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Just picked up a spare RB67 for $60 with a dead blackout panel too. Focus bellows are flawless and no other mechanical issues. It appears a component has become disconnected inside the mirror mechanism, I will be attempting to make a repair and possibly use it as a spare body.

Love my prewar Summar, my only complaint is the lack of f16/f/18

Thanks for the video. I have a CARL ZEISS JENA SONNAR T 50MM F1.5 lens with Leica Screw Mount. It is a wartime model. I can’t find much about them.

Wow...I fu*&ed up...lol, oh well

It’s the second time I watch this review in the past month. It’s so insightful, thanks!

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Hello between this and the distagon 28 f2 which one do you prefer?

Did you fix it because i have the same problem the shutter wouldn’t work

Just purchased this lens. Can’t wait for it to arrive. Started buying Zeiss lenses in search for 3D pop.

It is uncaoted - for sure! I have got the same lens builed 1938 on a Leica Ic 1951, later updgraded to Leica IIf 😁!

I own an Icarex 35S that belonged to my father. He had three lenses: An Ultron 50/1.8, a Super Dynarex 135/4 and a 35/3.4 (I guess) Then I bought a Dynarex 90mm and a 200mm to complete the whole Icarex/Dynarex+Ultron line. I remember having enjoyed them very much. A couple of years ago I found an adapter in Spain, to use de Icarex lenses with EOS cameras and I made several pictures with these lenses. It´s quite fun and enjoyable. However, a step behind modern L primes. Thank you for this excellent video.

Where can I watch the video?

In my case, it looks like the upper pin is not correct, as you said. Whenever I press something into, it works. I would be very happy about such a guide on how to fix it!

This lens is extremely over-priced and the bokeh is very average

It looks like You have Leica III model G. I have this one and it have flash sync. Mine was produce in 1937

Great review, really enjoyed watching this with my minty 5D in my hand. 😊

Rare and awesome video on this lens .. great job and feedback! I am about to get this lens (canon EF) for my 5D4 .. does Techart do an autofocus adapter for this scenario or only for Leica? Cheers and I am falling in love with Zeiss after my experience with the brand new 50mm 1.4 Planar that I bought .. not as sharp but lovely pics. Cheers.

I have been using it with a f/100, 5 or 6 with tmax 400 film at 250 iso. Moves the shadows off the toe so fabulous contrast in shadows then shorten developing 15% and get plenty of highlight detail I can work with to brighten the highlights with detail. The inter tonal detail on this super sharp fine grained film is stunning. It also produces a 3D like subject separation even stopped down to f/8 for environmental portraits. I love it for street with hp5 pushed to 1600 iso and shot at f/11 with zone focus, ie point and shoot.

Great vid! I'm currently trying to DIY repair this same issue on my RZ67. Would really appreciste if you be able to show how to remove the panelling/cover on the side which houses this mechanism for the RZ67 please? (I'm unsure how to remove the shutter speed dial)

Does it say made in Germany or in Canada?

One of the unheritaled classic of lens design. It was Leitz first lens that incorperated the philosophy of ‘higher contrast for precieved better sharpness.’ It was basically the same design of the later M-series v3 50mm Summicron which used newly developed glass types which enabled the elements to be reduced from 7 to 6 elements (I don’t know if the Leicaflex version used those exact same glass types). What I like about the v1 50mm Sumicron for Leicaflex or the v3 50mm Summicron for M-series was it was sharp, a flat field with very good close focus correction, with higher contrast that was not over the top super high ‘modern’ contrast, and gives a very nice even look for B&W and a natural color rendition. Super well built mount and with the Leicaflex v1 Summicron able to focus closer than the v3 M-series RF (of course). With the ELPRO close focus lens group option it kept all the qualities. It can be prone to flare as you mention, it does have those early/mid 1960s lens coatings, but that can be just part of its beauty in use and can contribute some ‘character’ to the image.

Taj objektiv ima istu konstrukciju kao planar. Verujem da je odličan.

Hi, thanks for this idea!) I’ve ordered it already))) please advise which adapter do you use for your lens? Because my adapter Leica m to Sony E allows macro only 😓

What’s wrong with you???? Remove WHICH screw to unscrew the front lens group? You’re pointing to the red painted index mark! Is there a screw UNDER the red paint?

Unable to unscrew the first element. Any tips? It stays extremely tight.

Amazing ! thank you i just scored a ultron 50 mm 1.4 m42 mount , its so good ! its crazy how sharp it is and i love the bokeh on the edges

Thanks!!

Thanks for the review. Based on my experience with 21mm, 28mm, 45mm, and 90mm Zeiss lenses on a Contax G1, I knew that I liked Zeiss images. Based on my experience 28mm, 35mm, and 50mm lenses on my Nikon SLR, I knew that the 35mm focal length was my personal favorite. Based on my shooting style and my experience with a 35mm f/2 and a 35mm f/1.4 lens on my Nikon SLR, I knew that I preferred the f/1.4 lens. Therefore, the first lens I purchased for my Leica M6 rangefinder was a 35mm f/1.4 Zeiss ZM. The 90mm f/2 Leitz was my second and the 21mm f/1.4 Leitz was my third.

Yeah, I bought one a couple of years ago and it’s my favorite one to use. I had to glue the mirror back in but that was it.

Have you a video of taking it apart? I can get the front group out but I'm not sure how to separate the front group further.

I just got a Summar. Fun to play with. Mind you your iiia(f) is also short of the focus tab for the magnified finder under the rewind tab.

I love this camera.

Should I shoot Raw or Jpeg with the 5D? which one is better with the 5D?

Very worthwhile vid, but 1) Please edit for repetitions. There are too many. 2) Please remove fatuous vocabulary, e.g., insane, vibe, etc.

it was like $3000 when it came out

Thank you for sharing your thoughts - speaking from your heart was great advice. Subscribed.

Great, no sound.

Just sold 24 lenses in 2022, mostly Pentax D-FA, D-FA* and FA Limited (all three, 31, 43 and 77) and a load of M42's. I only kept the Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/21, Distagon 2/35 and Planar 1.4/85. Also a Tomioka Cosina MC 1.2/55. Carl Zeiss stopped me from dumping cameras altogether. Adapted them to the A7RIII. Everything fits in a 10 litre dry box now. No clutter. Less is more.

I bought this camera because I wanted a full frame camera on a budget. It is very sturdy, I dropped it once and it wasn't damaged in the least. I can this my digital film camera because it brought me back to my film Canon AL-1 days. For those intimidated but settings at first they can use full auto mode and get good results until they learn what settings to use with their camera. One thing that I can tell you is that I will be using a flash more frequently with this camera for shooting in darker indoor scenes if flash is permitted.

I didn't know autofocus adapters like that even existed. Hopefully they make them for the GFX some day.

I prefer your impressions over the higher budget professional reviews.

Thankyou for your video. I also have the 5D classic, and the "creamy" look of the files are just georgous ! I use it along side my 6D MK1, the 6D also has a very similar look to the 5D. Canon got it right with both of these camera's! Keep up the great channel. 😁👍

Was there even 1 image in this? I appreciate your perspectives, and agree that the 5D is a great camera. But I think you would have more viewers if you demonstrated what you can do with the camera.

Photos is what i missed in this video ;-).

I am using it with a 40mm 2.8 , it's my canon leica :P, the only thing though is that with film, I wait for the right moment or catch the right light, with digital i shoot more frames, it will spoil you a bit; but then again i can experiment more without being out of film.

is it copy of Pancolar 1.8 ?

I'm testing this with the gfx50r

I have one in my collection and really love it.

Love the 5D. I use one alongside my Fuji S5 Pro. Both have fantastic skin tones and colors, very filmic. The 5D has a much better menu system and better AF system, but the Fuji produces more pleasing photos IMO. But I love both.

Love this