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35 Summilux

Fomapan 200

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

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Flare or not it still looks very cool. Just to enlighten the idiot of the group (me), how does an A16 get 16 frames on a roll - are they in portrait format (and if so, how does one then hold the camera)?

 

About tripods, I have one of those Manfrotto Digi 724B tripods. Fairly light and a built-in ballhead that can hold my 203+80mm+PC Mutar so good enough for travel. The drawback is it won't spread very low though.

 

Btw, any particular ballheads one should consider for the table-top?

The perfectionist within is annoyed with the flare, there are a few shots with it, so either the light bouncing between the filter and front element, or simple flare, not sure, but annoyed.

 

Tripod I have is this:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/983551-REG/manfrotto_mtpixi_b_pixi_mini_table_top.html

Perfect for travel, cheap as chips, and light, certainly lighter than the Leitz. Whether it would hold the Hasselblad etc I can't say, try mine in August. I did use my Leitz with the SWC recently, but possibly a bit lighter than your 203++++. Ball-head is part of it, built in. For my Leitz I have the Leitz ball.

 

A-16 is the Hasselblad frugal film back, I always used them for wedding work, similar to the Bronica etc, and gives (I think) 6x4.5 dimensions. 16 shots on a roll is always going to be more cost effective than 12. The Bronica etc is "15 on", Hasselblad went one better and get 16 on. Orientation is landscape of course, but back in the days Hasselblad also made a 6x4.5V back, so portrait orientation, but of course, 12 shots, with wastage on either side, never could figure that one out. With the SCW I simply rotate the camera, but lose the eye-level bubble of course.

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Good call, Adam. The smaller cameras do fit a niche - pocketability. I once bought a Contax T3 with just that idea in mind, but it had a fault with the film advance so i returned it and didn't bother again.

 

Leicas fitting into pockets is, of course, also a factor of how big your pockets are. Hmmm... how big your pockets are.. this applies to Leica in more than one sense of the phrase!

Ha ha, good one, Phil :)

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Time for a bee pic for Henry then.

I actually took this on both film, and digital. I posted the digital version in the X-Vario thread.

No doubt I looked a right clown, sprawled out on the evening paddock grass, with the camera(s) atop of the small Leica table-tripod.

Leicaflex SL

50mm Summicron R

Elpro V1a

Kodak 200

Epson 4870

Gary

 

And another seed head, this one sans bee.

Same gear as above.

Gary

 

Gary very nice pictures with superb color for me.

I have also an Elpro but don't use it . I'll try again after watching your pictures. :)

If I remember the lens must be very near of the object and sometimes it's a little

hard. I prefer on my Leicaflex the extension tube with a 90 or 135.

Thanks for posting Gary

Regards

Henry

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Spent part of yesterday processing a couple of rolls from the previous few days.

Trial roll through a new to me MP, and a trial roll after I fixed the light seals in the A-16 back from the SWC. Both looked fine.

Shame I got so much flare from the SA21, I have a hood coming.

 

MP

SA21/4 yellow filter

Fomapan 200

R09 1:25

Epson 4870

Gary

 

Gary the flare ?  may be from the filter ?

That said , nice picture with your 21 SA

Best

Henry

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Trying out some prints again - I used eight sheets of paper to make these two!

 

Scanned digital version:

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Emily by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Scanned wet print:

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Scan of silver print 4 by chrism229, on Flickr

Had to crop her to get rid of the vignetted corners. This was a Hasselblad 500c with Tri-X, and I had to remember how to do split grade printing. Ended up f8, 10 seconds grade 0, and 10 seconds grade 5.

 

Scanned digital version:

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Holly by chrism229, on Flickr

 

Scanned wet print:

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Scan of silver print 3 by chrism229, on Flickr

F6, XP2 in Rodinal 1:100, printed at f11, grade 2, 31 seconds.

 

I have a long way to go!

 

C.

 

Chris thanks for this demonstration.

 

I prefer the wet scan > black is more black

and I like the portrait a little blurry , more natural

Best

Henry

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These vineyards are on the terraced hills of western Italy, behind the town Corniglia – one of the five famous Cinque Terre villages. 

 

Michel nice contrast and black in this picture

Which film ? Thanks for posting

Best

Henry

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MP

35 Summilux

Fomapan 200

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

Gary

 

MP

35 Summilux

Fomapan 200

R09 1:25

Plustek 8100

Gary

 

For me very nice both pictures , the "imprint" "signature" of the MP and the Summilux

Precision and rendering are fine IMHO

Thanks for sharing Gary

Best

Henry

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A few from Chinatown London

 

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All Leica M6, Voigtlander 28mm f2. VM, Kodak Ektar 100

 

Harold nice place where you can eat delicious meals

Superb color of Ektar

M6 is still a good camera

I'll post for you some pictures of this place with my Summicon 28

Thanks for sharing Harold. Glad you join us :)

May be the second picture will be also great in color no ?

With my experience and I already post above some examples you lose

some details in black , when you converted color > b&w

Best

Henry

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Good call, Adam. The smaller cameras do fit a niche - pocketability. I once bought a Contax T3 with just that idea in mind, but it had a fault with the film advance so i returned it and didn't bother again.

 

Leicas fitting into pockets is, of course, also a factor of how big your pockets are. Hmmm... how big your pockets are.. this applies to Leica in more than one sense of the phrase!

Last year, when I went to visit my daughter for a week, I took my IIIA and the collapsible 50 Hektor. It was the only photography gear I carried along. The big lesson I learned from that experience was just how liberating it was to travel so light. The other lesson was just how pocketable the old LTM Leicas are. I mean, it would not have worked in tight fitting jeans; but then, my XA would not work in that situation either.

 

So many of these old Barnack Leicas are sitting on the shelf and only occasionally used. The fact is, once you get them up and running through a thorough CLA, they are as practical, reliable, and convenient as any compact available today.......If you are the type of person that does not see full manual mode as an inconvenience, i.e. a Leica shooter. While the Hektor is somewhat of a collectible, and can be a bit pricey,  if you go with a 50 Elmar and a IIIC it is not difficult to set yourself up with such a rig for less than $400.....Like my daughters used to say: "Just saying."

 

Oskar's camera is still capable of running with the pack, for every reason it was originally approved in that famous meeting that started the whole story.

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Last year, when I went to visit my daughter for a week, I took my IIIA and the collapsible 50 Hektor. It was the only photography gear I carried along. The big lesson I learned from that experience was just how liberating it was to travel so light. The other lesson was just how pocketable the old LTM Leicas are. I mean, it would not have worked in tight fitting jeans; but then, my XA would not work in that situation either.

 

So many of these old Barnack Leicas are sitting on the shelf and only occasionally used. The fact is, once you get them up and running through a thorough CLA, they are as practical, reliable, and convenient as any small compact available today.......If you are the type of person that does not see full manual mode as an inconvenience, i.e. a Leica shooter. While the Hektor is somewhat of a collectible, and can be a bit pricey, if you go with a 50 Elmar and a IIIC, it is not difficult to set yourself up with such a rig for less than $400.....Like my daughters used to say "Just saying."

 

Oskar's camera is still capable of running with the pack; for every reason it was originally approved, in that famous meeting, as a viable production effort.

 

Right on, Wayne.  I use my IIIg and 28 summaron and 50 elmar collapsible all the time and always say that they are really the ultimate in compact RF cameras.  The solution to basically all of my needs, except for GAS... :)

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For Harold , with Kodak Portra (KP) 160 and Kodak Portra 400 :)

 

 

London China Town 2015

 

Leica M7- 28 Summicron A.

 

KP 160

 

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KP 400

 

 

Regards

Henry

 

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