Leica Showcase Leica M9/M9P

[bijansabet]

Starting a thread for fellow M9/M9-P folks.

Here's my first.

Washington Square Park - NYC

Leica M9-P + 35mm Summilux @ f/1.7

 

[Amin]

Brings back memories. I spent a lot of time in that park!

 

[BrianS]

M9 with a 1936 Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 5cm f1.5, at the Udvar Hazy Museum in Virginia. Wide-open, 1/8th sec.

sr71_full by putahexanonyou, on Flickr

Konica AR Hexanon 50/1.7, wide-open, converted to RF coupled Leica mount.

Hexanon 50/1.7, RF Coupled by putahexanonyou, on Flickr

 

[Amin]

Great shot of the SR-71. My brother in law lives near that museum. We took the kids there last year.

 

[bijansabet]

M9 + 35mm Summilux. Brooklyn Bridge Park - NYC

 

[bijansabet]

M9 + 50mm Summilux. Miami, FL.

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[Amin]

Beautiful photo, Bij. Did you handhold that still for 3/10th of a second?

 

[bijansabet]

Tripod

 

[BrianS]

Jupiter-3+, wide-open on the M9,

Meadowlark Gardens, 2016 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Meadowlark Gardens, 2016 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

at F4,

Meadowlark Gardens, 2016 by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

[BrianS]

Leica M9 with 50/1.1 Nokton. ISO 2500, wide-open. 1.25x magnifier used. LR6 used with default NR, "25% color, 50% detail, 50% smoothness". Sharpening turned off. I find sharpening at High ISO brings out more noise. Slow 4x SD cards used, as always.

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Just dancing to the Music.

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Off at the Races! They are moving quite fast.

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Shoot the Duck.

Skate and Fun Zone by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

[BrianS]

The Nikkor 8.5cm F2 on the M9, wide-open, 1/30th, ISO2500

Skate and Fun by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

 

[M. Valdemar]

I bought an early 1950's LTM collapsible Nippon Kogaku Nikkor 5cm f/2 on eBay which had disappointing image quality when I received it, to say the least.

Brian worked some voodoo on it, and I received the rejuvenated lens back to me today. I don't think there is anyone who knows more about these vintage lenses.

Thanks Brian, and here are some samples from a brief outing in Manhattan with the Nikkor and the Leica M9.

 

[M. Valdemar]

PS: Brian advised me to use a hood due to some cleaning marks on the front element. I was anxious to try the lens, so just stuck it on the camera and went out.

This was my first shot, no hood, about f/8.

 

[BrianS]

The early Nikkors are incredible: the internal coatings withstood the test of time. I bought one over 10 years ago, popped the front section- cleaned a wax-paper like haze out of it, was perfect.

This one cleaned up very nicely. And I had a lot of fun taking this one, and the early (1934) 5cm F2 Rigid Sonnar apart as well.

 

[M. Valdemar]

Did you take any photos? I'm curious about the internal sleeve in the Sonnar. I'll do some test shots with that one tomorrow.

 

[BrianS]

Yes- took lots of pictures of the Sonnar-

CZJ 5cm F2 Rigid by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

CZJ 5cm F2 Rigid by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

CZJ 5cm F2 Rigid by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

CZJ 5cm F2 Rigid by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

You can see the fitting that adapts a standard Collapsible Barrel into the Mount for the 5cm F1.5. It screws in against the variable retaining ring and has its own set screw.

 

[M. Valdemar]

That's interesting. Do you think it was transitional to use up the older collapsible barrels?

 

[BrianS]

I suspect that Zeiss offered both collapsible and rigid at the same time, and this was the easiest way to offer a rigid lens: a one piece tube that adapted the collapsible barrel to the rigid mount. The mount still uses shims for the standoff, so the tube just has to screw into place- but not be an exact length.

 

[BrianS]

Nikkor 8.5cm F2, wide-open, ISO 2500, with the M9 with new CCD.

 

[BrianS]

Spring has Sprung.

All with the Nikkor-Q 13.5cm F3.5, at F4. Late version of the lens.