Leica Summar 5cm F2- replaced front element

Brian

Product of the Fifties
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Summar, wide-open on the M9. I found a Summar with clean glass, no aperture blades close in SN to my "bad front glass", with aperture blades Summar. Focus is good across range, this lens is WAY better than its reputation would have you believe.
 
Another wide-open, these are straight LR6 exports.

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With all those uncoated surfaces, veiling flare is an issue. For evenly lit scenes, it does not creep in. With heavy backlighting, or a brigthly lit corner- can be an issue.
 
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