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Leica 50mm Elmar

14 December, 2021

Breaking Digital Habits and Relearning Film With a Leica IIIf – By Christopher DellaCorte

By Christopher DellaCorte

This story begins with an afternoon drive through the local countryside accompanied by my spouse. The air was lovely and warm. The skies were clear. The weather was what we expe...
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11 June, 2019

5 Frames in Ferrari Heaven with an Leitz 50mm Elmar – By Terry B

By Terry B

Going by how much internet reviewers seem obsessed with the speed Kings of today, the little Elmar f2.8/50 seldom seems to get a look in. With its lowly f2.8 aperture it can’t d...
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25 April, 2015

First roll with the Leica M3 DS and m-mount Leitz Elmar 50/3.5

By Hamish Gill

If you’ve read my Leica M3 post you might be aware that I went to some pains to buy a late model M3 with all the various “upgrades” Leica made to the camera ov...
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18 February, 2015

First shots with the Leitz Elmar 50mm f/3.5 (and Leica iiic)

By Hamish Gill

Concurrently to the first roll I put through the Contax T3, I also shot my first shots with the Leitz Elmar 50mm f/3.5. The iiic being the camera I am giving away in this compet...
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