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Leicaflex SL, Summicron 50
here are some neg scans from today's walk to my town's heritage railway.
The Leicaflex is a real handful. Somehow it makes every exposure feel significant, like you are using a medium format camera.
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MoDeRaToR-To Love & Light
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Beautiful Shots Frank...
got that 'Classic' old film look in rendering
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Thank you Helen.
Looking at the results on the screen, there is an obvious problem with my scanning, because the pics don't look sharp at all, and they are, honest!
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Really nice Frank.
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Tri-X, HC-110, 1:100, 30 min, 30 sec initial agitation, 5 sec agitation every 5 min
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A neoprene padded neck strap is recommended for this camera.
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Is it possible to shoot those Leica optics on my Nikon F?
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Yes, though some lenses can't be used on FF due to the larger mirror hitting the rear lens element.
Fotodiox and Leitax sell mounts (you have to change the lens' mount, not via an adapter), but it doesn't seem like particularly invasive surgery, just unscrewing the mount on the lens and swapping it.
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Originally Posted by FrankS
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This image has lovely textures. Wood grain is always interesting in Black and White. |
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Quote:
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This image has lovely textures. Wood grain is always interesting in Black and White.
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Thanks Teddy. I see your avatar is Leicaflex.
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Here are a few with my (NEW OLD) Leicaflex SL2 and Summicron 90 - a really pleasant combination to use, due to the huge VF and the ease of focusing:
20125312 by mfogiel, on Flickr
20125303 by mfogiel, on Flickr
20125220 by mfogiel, on Flickr
20125222 by mfogiel, on Flickr |
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Nice shots in here. I remember my SL...loved how it felt while shooting. I was dumb enough to get rid of it (I didn't feel comfortable with its meter in low light...that shouldn't have mattered)
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Quote:
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Looks like a great combo - an SL with a 90/2. They say that a 90 on an SL needs to be experienced! I'm definitely saving up for one! |
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With my Summicron-R 50mm.
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My favorite manual focus camera. I use it with 35, 50, 60 and 90 lenses.
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SL/SL2s are hefty cameras to be sure. The viewfinder is everything everyone says it is (and more). I don't have a Summicron-R 50 but I blow the blues away with a Macro Elmarit-R 60 
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Hey you guys with leicaflexes, can you tell me if the top and bottom sections of the standard leather ever ready case snap apart, or is that pivot non-detachable?
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Let's see if this is a better scan.
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Regarding the never ready case: rhe one I have is a brown pivot non-detachable type.
Cheers, Jan
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I bought a very nice black enamel Leicaflex SL and Summicron 50 for $120 in an out of the way repair shop thinking I would sell it off and finish the OM kit I was building.
Then I used it. Silly me.
As a result not only does it stay as my main SLR but I have a black chrome one too.
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I read somewhere once that to get the best out of the 1st series 50 summicron it needs to have the UV filter on the front. I actually prefer it to the later 50.
The only downside to the SL is the lightmeter in the low light range. The SL2 was much better in this regard. I believe that a more sensitive cell can be transplanted into the SL if required.
The viewfinder is quite amazing considering how old these are. Side by side with the Nikon F2 is astonishing. Brighter and crisper and due to the full microprism screen focus just pops in and out. I think the F2 is 0.8 mag with a 50 and the SL/SL2 0.9 which also helps. My Pentax K2 is also easier to focus than the F2 and has 0.88 mag so I think it's definately easier with the higher mag finders.
I'd recommend the SL to anyone looking for a simple mechanical camera and what's great is the price! Lenses are another story these days.
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