I was in the mood to mix things up slightly by using the youngest Leica Camera I have with the oldest Leica glass I have. So today I bolted the 5cm F2 Summar on the M9. For those that might be interested, yes it collapses just fine. Talk about compact cameras. Have always liked this piece of glass. Yes, it has it's faults, your the photographer deal with it. However, it does give a look you can't get today with new glass.
Some say it's not sharp, really? Also comes with f stops from a time before they became standardised, so today I was shooting around f3.2.
So here I am minding my own business squeezing a couple off when I see in the distance one of my other loves, an Alfa. If there is one thing that photographs do not do well, it's sound.
The Alfa sounded superb under load as it climbed up the hill. Depending how large the pic opens on your monitor you can see the smile on the drivers face. One very contented chap.
So I was passed by an Alfa and then joined by some bikers. I am not a bike man, but that does not stop me from appreciating the machine.
So all in all a nice afternoon, 3 passions all rolled into one. Driving the chariot of fire, photography and Alfa.
Standard tag line. All images straight off the chip no fiddling.
Chariot of fire, shot with a Leica Summar from 1936. Looks sharp enough to me.
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