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The Lumiere Lumirex works well, as a test roll showed. This was made in our garden:

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Lumiere Lumirex - Agfa XPS 160 (120 film re-spooled on a 620 spool) - Cinestill C41 developer

 

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4 hours ago, Wayne said:

I knew this tree

Brooks/Plaubel Veriwide 100, 47/8 SK Angulon, TriX, EI 1600

Love this zigzagging roof lines and the behemoth tree that isn't there. I fill in the fragment and see the immense shade, though it's overcast. Even this backyard has its own zig and zag.

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22 minutes ago, Ernest said:

Excuse me, while I drag the green oxygen tank closer so I can catch my breath. The Rx of a new-to-the-kit Rollei certainly has the paramedic with the paddles yelling, "Clear!", as the heart of creativity rules out flatlining. This On the Beach moment is one that an auteur director (are any left?) would wait hours, maybe days (David Lean + Freddie Young) to capture.

Challenging the tyranny of the rectangle, this one has it roped.

With grass or without grass, I go with the green complementing the red in this over-the-top Mondrian meets Pollock! The play of primaries and the counterpoint of textures in a composition that defines how the classic square can push the abstract. Good show! (Chorus of finger snapping.)

those really are awesome! Phil's Rollei is sharp! And the colors, oh my!

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2021 

M2-R | Summaron 35mm f/3.5 | Ilford FP4+ 125, EI 400, Rodinal 1:25

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6 hours ago, Ernest said:

Love this zigzagging roof lines and the behemoth tree that isn't there. I fill in the fragment and see the immense shade, though it's overcast. Even this backyard has its own zig and zag.

Thanks. It used to cast wonderful shadows. The sort that make a house a home. Especially this time of year.

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carnival i 2021

m6ttl, 50mm summicron, velvia 50

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carnival ii 2021

m6ttl, 50mm summicron, velvia 50

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Am 17.3.2021 um 11:34 schrieb stray cat:

New camera/lens test.

I recently acquired a Rolleiflex 6008i with two lenses - 80mm and 150mm. On my first roll I I thought I'd try to find out how the two lenses went at their minimum focus distances, which are 0.9 meters for the 80mm and 1.4 meters for the 150mm. I was a bit surprised to find that the 150mm really gets in there really quite tightly vs the 80mm:

Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8

 

Zeiss Sonnar 150mm f4

Velvia 50

 

 

Interesting examples, Phil.  And expert metering for the capricious Velvia... There is a lot fun ahead of you with the Rollei. Great ! 

Am 17.3.2021 um 20:35 schrieb Bateleur:

Klaus, I went searching and enjoyed my journey. Discovering Friedrich Hölderlin through his words came images, your Winter walks #11 rings of the feeling I had on reading "Tinian" for instance. I'll continue delving for there is much joy there. Thank you for directing my path.

Charles, tip to my hat  for your  jumping into the "Hölderlin" experience. Even starting  at the deep end--the hymns. Which-for me-are like a very rich piece of chocolate.... One at a time. btw: did you read that in german ? 😮

Am 17.3.2021 um 20:51 schrieb Bateleur:

My Own Walk

Ilford HP5

Beautful, Charles. Your picture captures the mystical atmosphere very well. 

Am 18.3.2021 um 09:39 schrieb stray cat:

 The lenses are NOT Zeiss, looking at them now I see they are made by Rollei and have Rollei's HFT coating rather than Zeiss T*. I understand they are very closely related,

 

I've had two and liked them very much but yes, I prefer the way the Rollei operates.

My assumption was that Zeiss  did the calculation, ground the lenses to the Rollei specifications, and Rollei or Zeiss  assembled them. As in every industrial production in lens production there are so many possible ways to do it: What tolerance is acceptable, when and how often in the process these are controlled, is every single lens controlled after production or only every tenth and so on. So even the same set of parts may result in quite different end products. Even Leitz did this: In my R-time I owned a biting sharp Vario Elmar. The lens set was produced by sigma, control and assembly done in Wetzlar ( Solms ?) My assumption that -as you write-closely related lines of lenses produced by Zeiss for Hasselblad and Rollei is widely shared, for instance Nordin, who wrote most extensivly on the Hasselblad System, acknowledges the there are few lenses only produced for Hasselblad, namely the 3,5/ 100 for photogrammetry and of course the 5,6/250 Space Sonnar.  

And for personal preferences:  Its funny  that a technical thing such as a camera or a camera system can activate emotions like this--- which I can absolutely relate to. It reminds  me of my school boy times, when you had to decide: Beatles or Stones, BMW or Mercedes,  Pelikan or Geha ( fountain pen brands ) Nikon or Canon.... . About the Rollei: I have to declutter, perhaps I find a shelf out of the sight of my wife.... and then... 

vor 23 Stunden schrieb John Robinson:

Lenses are fascinating.  If you research the history of the connections between Zeiss, Contax and Rollei, you can find enough information to keep lens nerds happily comparing performance for days or weeks on end.

The Japanese Contax Zeiss Distagon 2,8/28 is an extraordinarily-good lens (some say the f/2 is even better, particularly in demand by video cinematographers) and it runs rings around the Summicron-M 2/28 ASPH (did I just utter heresy?) on the SL, perhaps because of the stronger retrofocus design (one of the reasons the native SL lenses are so much larger).  But then, the Summilux-M 1.4/50 ASPH absolutely kills the Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 (and most other 1.4 50s for that matter) on the SL.  On the other hand, putting Contax Zeiss lenses onto a Leica M, unless it has live view, is a classic example of doing something over again hoping for a different outcome.

Time to put the lens nerd cap back in the lens cupboard I think.

John; I absolutly agree, lenses are fascinating. And tech talk about them is something I enjoy  a lot. My caveat here is: Of course you can decide wether the Summicron or the Distagon works better on your SL. But that then this the only valid statement you can possible do: The Cron 28 was constructed for film and for an M-Leica . For the use of their lens range on the digital bodies Leica constructed a very special sensor ( or had it done) with micro lenses and these with an orientation to compensate for the very close rear element of the wide angle lenses with their  a very divergent ray pattern.  So imho you'd need to test the lenses on an optical bank to decide which is better  ( whatever parameter you prioritize )   Years ago I was about to buy a 28 mm lens and browsed the internet about the quality of the M-28 Cron. I came across the comparison ( Jono Slack ?)  of this lens on the M digital ( must have been an M9 and a Sony A 7xx:   The lens performed miserably on the Sony ( due to their different sensor outlay) and brilliantly on the M9....    

One personal observation: in some cases a lens and a sensor just make a perfect  combination. I knew a Leitz engineer ( friend of a friend) who tried to explain that to me, but too much math... Fourier analysis, contrast transfer....  but it´s nice to find out such combos: For instance the combo of the Zeiss HB Makro Planar 120 is an incredible nice lens on the Canon 5D4... or, in since we are in the film forum: The 3,8/24 and the last Summarits paired with the Fuji Acros are a match made in heaven. If you like contrast and crisp sharp negatives. So nothing to flatter your lady... 

vor 19 Stunden schrieb Wayne:

I knew this tree

Brooks/Plaubel Veriwide 100, 47/8 SK Angulon, TriX, EI 1600

Wayne, nice photo of a not so nice situation. As pleasant as to inspect the fresh wound of an amputee... I can relate to your feelings...sad. 

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22 minutes ago, Kl@usW. said:

or minus ? 

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OMti; 2,8/135; PanF; Rodinal

Thanks, Klaus, for that information about the lens partnerships that Zeiss was involved in. As you and John have said, it IS fascinating to gain an insight into how these things work, and how the lenses we are so passionate about come into being. Speaking of which, you look like you are having a lot of fun with the Olympus system. These photos that we've been privileged to see attest to that.

Oh, and for the record: Stones, BMW, Pelikan, Nikon

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rosebud 2021

m6ttl, 50mm summicron, velvia 50

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A question of international importance:

Is the 10.5 x 14.8 cm film sheet (advertised for euro market) the same as the 4 x 5 inch film sheet (advertised in America)? When I do the standard conversion I see that they are close, per the calculations.

Best,

Wayne

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On 3/6/2021 at 11:50 PM, Steve Ricoh said:

I like this low key image very much. 
I wonder if you could say what dilution of Rodinal and agitation was used in development. Thank you.

Thanks for your comment.  Dilution was 1:25 @20deg with continuous agitation for the first minute followed by four inversions each minute.

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