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Exakta mount Flektogon test
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:28 pm    Post subject: Exakta mount Flektogon test Reply with quote
Shot this morning, weather is rainy and overcast but wanted to try this lens,
anyway. Using expired Memories 200 film, Exakta 500 with 2.8/35 Flektogon:








shot at ISO 160, some wind issues in 1 and 3.

First three shots were wide open and the chain was either f4 or f5.6.
Epson 4490 scans


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
A bit dreamy in my opinion, perhaps even nicer than if tack sharp. What is your impression ?


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think dreamy is a nice way to put it. Wink This lens almost reminds me
of a Trioplan. I'll have to try it on sunnier days where I can stop down more.
A few SEP conversions:





Selected high structure in the first which really brought out the grain, both
in the wood and in the film. Laughing

I think I paid somewhere between $30 to $40 for this including shipping,
pretty cheap.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
That was a bargain! I think these are better than Trioplan pictures.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
This lens would probably do well on m4/3 camera, will try faster film next
time. I'll post a pic of the lens tomorrow as it is different than the zebra
M42 Flek I have.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I like very much the top and bottom pics. Bokeh is very similar to what I get with my Oreston 50/1.8.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
wooow... very nice. Looks different otherwise Flek design is apparent in that pics. Bit softer that somebody get used. For me too but I like it. Like that smooth bokeh and table pics the most. Can't decide for colour or bw.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Paul and Spleenone, thanks for your comments. Here are some quick and
dirty (literally, since I forgot to clean the lens) of the Flek, which is an AUS
Jena:





As indicated in the last shot, this Flek close-focuses to 0.65 feet, my M42
CZJ Flek close-focuses to 0.7 feet.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
First one what I seen labeled with AUS Jena ! Congrats!! Fairly uncommon finish and AUS Jena!


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
First one what I seen labeled with AUS Jena ! Congrats!! Fairly uncommon finish and AUS Jena!


What's the difference in AUS Jena vs CZJ?


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
AUS Jena means sold on western market, first class.
Two factories Jena and Oberkochen did made an awful fight who is owner of Carl Zeiss Jena brand. Jena factory can sold lenses only with Aus Jena after when they are lost fight at western curt.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
I think dreamy is a nice way to put it. Wink This lens almost reminds me of a Trioplan. I'll have to try it on sunnier days where I can stop down more.

What's the date of this lens - 50s/60s? When I was a young lad in the 50s, before Japanese quality came on the market, this was one of the very best lenses, when wide angles for 35mm were in their early days and f2.8 was very fast indeed. I remember an old uncle telling me that lenses should only be opened up wider than midway if the light demanded it, and only after running out of slower shutter speeds. In other words, as a last resort. So I think we shouldn't expect too much from this old lens wide open. You'll probably be much more pleased with it at F5.6 or f8, Bill, and with today's faster films there's even less need to use wide apertures.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I agree with others, these are really great shots. Smile I love the grain very much, images like these make me think about trying film one day.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great shots Bill!
I'm with the table though.


PostPosted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Peter, Toni, and Sorin, thanks for your comments!

Peter, yes, will try faster film so I can stop down more. I find this lens most
encouraging, and would probably do well as a portrait lens.

Toni, looking forward to your film efforts when you make the jump! Smile

Sorin, some bodacious bokeh in the table shot, and I was wrong about the
chain shot, it was either wide open or f4 at most.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very sweet Aus Jena lens, Bill. I always liked better the character of the 2.8/35 Flek over the 2.4/35, don't know why.
The chain photo is my favourite, especially in B&W.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks, Orio, the BW chain shot is my fave of the set. For some reason it
looks more 3D, especially looking at my monitor from 4-5 feet away. Laughing

It seems that being AUS Jena *and* Exakta mount was the reason this
lens went for so cheap, I'm happy. Wink

Attila, forgot, but thanks for the info on AUS Jena!


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
peterqd wrote:
Katastrofo wrote:
I think dreamy is a nice way to put it. Wink This lens almost reminds me of a Trioplan. I'll have to try it on sunnier days where I can stop down more.

What's the date of this lens - 50s/60s? When I was a young lad in the 50s, before Japanese quality came on the market, this was one of the very best lenses, when wide angles for 35mm were in their early days and f2.8 was very fast indeed. I remember an old uncle telling me that lenses should only be opened up wider than midway if the light demanded it, and only after running out of slower shutter speeds. In other words, as a last resort. So I think we shouldn't expect too much from this old lens wide open. You'll probably be much more pleased with it at F5.6 or f8, Bill, and with today's faster films there's even less need to use wide apertures.


Peter, it's been very sunny lately so instead of fast film I used my favorite
Ferrania 100, this is at f5.6 using the Exakta 500 with the 2.8/35 Flek:



Ferrania also converts well in Silver Efex Pro:


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What a nice bw conversion.


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
spleenone wrote:
What a nice bw conversion.


Spleenone, appreciate your comment, really happy with this lens.

one more, same camera/lens/Ferrania 100 focus is not as good in this one:



Having the roof trim, gables, and wrought iron painted a different color at
my house.
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