[LRflex] Re: New toy - a mint 47 year-old 50/2.8 Elmar

  • From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@xxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 19:43:45 +0100

David wrote:

Now I'm confused. I always thought that Elmar's were f4 and Elmarit's f2.8. After all, the only Elmar I've ever owned was the 90/4 Elmar-C for the Leica CL.

However, a quick look through Hove Photo's "Leica Pocket Book" (5th ed.) shows me to be very wrong.

I think the Elmar name (without diving into the reference books) has more to do with the basic design of the lens, which is quite simple, but very effective. After all, the 50/3.5 Elmar (of which I have a now-coated example attached to ol' 4387), was the mainstay of Leica cameras from the year dot. The 2.8 makes use of more modern glass, and is an even more stellar performer than its predecessors.

Your 50/2.8 Elmar was made from '57 through '66, with some 65,000 made. Yours would appear to be a sterling example. and I look forward to seeing some of the results from it.

Funny, I got the 1969 date from this source:

http://www.forloren.dk/lbf/leica_lens_serial.htm

Maybe your book was talking about LTM rather than M mount.

Thanks for sharing, your good fortune!

Let's hope my shots do this old-timer justice....

Best.

Alex

 > Hi all.

 I'd more or less given up buying Leica kit as my cupboard was
 overflowing already.

 This beauty, however, was too good to pass up, given its provenance
 and very reasonable price.

 You can see a swift and dirty shot at:

 http://corkflor.smugmug.com/Other/Camera-Kit/

 This came from the estate of a well-known Berlin Leica collector, who
 apparently spared no expense in ensuring all his pieces were in prime
 condition.

 Shots from its first workout will be posted when I have them. Test
 shots look fine - very crisp with excellent colour rendition.

 Best.

 Alex

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