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http://www.leicaplace.com/members/brian/albums/9cm-f4-elmar-m-collapsible-leica-m8/   The Elmar 9cm F4 post-war (coated) is excellent. The coatings give better contrast over the uncoated version....

Would you post the color originals in this thread for comparison?     As long as you do not post thermal infrared, no one will find the M.I.L.

The Summilux is probably worth the price alone. Get them CLA'd. Youxin Ye is good, fast, and reasonable.   The Elmar collapsible 9cm F4 and Summaron are ell worth the CLA. Is the Summaron F3.5 or...

What a great story! Repeat customer! I look forward to seeinf your pictures.

A great shot. The elderly man in his "old uniform" I guess, 8th Air Force ceremony? His Pilot Wings are like what my Dad had- he was 20th Air Force.

Great shot- this could be out of a 50s movie. Expect to see Humphrey Bogart at the Bar.

The new VF-4 has twice the pixels of the VF-2, meaning that a new version of the OM-D will be coming out soon. Reading the Olympus information on the VF-4, it works with "reduced resolution" on...

I think that's the problem with Olympus turning over their product line so quickly- they are relying on the same customers buying the new camera everytime one comes out, they need that "high-margin...

Can't complain about Leica. Bought the M9 and M Monochrom by selling off duplicates of lenses. Once upon a time you could buy a Leica Summicron, Nikkor 5cm F1.4, Canon 50/1.5, or Zeiss Sonnar for...

With an Olympus product, wait a year for a 40% price drop. 2 years, 70% price drop. They need to price the camera at a reasonable price, recover NRE over more sales, and lower product turn-over...

Images from many different Leica and non-Leica lenses here: http://www.leicaplace.com/f34/index3.html Examples posted from Cosina/Voigtlander, Canon, Nikon, Schneider, Zeiss, Topcon (Simlar 5cm...

Congratulations to the Happy couple! Beautiful engagement photo's, things are off to a great start.   Hugues- hope all is well soon, and thankyou for posting the pictures.

No, this is the Leica Song:   http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24748

FL=(FL1*FL2)/(FL1+FL2-D) The lens makers formula gives the overall focal length of a complex lens when combining two lenses. For the Sonnar, the front section has a focal length of ~125mm, the rear...

Very good set, they have a vintage look and color about them.

I converted the lens to Leica mount using a standard Jupiter-3 LTM focus mount, minimum focus is 0.9m which is the same as the Contax. My 1950 Jupiter-3 wit a serial number showing it as made in...

It's not ironic, that idiot "Hitler" attacked Russia after signing a non-aggression pact. Lucky for the Allies that the Axis was led by an insane army Corporal.

The two images were taken with Sonnar formula lenses made 60 years apart. I've spent the weekend shooting with two Jupiter-3's, and the C-Sonnar. There is less difference than one might expect, but...

1936 Coated Sonnar 5cm F1.5 (No Red T), wide-open on the M9. This lens is one of my favorites. I converted it to Leica mount, but retained the original shims on the Contax mount. It is basically...

I have opened up at least 30 wartime and pre-war Carl Zeiss Jena 5cm F1.5 Sonnars. This one had never been opened. An RFF forum member PM'd me that there was documentation that another lens in this...