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jtorral wrote: 🕐 06-19-25 08:22
Analogue photography is a conscious choice in favour of craftsmanship, a slower pace, and trust in our own ability to capture an image. It’s a choice that can be made at any time, as in our present day, the analogue world exists alongside the digital. But the results vary – in their aesthetics and in their character. With its distinctive look, our Leica MONOPAN 50 black-and-white film recalls the early days of 35 mm photography. It takes us back to 1925, when we presented the revolutionary Leica I to the world.
36 High-Resolution Shots
Leica MONOPAN 50 boasts an ultra-fine grain and super-panchromatic sensitivity. The film can be processed in all black-and-white developers. Its ultra-high resolution produces shots with extraordinary sharpness and remarkable tonal value reproduction. The low light sensitivity of ISO 50, combined with our fast M-Lenses, makes shots with a wide aperture possible even in bright lighting conditions – for that unmistakable Leica bokeh.
https://leica-camera.com/en-GB/photography/accessories/m/film/monopan-50/technical-specification
| Order No. | 14717 |
| Type | Black-and-white 35 mm film, super-panchromatic with high resolution and ultra-fine grain |
| Characteristics | Fine-grain black-and-white 35 mm film with super-panchromatic sensitization Through targeted adjustments, the film combines extremely fine grain with super-panchromatic sensitization, achieving the highest resolution and exceptional tonal reproduction. This film is particularly suitable for Leica high-performance lenses. Due to its enhanced spectral sensitivity, Leica Monopan 50 is also an excellent choice for infra- red photography. It pairs perfectly with Leica color filters (yellow, orange, and green, https:// leica-camera.com/en-US/photography/lens-filters/colour-filters), offering creative opportunities for producing high-contrast images. |
| Number of frames | 36 |
| ISO range | 50/18° |
| Sensitization | Super-panchromatic up to 780 nm |
| Resolution | Up to 280 lp/mm at an object contrast of 1000:1 |
| Carrier layer | 0.1 mm |
| Film structure | Anti-halation layer between the film layer and the carrier layer |
| Schwarzschild correction | 1/2 s: +1/3d aperture stop 1 s: +1/3rd aperture stop 2 s: +1/2 aperture stop 4 s: +1/2 aperture stop 8 s: +2/3rds aperture stop 15 s: +1 aperture stop 30 s: +1 1/3rd aperture stop |
| Film change recommendation | Due to its high sensitivity, it is recommended to change the film in low light. |
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Hi jtorral!
I am the happy owner of a M7 and a M11P. I have recently bought a Visoflex2 - to be able to fully view the entire 2.8/28mm field and to use a Konica Hexanon 1.4/57mm with an adapter ring.
When using these lenses, I do not use the rangefinder and I use the M11P as I would an EV1, which is a rangefinderless camera by the way, designed from a rangefinder model...
It is funny to see what Leica has done with the small rangefinder window on the front, turning it into a blinking light when you use the self timer 😅. I just struggle to imagine how many EV1 user are going tu use this feature.
Anyway, I think the idea of a Purerangefinder site is very good : taking photographs with a rangefinder camera is somehow special :
These are constraints we do appreciate as they bring us closer to the people, landscapes, things we see and we want to capture.
Thank you for being here jtorral.
That is an honest and fair reply.
So much to debate these days with so many cameras trying to be different. But the range finder is undeniaby a rangefinder. That being the case, how do we tell EV1 owners that their camera isnr really a range finder camera?
No !
Are we on rangefinder-style cameras or rangefinder cameras ? Why not consider photographers who have a "rangefinder photographer style" ? Or photographers who own a "rangefinder style camera bag" ?
You said "Pure rangefinder" ?
Naxos94