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  1. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Jupiter-8 M39 mount adjusted for Leica - Pics

    Wait, then to a certainly not small extent Roger Hicks and Frances Schultz (and their comments regarding the Jupiter-3 in their Rangefinder book, 2003) are to blame that you discovered the shimming technique :)
  2. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Minolta "Super Rokkor" 5cm F2.8- a Derivative of the Cooke Triplet

    And in Europe, they're not just scarce, they're outright rarities, unfortunately :(
  3. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Tales from the Greasy Side: Leica 5cm F1.5 Summarit, optimize for wide-aperture

    Meanwhile I've realised you have a soft spot for exactly those lenses that happen to have a somehow Ā«mixedĀ» reputation, or even the much scolded ones :) I do have the impression that many of the guys who were or are scolding ancient lens Ā«xĀ» or lens Ā«yĀ» may be just completely superficial...
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    Leica Weirdest coincidence, J3 works on a Zorki1 ??

    I guess you're right, and it's worth a try. AFAIK, before they've implemented the ZEISS standard in the Soviet Union, they used LEICA standard (for their FED und Zorki); I don't know the exact point of time, when they switched, and there may be probably some overlap when they've used both...
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    Leica Moments In Monochrome

    I was thinking exactly he same! I'm actually not familiar with the focal length 35mm in genuine rangefinder mount(s) [but I use the 21ā€¦25mm range, usually adapted SLR-lenses, quite often], hence I wasn't prepared to be the first one to say that ;)
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    Leica Tamarack Lake with 21mm, 50mm, 90mm ... and D-LUX

    You're right, sounds familiar :) Or was it Original Series Dr McCoy who had the line Ā«I'm not a lawyer, I'm a doctor. I have a Tanack 5cm F2.Ā» ;)
  7. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Jupiter-8M 53mm ā€” NOT Kiev, But: LTM!

    After my premature rejoice regarding the 1938 Sonnar in a 1960s Soviet Union barrel, I found this: Fast Russian Portrait JUPITER-8 50/f2 LEICA FED Zorki M39 Lens + Box! There are some typos in the description [my emphases], see: ā€” but according to the pictures itā€™s a Jupiter-8M 2/53. I...
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    Leica Am I Going To Buy A Fake Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm?

    Update: I was rejoicing too early ā€” although I was offering to pay a tad more than the seller wanted, he sold it to another person who apparently had discovered the ad earlier. :( OTOH, itā€™s basically good to see when a seller has promised to sell an item for a certain price, they remain...
  9. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Tamarack Lake with 21mm, 50mm, 90mm ... and D-LUX

    Why do I read Ā«Tanack lakeĀ»? I guess I have read too much Leica related literature recently ;)
  10. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica m240 purchase issue

    Ouch. The detail that a bank wire transfer took place (or did I misunderstand that?) made me go into the wrong direction ā€” I would have thought that's *so* European, the seller can't be American! But now I can understand much better why you're annoyed.
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    Leica Engagement Ring For A Leica Aficionada?

    You're right, Brian, my daughters are still pre-pubescent, but their future is also in my mind :) You see my avatar, can you guess what it is? It's heavy, has a protruding part, and one can say it's sort of a distance meter ā€” I was planning to lend it to my daughters when they start to go to a...
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    Leica Engagement Ring For A Leica Aficionada?

    If one doesn't have a Thread Mount Leica at hands, it could be used as a finger ring, probably even as a self-defense device (Ā«knuckle dusterĀ»?) I could imagine: See here: Tech Photo Rapid Advance Lever f. Leica | eBay
  13. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica m240 purchase issue

    Is it a Europe (Germany?) based forum? If the seller is European: I can imagine that they're simply not aware that there are different versions of that cord. I mean: how often does it happen when one is e.g. a Mac user without any MS software on their computer that you get some *.doc file, and...
  14. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Am I Going To Buy A Fake Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm?

    Now I can read the numbers too: looks like 2272120 (not sure regarding the last three). :2thumbs: ā€¦ And in 2067, expert X will say: Ā«This one lens is not listed in the authoritative Sweeney Lens Diary, but definitely Sweeney School.Ā» Expert Y will answer: Ā«You're wrong. Everyone knows that the...
  15. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Am I Going To Buy A Fake Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm?

    Brian, I'm very glad to learn that I'm going to buy not a Ā«fakeĀ» Sonnar, but: what is the proper denomination after such a surgery? Do you have a terminology established for your transplanted lenses? I would have said Ā«chimeraĀ» is to an extent a correct description, particularly since it...
  16. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Am I Going To Buy A Fake Sonnar 1:2 f=5cm?

    I'm not sure whether this is the correct subforum (please move it accordingly), since so far all I can offer are the seller's pictures and the very few informations they provide: According to the seller, it's a Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 50/2 in Ā«M39Ā». Unfortunately, they don't state...
  17. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Leica D-LUX 'Nordland' Edition

    If it's a cats' magnet, and it is apparently, it can't be wrong :)
  18. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Tales from the Greasy Side: Miscellaneous Notes on the Jupiter-3

    Excellent topic! I have two questions regarding grease: 1. Is there an explanation at hand why most old lens helicoid lubricants (edit: that Iā€™ve seen so far, not so many I admit) today have the colour and consistency of earwax? 2. Since I live in a not so hot climate, can I consider to use...
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    Leica LTM- or Leica-M Camera And Shutter Priority? ā€” IMPOSSIBLE? ā€” No, Itā€™s Easy As Pie :)

    Eugene Zaikonnikov did not only adapt some of these particular so called Carl Zeiss (in fact: VoigtlƤnder, see my Mr. Otto thread [soon I hope!]) lenses for the Icarex/SL706, he also managed to convert them, as I found meanwhile; here he shows the Tessar (which is factually a Skopar), and the...
  20. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Jupiter 8 with 18 aperture blades?!

    Let alone the Ā«lomography.comĀ» guys ;)
  21. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Jupiter 8 with 18 aperture blades?!

    Hm, this seller is offering quite many lenses with surplus aperture blades; see their recently sold items: JUPITER-8 18 blades SILVER LEICA M39 (LTM) mount f=50mm 1:2.0 EXCLUSIVE LENS | eBay (edit: this is the one Jupiter-8 in question) ā€” then here two Helios 44, e.g.: Helios 44-2 16...
  22. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica A New Arrival

    Allegedly, there are repairers (in Japan, probably) who can handle the CLE electronics ā€” one has just to find and bring to them a working Minolta XG-something, and they sacrifice the innards ā€” this would do the trick, unless it's an urban legend. Sounds a bit like wizardry, but I don't know...
  23. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica A New Arrival

    Tough choice! From my (European) POV, I'd say: sell the CLE. Reason: it's too scarce (in Europe) ā€” if it develops electronic failure, I guess you'll have to send it to Japan, or USA perhaps ā€” and then it becomes really costly. Or a paper weight ā€¦
  24. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Carl Zeiss Postwar Lens Serial Numbers

    I have to add, to an extent, I did realise something: the Carl Zeiss (West) serial numbers are inconsistent, or incoherent. Prof. Marco Cavina explains: SPECIALEĀ  ZEISS Ā«[ā€¦] va notato che, nonostante la firma Carl Zeiss, l'obiettivo Telomar esce da una linea di produzione differente (curata...
  25. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Carl Zeiss Expert Bernd K. Otto Answered My Question ā€¦

    Yesterday evening I received a phone call by Mr. Bernd K. Otto, author of the 1312 pages 23x30cm (3.6kg!) Ā«Carl Zeiss Kamera-RegisterĀ» book, see: Kompendium des ZEISS Kamerabaus - Camera Lens Blog edit: english version = A compendium of the history of ZEISS cameras Iā€™ve had written a...
  26. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Carl Zeiss Postwar Lens Serial Numbers

    Thank you, Brian. I must confess, my insinuated hypothesis above ā€” that the last two figures could indicate East German production years ā€” is totally nonsensical. Usually Iā€™m not that a nitwit, I guess, but exactly the same time I was drafting correspondence with a truly outlandish acting...
  27. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Carl Zeiss Postwar Lens Serial Numbers

    Ā«if one's an incident, two's a coincidence, and three's a pattern, what's four?Ā» Concretely: Are the data here Carl Zeiss serial numbers - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia actually correct? In other words: I have to admit, I'm not an expert on this question, and I do not have...
  28. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Zeiss Tessar 5cm 2.8 adapted to ltm

    My copy has serial # 3922053 ā€” apparently 2,548 items before yours was made, Raid :) This is one of my Tessars where I'm considering a conversion, since I've used it a bit with an adapter, but some sort of RF-coupling would be a huge improvement. edit: my insinuated hypothesis above ā€” that...
  29. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica 1917, April 1: Ludwig J. Bertele started his apprenticeship ā€¦

    Very good question. They also offer an eBook: Ludwig J. Bertele ā€” but I realise now that the *.pdf files above are apparently protected against copypasta and translation :( The publishing house's contact data:
  30. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica 1917, April 1: Ludwig J. Bertele started his apprenticeship ā€¦

    Publisher is the ETH ZĆ¼rich's publishing house, and the author is a scientist himself, so I guess it's worth reading :) Here I found the table of contents: 3816_Inhaltsverzeichnis.pdf And here an extract: 3816_Ludwig-J-Bertele_Leseprobe.pdf
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    Leica 1917, April 1: Ludwig J. Bertele started his apprenticeship ā€¦

    By chance, I stumbled upon this advertising ā€” Bertele's son wrote a biography on one of the most important lens designers: Buchtipp: Ā«Ludwig J. Bertele ā€“ Ein Pionier der geometrischen OptikĀ» | fotointern.ch - Fotografie Nachrichten
  32. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica LTM- or Leica-M Camera And Shutter Priority? ā€” IMPOSSIBLE? ā€” No, Itā€™s Easy As Pie :)

    Here my two copies of the lens in question: This one has an adapter that depresses the aperture pin ā€” but otherwise I'm uncertain whether or not it somehow botches the TTL-metering; the slit moves the camera's aperture-metering lever a tiny bit, I'll have to test that: And here as...
  33. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Carl Zeiss Jena 13.5cm F4, converted to Leica Mount

    Particularly re the aeroplane ā€” full aperture plus infinity ā€” shot: I wonder whether the vignetting is an artifact due to digital use?
  34. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Wartime Sonnar 1:4 f=13.5cm

    Yes. My copy has Ā«2,5Ā» using a comma, but decimal comma vs. decimal dot is an entirely different topic ā€” not unlike clockwise vs. counterclockwise throw regarding focus or aperture scale, etc., there was no apparent accord even within one and the same lens or camera maker :)
  35. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Are There Skilled Hobby Repair Persons Here?

    As so often, particularly regarding FSU products, one can guess that the complainants compare apples and oranges. Very soft? Bad flare? Hm, perhaps compared to a EUR 300 Carl Zeiss for Contax RTS 45/2.8 T* Tessar, I suppose ;)
  36. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Are There Skilled Hobby Repair Persons Here?

    I've discovered something very similar in an odd adapter that I bought some years ago together with matching lenses; it's a heavy brass adapter for the quite scarce and not very pricey but IMHO very good VoigtlƤnder Ā«Vitessa TĀ» lenses to M42; the lenses got an additional fine thread, while the...
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    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    Thank you ā€” but that's not my merit, nor the camera's :D OK, then I guess I'll use abload, case solved :)
  38. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    test #2 ā€¦ ā€¦ ā€¦ ā€¦ so far it looks good. (btw: here you see my wife and my daughter #2) Dear Amin, may I suggest: let us wait a couple of days whether or not my Ā«upload.deĀ» pictures are so to say stable ā€” I hope they don't develop bugs!
  39. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    The iMac in question is completely blocked regarding any browser except Safari. I guess that was not a bug, but a feature then eight or so years ago ;) That's the reason why I re-activated my even older MacBook, that allowed me to install Firefox, and here the forum works :)
  40. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    Good, that Ā«aboad.deĀ» account is still working ā€” I guess that's viable. I hope they don't make annoying pop-ups, pop-unders, or the like?
  41. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    test ā€¦ ā€¦ ā€¦
  42. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    Thank you again :) No, I'm abstinent regarding that ā€” wait, almost I should say. I have an Ā«abload.deĀ» account that I haven't used in years ā€¦
  43. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    Safari Version 5.0.6 (5533.22.3) System: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a) Kernel-Version: Darwin 9.8.0 Thank you :)
  44. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Browser Compatibility?

    I just realised I cannot post my own pictures since I store these always on an older Mac which does have a really old Safari that I unfortunatley cannot update anymore. Apparently, this Safari version and our forum are incompatible ā€” I simply cannot open the address. Is there any chance of a...
  45. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Which Ā«Unsung Heroes Of 35mm PhotographyĀ» Do You ADAPT?

    I'm astonished, I just found that this lens does even have an own camera-wiki site: Vivitar 35mm f/1.9 - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia Another addendum: According to Vivitar - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia, there have been two quite different Vivitar 28/2...
  46. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Which Ā«Unsung Heroes Of 35mm PhotographyĀ» Do You ADAPT?

    Yes, it's quite a hunk ā€” but I do like heavy lenses :D If itā€™s correct what one can find online, the Vivitars having a serial # starting with Ā«28Ā» are Komine lenses ā€” quite an obscure thing, cf.: Komine - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia ā€¦ BTW, now I recall, I do have somewhere...
  47. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Which Ā«Unsung Heroes Of 35mm PhotographyĀ» Do You ADAPT?

    A couple of my Ā«unsung herosĀ», the ones that I actually use with LTM or M-adapter: Beroflex Auto Beroflex 23mm f/3.5-22: cf.: Beroflex Auto Beroflex 23mm f/3.5-22 - M42 Lens Database Porst Extrem-WW MC Auto I 24mm f/2.5-16: cf.: Porst Extrem-WW MC Auto I 24mm f/2.5-16 - M42 Lens...
  48. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Are There Skilled Hobby Repair Persons Here?

    I see the Ā«focus checkerĀ» we were talking about :D Hm, I just know Mr Keinath's link collection: Markus Keinath's Photohomepage - Camera And Lens DIY, Repair, Modification
  49. radi(c)al_cam

    Leica Are There Skilled Hobby Repair Persons Here?

    I'm not sure whether this is probably to an extent a Ā«WTBĀ» question, nevertheless I guess I'm not the only one having that problem: There are too many half-defective photographic items at home ā€” say 1. some were inherited but have been poorly stored over decades, say 2. some were bought in good...
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