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I had a 35 3.5 Summaron, this renders nothing like that lens.

The exterior design is quite a copy with a twist.

And this is a thread about snobbery, Lust, bragging. Not about performance per se, although we know that no matter what, they’re all Leica’s descendants and wannabes.
I said snobbery... so...
 
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My Leica II, the best camera design and precision engineering in the history of photography (in my opinion).

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Totally agree. I Love mine! Today I have printed 72 contact sheets, 10 of which were shot with my Leica II and Nickel elmar 5cm.
Looking good... can’t wait to enlarge them
 
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That’s why I do not bother with the non-Leica stuff. Today was a hektor 2.8cm day for me, paired with a Black Paint M7.
 

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That’s why I do not bother with the non-Leica stuff. Today was a hektor 2.8cm day for me, paired with a Black Paint M7.
How do you like the Hektor? I much prefer the results from my Orion 15... butt yeah, it goes against the thread snobbery thing.

p.s please post a pic taken w the Hektor if u can...
 

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My fake black Leica ... some previous owner decided to have it painted

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How do you like the Hektor? I much prefer the results from my Orion 15... butt yeah, it goes against the thread snobbery thing.

p.s please post a pic taken w the Hektor if u can...

I Love it!
 

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Seems like all the "Leica Rangefinder-Look" digicams I see are silver, so im surprised the black originals cost more than the silver ones.
The only camera I have that accepts Leica bayonet lenses is a Bessa R4M that only came in black. I never bought a Leica lens for it because in my hands I find rangefinders so cumbersome and hard to use compared to my favorite Nikon n75.
Interesting the black n75s I have cost almost 3 times the silver n75s.
I also thought with the popularity of silver film cameras these days that if there ever were a Nikon f7 it might come in silver or black.
 
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Mighty Hektor in question, on a Mighty IIIg
 

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Daaaaaaamn Busteddddd
 
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Damnnnn I got fooled by the total perfectness of the Sexy look of the 30$K Black summicron 35mm V1.


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That is a lovely Light Lens Lab 8 Elements Replica lens on it.
 
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Sweet shot underneath the camera! Was that a reflection, or taken through a window?

Thank you Huss. It was a window display in Tokyo, just minutes from where i bought the camera....lens was an LTM Summaron 2.8.
 
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