About a year after I purchased the M3, a good friend jokingly chastised me that I needed a proper Leica lens for a Lecia body. My half-joking response to him was, “What do you have for sale?” And that’s when I purchased 50mm Summarit f/1.5 lens from him. While it’s not known as the best piece of Leica glass, I still stand by a quote from photographer Scott Bourne, “Ninety-nine percent of the lenses are better than 100% of photographers.” While it would be nice to have a Summicron f/2 Rigid that was made around the same period as the M3. I think my budget is going to stick with the Summarit for now.
The following images were shot on my second roll of Ferrania P30 Alpha. This film that was created by Ferrania a few years back to fund new film and appease Kickstarter backers. You can read my original post about it here. Again, this film has a lot of contrast that can lend itself to specific subjects.
Camera: Leica M3 (1959) single stroke with Leica Meter MR and 50mm Summarit f/1.5 lens
Film: Ferrania P30 Alpha ISO 80
Process: Kodak HC-110 (1+31) 5 Min @ 68°
Scanned: Epson V700 Photo
Utah Film Photography 