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1. #E leitz wetzlar lens hood serial numbers
2. #E leitz wetzlar lens hood serial number
3. #E leitz wetzlar lens hood update

Send tips | news | rumors | guest post ideas For the rare occasion that you may want to use a 135mm focal length on a Leica M camera, this lens is a cheap alternative to the latest Leica 135mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt-M model which sells for $3,295.00. For a 50+ years old lens with a price of $50+, I am willing to ignore all those weaknesses. The drawbacks of this lens is the lack of sharpness, dull colors and pronounced lens flare. Higher resolution are available on flickr. Here are some sample images taken with the Hektor 135mm f/4.5 lens and Leica M9 at the Miami marathon (images were not post-processed, just directly converted from DNG->JPG in Lightroom 3): The 135mm Hektor is not a fast lens and is probably not a good idea to use it in low light, but you can still get out of focus background when shooting wide open (f/4.5): Lens flare is strongly pronounced even when the lens is not directly pointed at a light source and the lens hood is on: Shot at f/4.5, the white frame shows the edge of the image Lens flare The closest selection is the 135mm f/4 (11851/11861):Ĭompared to the modern Leica lenses, the colors produced by the Hektor 135mm f/4.5 are not as saturated and vibrant (compared to the latest Summarit-M 90mm f/2.5 lens): The Leica M9 doesn’t have a dedicated manual lens setting for this lens. This is the obstruction of the lens in the viewfinder of the M9 with the lens hood on (without a viewfinder magnifier): The distance scale of my version was only in feet: For better focusing, I used this lens with the 1.25x viewfinder magnifier. The lens hood is reversible and the lens cap can fit on top of it: This could be helpful for getting a precise focus, but slows down the process since there is more rotation involved. The focusing ring on my copy is rather firm and can be rotated at approximately 340°. Glass has few fine cleaning marks can be noticed under strong light only. The lens has its own tripod mount for better balance: The exact label of the lens is Ernst Leitz GmbH Weltzlar Hector f=13.5cm 1:4.5: The angle of view is 18° and the minimum focusing distance is 1.5m/5 feet. The 135mm Hektor has 4 lens elements in 3 lens groups. The aperture has 15 blades and a range of f/4.5 – f/32. All versions produced after the WWII were coated.

#E leitz wetzlar lens hood serial numbers

Lenses with serial numbers from 1,124,000 – 1,416,000 have a 36mm filter thread serial numbers from 1,416,000 – 1,827,000 have a 39mm filter thread. The Hektor model was replaced in 1960 by the Leica Elmar 135mm f/4.

#E leitz wetzlar lens hood serial number

The serial number of mine revealed that it is produced back in 1958. Leica manufactured this lens between 1933-1960. The Leica Hektor 135mm f/4.5 is probably the least expensive Leica M lens available today – it sells for $50-$300 on eBay or the used departments of B&H, Adorama and KEH.