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The current Elmarit is a contrasty little lens, definitely not what Sean Reid calls a "sunny day lens." The Summicron 'draws' more gently but is pretty big. If you'd prefer f2.8 I'd suggest Zeiss instead of Leica: it renders much as the Elmarit does, but is IMO approximately equal value for a...

It's a fun celebration of HCB's birthday. (Except that it's twice a year, so it might be his half-birthday.) Kirk

The box is open, and the camera is as completely underwhelming as the rumors suggested it might be.:sorry: Kirk

North Beach, San Francisco. Kirk M9 40 Summicron

Here are some recent ... ... 'inhuman street' shots: M9, 35 Cron v4 Kirk

I avoided the first version of the 35 Lux ASPH because I was afraid of focus shift; so I've used only Summicrons, a pre-aspherical Lux, a CV 1.2 v1, and recently a FLE on M9. I thought the FLE would replace the others and be my go-to lens, but it hasn't worked out that way. It's the heaviest /...

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