Ossington and Beaconsfield

 

I went out solo this past August and went down to Ossington and Beaconsfield Village for a wander. Again it was a one camera and lens adventure, this time with my Leica M3 DS and with a 20 year old Voigtlander 50 F1.5 Nokton lens. 

The film of choice was Eastman Double X which seems to be made for the M series Leicas without TTL metering, for this outing I used a Doomo clip on meter that rode on the cold shoe, its a clone of the old Voigtlander clip on meter. It does the job.

Shooting with the Leica M3 brings me closer to my late Dad, this was his camera. The viewfinder is made for 50mm lenses, and I wanted to play with some modern glass for this walk instead of the type one 50 F2 Collapsible Summicron which came with the camera. For a camera made in the mid 1950s, the M3 is still super smooth and works flawlessly. 

Camera: Leica M3 DS, Voigtlander 50 F1.5 Nokton Lens. 

Film: Eastman Double X, Ilfotec HC 1+49.