My late father had a Leica Film Camera and some Leica Lenses.
The leitz elmar f=5cm 1:3.5 was the worlds first interchangeable lens.
This screw mount lens dates it between 1930 and 1959. There's no serial number on my copy which means I cannot date it accurately , other than saying it is over 60 years old. It has markings in feet rather than metres .
Anyway today I attached it to my Sony A6000 and took some images, It was a bit risque as it is a collapsible lens , which means if I push the barrel down it would hit my sensor and efectively destroy my camera. So all the time I had it on my camera I was saying "don't push it in Phil " Anyway I didn't and the results are pretty good for such an old lens.
The focus ring was really stiff too, but I read that lighter fuel will loosen the grease in the helicoid. The lighter fuel did the trick, although part way round my little photo walk around Arnold it stiffened up again !
Scary! What a lovely shot of it and enjoyed your history. Lighter fuel, eh? Didn't know that trick! (Wonder if it would work on my stiff finger joints too?!)
I had to laugh, Phil, at what I assume spellcheck did to your text. Using that lens might have been “risky” but I don’t see anything “risqué” about your picture of Ruby! Granted she is naked, but I think that is permitted for a dog!
