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Three Leica Lenses (That Aren't Crazy Expensive) - Bringing It All Back Home returns with an episode all about three different Leica lenses: a screw-mount, an M-mount collapsible, and a Walter Mandler R mount. Even though they're all classic Leica lenses - they can be found for under $500. Explored in this episode: Elmar 3.5, Vintage Lenses With Character, the perils of finding a decent Summicron collapsible, HCB, Kodak Portra, Nice Film Club, the hidden gem that is the Leica Canada Walter Mandler R lenses.

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CollectiBlend: Library: Leica lens compendium by Erwin Puts

The 50mm Elmar - An Enduring Classic Leica Lens - The Leica camera Blog

Leitz 5cm f3.5 Elmar: The Meaning of Gestalt – The Thoughts & Photography of Johnny Martyr

GEAR - Leica Summicron 50/2 Collapsible – Review by KJ Vogelius

50mm f/2 Summicron-R II - Leica Wiki (English)