. He's had a few...

agi

09-21-2009, 15:30

Just to confirm Agi when I bumped into Vlad on market he had a 50 Lux marked off with different distances to make scale focusing easy(er)

Yo Carl where & how ya been?

vrgard

09-21-2009, 16:35

Just thought I would second Andrew's compliment of Brad's blog. Do check it out if you haven't already. Brad always gets great shots and has interesting commentary to go with them.

-Randy

streetpix

09-25-2009, 09:56

Hi...

Thought some might be interested in a couple more Vladimir photos and anecdotes about his Lotus Elan he used race around Mt. Tam in.

Also wrote a bit about a local photographer I met, Rodney, and his Leica MDa - a camera that was totally new to me...

http://www.citysnaps.net/blog

Best - Brad

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agi

09-25-2009, 13:51

Good stuff as always Brad.

rlouzan

10-26-2009, 04:14

:)
http://photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00UHLb

streetpix

07-03-2010, 07:56

Hi...

This is an old thread. But I thought some here might want to see a photo Vladimir recently sent to me as a postcard in the mail. Also, my wife did a sketch of him holding one of his eight M2 cameras.

Blogged about here: http://www.citysnaps.net/blog

I still bump into him in downtown San Francisco every couple of weeks. He's going strong...

.
Brad

rlouzan

10-24-2011, 06:49

http://vladimirseye.com/

ferider

06-25-2012, 05:24

Finally met him, when he was working the parade yesterday.

http://ferider.smugmug.com/Picture-a-Week/2012/0612-A/i-rscVpkN/0/XL/Scan-120625-0012-XL.jpg

Roland.

morback

06-25-2012, 06:04

...must be one of the greatest web-bios I've ever read. Sounds like he could tell some stories to Bukowski...

Nice shots brad.

m.

kdemas

06-25-2012, 06:39

Nice capture Roland! Quite a story behing this gentleman, his bio is incredible. I'm amazed I haven't seen him yet in SF... I'll have to keep my eye out and say hello if I ever bump into him.

Finally met him, when he was working the parade yesterday.

http://ferider.smugmug.com/Picture-a-Week/2012/0612-A/i-rscVpkN/0/XL/Scan-120625-0012-XL.jpg

Roland.