• Removing Haze from Leitz 35mm F/3.5 Summaron Lens

    Removing Haze from Leitz 35mm F/3.5 Summaron Lens

    Removing Haze from Leitz 35mm F/3.5 Summaron Lens As mentioned in my previous write-up, my Leitz 35mm F/3.5 Summaron was plagued by haze on the internal elements which caused fairly bad flare in images taken with it, particularly when shot toward any bright light. It’s a common ailment with this [read more]

  • Rolleiflex 3.5 E (K4C) Planar

    Rolleiflex 3.5 E (K4C) Planar

    I popped into a local photo store the other day to pick up some C41 processing and noticed a Rolleiflex Automat in their used used camera display. I already have two Automats, but I still gave it a quick once over. Noticing me looking at it, one of the sales [read more]

  • Hasselblad 500C/M

    Hasselblad 500C/M

    The Hasselblad 500C/M Hand-built in Sweden, the Hasselblad 500 series of cameras is one of the most popular medium format systems of all time. The brainchild of Victor Hasselblad, the original 500C model, launched in 1957, was also one of the first true system cameras. It embodies a modular design [read more]

  • Leica M3 Camera & Lenses

    Leica M3 Camera & Lenses

    The Leica M3 Camera Early in March this year I received a breathless call from a friend who knew I had been looking for a rangefinder camera. He told me he had just been speaking to a retiring photographer from a nearby town who had a Leica M3 camera outfit [read more]

Mamiya/Sekor 55mm F/1.4 Lens

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Jan 172013
 
Mamiya/Sekor 55mm F/1.4 Lens

Last summer I picked up an old Mamiya 1000 DTL camera which came with this 55mm F/1.4 lens attached. I shot one roll with it and, although I was definitely impressed with the photographs, I pretty much forgot about it until last weekend, when I came across it again. Having just got a new supply of Tri-X, I slapped a roll in it and took it out to photograph the ever-patient Dalena during a visit to a local park.

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Leica 90mm F/4.0 Collapsable Elmar

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Oct 222012
 
Leica 90mm F/4.0 Collapsable Elmar

Since getting a Leica M3 the year before last, I’ve come to really appreciate the combination of compact design, excellent build quality and fantastic lenses that the system offers, so when I saw a 1965 M2 for sale locally, I decided that I really needed a backup body and snapped it up.

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