Collapsible Summicron

[BTMarcais]

Collapsible Summicron, Hp5+:



My first leica lens, and still my favorite.

-Brian

[helenhill]

BRIAN: Wow, Gorgeous Color & Light in that angelic Portrait of your Daughter

BTMarcais: Beautiful Enchanting landscape

[helenhill]

my bus ride w/the collapsible

[BTMarcais]

Originally Posted by helenhill

BRIAN: Wow, Gorgeous Color & Light in that angelic Portrait of your Daughter

BTMarcais: Beautiful Enchanting landscape

You know... i was going to say something about him being a boy, and thanks for looking up one of my other photos... but I just realized you meant Brian Sweeney's daughter, not my son Timothy (who I also have some pictures of...)
(since I'm a Brian too)

Here's a picture of Tim w/ the collapsible summicron too:






(thanks for the comment on the landscape too helen...)

-Brian

[helenhill]

BTMarais: Timothy is certainly a Handsome Little Man
and in YOUR Shot
the collapsible renders light & Falloff with such MAJESTY

[BTMarcais]

Thanks helen. right now tim is sitting in my lap dividing his attention between a bottle, and my computer keyboard. Which means this post is taking about 10 minutes to type...

I love the expression of the girl on the bus.

Here's another couple (non-Tim) Collapsible Summicron pictures for all... (and then it's back to playing on the floor for me...)





-Brian

[mark-b]

I won't get anything less than a condition 9.5 (B&H rating), so it's between $280 and $320.

[Disaster_Area]

I've had my eye on the collapsible cron for a while...anyone know if it will completely collapse on a Bessa R3A? I've heard that some of the collapsible won't work at all, or only collapse half way...

For the ones that only collapse partially... what is blocking the collapse inside.. not the shutter I hope

[Austerby]

Excellent work using this neglected lens. One came attached to my M3 at the time of purchase but was essentially thrown in for free as it was in such a poor condition - heavily scratched and hazed. I used it for a few shots but the results were almost enough to put me off using the M3 at all. I realised later that it could be quite a special lens, and it is after all the original companion to my M3, so I've recently sent it off to be cleaned and refurbished. I've not got it back yet but I'm now very much looking forward to using it and seeing if I can get something such as the quality of these shots from it. Thanks for sharing.

[Brian Sweeney]

The Summicron collapses completely on my Bessa R2. The Summitar does not quite make it. The travel on the Summicron is much shorter than the Summitar or Summar. My Collapsible Nikkor 5cm f2 also works easily on the Bessa R2.

[David Murphy]

$300 with no scratches, but these are hard to find. It is an outrageously good performer by-the-way -- ignore any bad press ever written about this lens

[helenhill]

I was FORTUNATE to find one in MINT- Condt / 1956 ...
$399.00 / Pristine Glass & Body
from a Highly Reputable Dealer / Igors Cameras

Brian Marcais /Those Last Two Pixs are OUTSTANDING !!

[ampguy]

I got mine here in the classifieds for ~ $240, then $140 or so for the usual overhaul. I think mine's a '54 (1,21...) so it will be my oldest lens.

Originally Posted by helenhill

I was FORTUNATE to find one in MINT- Condt / 1956 ...
$399.00 / Pristine Glass & Body
from a Highly Reputable Dealer / Igors Cameras

Brian Marcais /Those Last Two Pixs are OUTSTANDING !!

[roundg]

I am a lover of the collapsible summicron. Be different from all the following version, collapsible summicron has its unique signature that can't be duplicated by any other lenses.

It's also very affordable, though depends on the condtion. If you can find one without scratch less than 500USD, you should grab it without hesitate.

[BTMarcais]

Originally Posted by helenhill

I was FORTUNATE to find one in MINT- Condt / 1956 ...
$399.00 / Pristine Glass & Body
from a Highly Reputable Dealer / Igors Cameras

Brian Marcais /Those Last Two Pixs are OUTSTANDING !!

Thanks Helen!

umm... I don't think anyone really wants to know what mine cost.
it came w/ IROOA shade and caps. And a M3 DS w/ MR4 meter.
No scratches, but some haze that got cleaned out in a CLA.
After the cost of a CLA on camera and lens? total of a bit under $400.
(CLA's cost as much as the body and lens did)

-Brian

[Ron (Netherlands)]

I got mine for free (only paid for the IIIf) but has scratches, I am thinking whether it would be worth to have the glass 'repared'

[helenhill]

[raid]

This is an excellent image, Helen. Compositionwise, I like it how the ends meet in the top left corner.

[johnastovall]

The collapsible 'Cron is the lens that stays on my IIIG. I've been using them for 40 years and they defined Leica photography for me.

[ampguy]

sample photos from a cleaned 1954 coll. cron with M8, lens detection off, no filter or hood here

[Erik van Straten]

Summicron 50mm f/2 collapsible, Leica MP, Tmax400 printed on Ilford MGIV fb.

Erik.

[dfoo]

Will it collapse on an M8? What hood is reasonably priced for a collapsible?

[sanmich]

Originally Posted by dfoo

Will it collapse on an M8? What hood is reasonably priced for a collapsible?

about hoods:
depends on the camera you want to use.
if it's an M, go for the vented/tilted original or the OEM screw in.
The knock offs are a good match to the ergonomics of the collapsible (as opposed to the last version for example)

If it's for a barnack, the hood may well eat lots of your VF.

[Erik van Straten]

Summicron 50mm f/2 collapsible, Leica MP, Tmax400 printed on Ilford MGIV fb.

Erik.

[helenhill]

Beautiful....Erik
That Touch of Black makes it...
so Lush against the greys