Posting it here, based on the Leica mount, even though it seems to be the first tread with the "LMT" tag in this forum.
So, since I just got a Leica IIIc (1941 model) with a Summar 50/f:2 mounted, I have spent some hours trying to understand the lens universe that is LTM.
Having surfed the web on earlier occasions for a substitute for the camera I now was gifted, I had come to the understanding that the world was my oyster and one could wallow in all sorts of old screw mount lenses, as long as they were '39s and not M42, but how wrong was that.
Rather, as it turns out.
Not sure how much I will be using the Barnack*, but in due time, I fancy getting a wide, possibly 2 (28ish and 35) and a longer lens or two (90ish and 135/200) for it over time, but reseaching such turned out to be a slippery slope, with varieties of tread pitches, coupled and uncoupled lenses and some that is available in all variants, if I understands it correctly.
So for the hive-mind to consider, what would a tally of economical viable lenses for a Leica IIIC, working with the rangefinder iow "coupled, consist of, preferably also with suggestions for viewfinder variants so that I actually see whats framed?
Not leery towards other suggestions to make the most of the old geezer and its lenses with the experience of horsing around with it, pleasurable either. I have thought that I could substitute a light measure with a small M43 body and a appropriate lens covering the FoV of whatevers on the Leica, using either spot metering or just take an average and for the first time pondering running somewhat pondering the possibility of running old lenses on digital bodies.
I cant really see myself going out with just the IIIC.
Will be digging through the garage for some of the darkroom gear, developer tanks primarily, and will order a Changing bag, so that I can do in-house development, but I dont really see me digging out the enlarger and such, but who knows down the line.
Any advice for running a Barnack** system would be highly appreciated.
* and ** Ha, latching onto the tribal language!
So, since I just got a Leica IIIc (1941 model) with a Summar 50/f:2 mounted, I have spent some hours trying to understand the lens universe that is LTM.
Having surfed the web on earlier occasions for a substitute for the camera I now was gifted, I had come to the understanding that the world was my oyster and one could wallow in all sorts of old screw mount lenses, as long as they were '39s and not M42, but how wrong was that.
Rather, as it turns out.
Not sure how much I will be using the Barnack*, but in due time, I fancy getting a wide, possibly 2 (28ish and 35) and a longer lens or two (90ish and 135/200) for it over time, but reseaching such turned out to be a slippery slope, with varieties of tread pitches, coupled and uncoupled lenses and some that is available in all variants, if I understands it correctly.
So for the hive-mind to consider, what would a tally of economical viable lenses for a Leica IIIC, working with the rangefinder iow "coupled, consist of, preferably also with suggestions for viewfinder variants so that I actually see whats framed?
Not leery towards other suggestions to make the most of the old geezer and its lenses with the experience of horsing around with it, pleasurable either. I have thought that I could substitute a light measure with a small M43 body and a appropriate lens covering the FoV of whatevers on the Leica, using either spot metering or just take an average and for the first time pondering running somewhat pondering the possibility of running old lenses on digital bodies.
I cant really see myself going out with just the IIIC.
Will be digging through the garage for some of the darkroom gear, developer tanks primarily, and will order a Changing bag, so that I can do in-house development, but I dont really see me digging out the enlarger and such, but who knows down the line.
Any advice for running a Barnack** system would be highly appreciated.
* and ** Ha, latching onto the tribal language!