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A Method of Using a Polarizer on Summitar & Other Leica SM Lenses

Putting a polarizer on a Summitar lens once required a special swing-out...

Apr 14, 2021  By Dick Gilcreast
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Using a Small SM 35 & 50 Leica System

These are the sort of pictures you can get from the side of the road if you have...

Jan 20, 2021  By Dick Gilcreast
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In Which We See Three IIIc’s At Work

The Leica Illc with collapsible 50mm f/2 lens can be a compact and capable...

Jun 3, 2020  By Dick Gilcreast
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Old Leicas for Old Railroad Photography

These photographs from a number of years ago are of a steam-powered excursion...

Mar 6, 2020  By Dick Gilcreast
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USING BARNACK CAMERAS AT SLOW SHUTTER SPEEDS HANDHELD

Before the M cameras and their faster lenses, or today's astronomic digital...

Jan 27, 2020  By Dick Gilcreast
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A Full Range of Focal Lengths for Leica Screw-Mount Cameras

For anyone interested in using the older Leica screw-mount cameras, it is possible...

Sep 26, 2019  By Dick Gilcreast
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Tips & Techniques

For catching the moment you want to preserve during action on stage, the camera...

Jun 6, 2019  By Dick Gilcreast
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An Unusual 35mm f/3.5 Elmar

Did you ever wonder how Eisenstaedt got that famous available light shot...

Feb 15, 2019  By Dick Gilcreast
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The Lightweight 135mm F/4.5 Hektor by Dick Gilcreast

A rangefinder 135mm lens is particularly useful for amateur sports work....

Oct 17, 2018  By Dick Gilcreast
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Leica Auxiliary Reproduction Device Boowu

During the many years I was able to do restoration and rebuilding of historic...

Apr 13, 2018  By Dick Gilcreast
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