Early Leica Work

Do a bit of cropping on the left side and it is a very good picture!

I like the way the geometry of the building on the left echoes the plaid of the stoop sitter's jacket. Leaving it in was a definite decision. Cropping it would be yielding to convention not of my liking. in my not so humble opinion.

Awesome image. Both artistically as well as for historical purposes. The summaron is a great lens.

Thanks Vic. I have two Summarons. These are the old thread mount lenses. The one I used here has a mechanical problem now. The aperture leaves have disconnected. I liked this lens so much I got a thread to bayonet adapter and used it on my M2 for many years. Unfortunately, my other one, which looks identical in every way is not so good. I think it's not a coated lens. It has lower contrast and the highlight separation is not so good. I recently picked up one of those 35 mm aspherical Summacron-M lenses, only to find my shutter on the M2 is on the fritz. The first place I brought it for repair said their Leica guy retired. Have another place in mind.