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Thanks! I had the ZM 50mm Planar. Sold it. Liked the Summarit much better. I saw that Erwin Puts had tested flare of the kind I'm interested in. The APO 50mm looks to be the one to aim for, but I ...

Thanks! So, the consensus is that regarding flare, a new lens, even a Voigt, will have better contrast than say a 15 year old Summilux? I get strobes, lasers and flashes of light in the camera all ...

Hi Charles, I actually have that lens with the hood :-) But I have only used it for portraits and landscape. Never thought about the flair capabilities of it. Because of the MM camera I don't need ...

Hi! I have been out of the game for a year, I nearly went blind (not a joke). My eyes are now getting better, and I want a new lens to celebrate :-) My son is playing in a rock band that is getting ...

Thank you, Rodrigue! My friend lives the life of a viking several weeks every year. He's actually educated as an armourer, but loves the viking village festivals each year here in Skandinvia.

Thanks John! I like your selection :-)

Thanks Sjak! Will do!

Thank you all for kind words! Yes, old Sovjet lenses are very intersting to play with, and great fun to re-lube and re-calibrate. If you make a mistake, just buy another one :-) This lens is a ...

I have put my other projects aside for awhile, and have picked up my Leica MM again :-) Our local blacksmith said he was going to forge some viking spear tips outside, and invited me to take som ...