RexS Posted July 21, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 21, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I thought I’d share this experience as it is M8-related… This weekend I loaded Ilford FP4 Plus in my IIIc + Summicron and walked down to the riverfront to try out this film. I used a light yellow filter (0) and shot it at ISO80 – 100. I’ve never developed FP4, so I tried the same developer/time combination as I would with my favorite film (APX100) out of shear ignorance on my part. I couldn’t get into the darkroom this weekend because of some construction work (and the dust!), so on a lark I shot the negatives with the M8 mounted on an old BEOON stand with a Canon FD 50/3.5 macro lens. I opened the .dng files with Apple Aperture, reversed the curves to produce a positive image, and then grey-scaled the image to get rid of the color cast produced by the light box I was using. The low-resolution .jpg here is not a great photo as I was experimenting with film exposure and development. But I was pleasantly surprised by the detail and tone produced by a minimum of effort. It really was more satisfying than any of the negative scans I’ve made. I admit that some more manipulation with Aperture (or Photoshop) would no doubt improve the digital image, but at least I have a place to start. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/230886-m8-and-beoon/?do=findComment&comment=2634803'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 21, 2014 Posted July 21, 2014 Hi RexS, Take a look here M8 and BEOON. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
tenezus Posted July 25, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 25, 2014 It is a little MM! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted July 26, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 26, 2014 I would go back to make a new shot with a wig on one of them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manolo Laguillo Posted July 26, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 26, 2014 Using a digital camera as a scanner substitute is a firmly established procedure among professionals. It gives 2 big advantages: 1. short time, because scanner can need minutes to scan a medium or large format film, 2. a nicer looking digital file, because the grain structure is rendered in a more pleasant way when photographed. The time needed to prepare the film is roughly similar in both methods, and the retouching is unavoidable in both as well. But if you must digitize more than a few negs the difference between the instantaneous clic and the long scanning really does matter. And it is of course possible to photograph a negative using a stitching method, and then the resulting file will be even better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jip Posted August 1, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 1, 2014 Photographing negatives is a nice and quick way to digitize a negative, I advise for black and white film to shoot in DNG open in photoshop and invert, then export as a TIFF and use that file as your master in Aperture or Lightroom, so your curves are performing like normal, while in photoshop you can also clean some of the dust of the negative maybe with the clone tool, that works much better than in aperture or lightroom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex7075 Posted August 2, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 2, 2014 Hi, I am waiting for a BEOON I just bought. Since it is intended to work with a 50mm on a FF Leica, I was wondering if on a M8 it is better to use a 40mm in order to maintain the reproduction ratios with the different tubes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex7075 Posted August 8, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 8, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can answer myself now that I received the BEOON. It only works with 50mm lenses but changing the rings combination one can change the reproduction ratio. This object is wonderful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_S Posted August 8, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 8, 2014 I can answer myself now that I received the BEOON. It only works with 50mm lenses but changing the rings combination one can change the reproduction ratio.This object is wonderful. The lenses just mount via a LTM to M bayonet adapter so other focal lengths will fit, but one cannot judge the area covered. However, the metal picture framing masks correspond to 50mm on a full frame sensor so a 35mm or 40mm lens should be usable with them on the M8 with its 1.33x crop factor. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex7075 Posted August 8, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 8, 2014 Thanks Nick, I had to put the LTM to M adapter to mount the camera, not the lens. I tried with a Summicron C-40 but somehow the distance from the lens to the plane is too big no matter what rings combination I use, and it's therefore impossible to focus sharp. These are my first attempts, I will try again. With the 50mm the focus is OK but, as you say, 1:1 is not possible because of the M8 sensor size. You can have smaller or bigger field photographed. The latter is ok although. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchislife Posted October 10, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 10, 2014 I have just acquired a BEOON through eBay - does anyone know where I can pick up a copy of the instructions? (I expect I could work most of it out by trial and error, but will probably do better with the booklet.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted December 11, 2014 Share #11 Posted December 11, 2014 Resurrecting this thread, and with a similar question to "suchislife". I received with my Beoon a set of instructions, but in German unfortunately for me. If anyone knows where to obtain the English equivalent, I'd be appreciative. I realise the use is not rocket-science, but I'd still like to get some. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 11, 2014 Share #12 Posted December 11, 2014 Hi Gary, google oldtimercameras.com, they usually do reprinted manuals for this sort of thing, cheers Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchislife Posted December 11, 2014 Share #13 Posted December 11, 2014 Hi Gary. If you want to make a pdf of the manual, I'd be happy to translate it for you. Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted December 11, 2014 Share #14 Posted December 11, 2014 Thanks Rob and Mark. I'll PM you Mark, when I get my act together with the PDF. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest )-( Posted March 4, 2016 Share #15 Posted March 4, 2016 I have a BEOON on the way and wondered if anyone can advise what adapters I'll need for using an M9 and 50mm Summilux-M with it? Do I need an LTM-M Adapter? Just one? Thanks. Difficult to find much information at all on the BEOON, a little through the Wiki and one review from a few years ago but nothing else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 4, 2016 Share #16 Posted March 4, 2016 BEOONs exist with both the M and the LTM mount. With a bit of luck, yours will have M mounts at both ends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckrider Posted March 4, 2016 Share #17 Posted March 4, 2016 ... Difficult to find much information at all on the BEOON, a little through the Wiki and one review from a few years ago but nothing else. ah, naa, there are lots of pages looking in the net: http://sculptingwithlight.blogspot.de/2013/02/the-other-day-i-bought-leica-beoon.html http://www.lausch.com/beoon.htm Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest )-( Posted March 6, 2016 Share #18 Posted March 6, 2016 Thank you Philipp, I'll wait for it to arrive and see what I have. Thanks Thomas, the first page is linked through the Wiki, the second is new to me but doesn't really go beyond describing what it is (in German with missing pictures.) I'm hoping to use it for some 645 film and the occasional 35mm frame. Will see how I get on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atatexan Posted July 6, 2017 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2017 These posts are very helpful. Thank you/danke sehr! I have an M8 with a BEOON on the way from the UK. Pretty excited. It was difficult to discern the correct lens though most posts indicate 50mm.I thought about the point made about 1.33 meaning a 40mm such as perhaps a 40mm Summicron F2. I bought a Voigtlander F3.5 50mm lens just for this purpose. I, too, would be interested in instructions for the BEOON. Even a diagram showing how the adapter(s) are used with the lenses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted July 7, 2017 Share #20 Posted July 7, 2017 These posts are very helpful. Thank you/danke sehr! I have an M8 with a BEOON on the way from the UK. Pretty excited. It was difficult to discern the correct lens though most posts indicate 50mm.I thought about the point made about 1.33 meaning a 40mm such as perhaps a 40mm Summicron F2. I bought a Voigtlander F3.5 50mm lens just for this purpose. I, too, would be interested in instructions for the BEOON. Even a diagram showing how the adapter(s) are used with the lenses. I have seen your post at RFF. To be sure I just try to mount the setup M8 + BEOON + 50mm. My conclusion: to copy 24x36, the device can be used 50mm with two rings that come with BEOON : A + C + 50mm M mount (I tried with Summarit-M 2.5/50mm) Slides are copied with 2mm to 3mm of plastic mount each side. Very difficult to have full frame copy by elevating a couple of millimeters the 1:1 slide holder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.