Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!)

Test Image: Leica 35mm Summicron, Version 1 (8 Element).

2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summicron V1 (8 element) LTM conversion to M Mount, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Portrait, Q&A, Teaching point

Another window light portrait, in front of my “famous” window.

However…

Test Image Leica 35mm Summicron 8 element

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…this time I offer a twist on an old theme:  this image was taken with a recently acquired (and adjusted, in Japan) Leica 35mm Summicron (8 element) lens, otherwise known as Version 1 of the legendary 35mm Summicron.  My lens was made in Germany in the early 60s.  It’s an example of the relatively less common screw mount (LTM) version, but mine was subsequently converted to M mount by Leica.

The lens arrived today.  I mounted it on my Leica M9P and fired off the above “test” shot, wide open at f/2.

Here’s what the lens looks like:

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Prosophos 8 Elements

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It’s tiny, light, and another jewel in the Leica crown.

—Peter.

Winter Solace.

2015, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Life's Little Moments, Portrait, Q&A, Teaching point

Cozy and hidden from the cold.

On another note, if there’s a better way to digitally record such Life’s Little Moments, then I’d like to know.

As it stands, the Kodak CCD inside the Leica M9/M-E remains my sensor of choice.

Won’t you please sign My Open Letter to Leica, if you haven’t already done so?

—Peter.

Winter Solace