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Playing with the 2.8/50 Tessar
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:33 am    Post subject: Playing with the 2.8/50 Tessar Reply with quote

A few samples from this wonderful lens.

Baby Blue tongue lizard

Back of my sons head.. Very Happy


PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moira,

Nice samples, I like very much this lens.
Maybe is my monitor, but I see them somewhat low in contrast, although sharpness and colours are good.
What kind of process did you do?.
Some of my old lenses show a similar behaviour and I have to bump up both brightness and contrast a little.
But it can be my monitor as well. I'm working at the office with the laptop...

Regards.
Jes.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On old inexpensive lenses like 50mm Tessars essential most of the time to fix contrast and sharpness in PS. Difference will be very visible I highly recommend it. (Shoot in RAW of course)

ACDSEE Pro is most handy and effective image processor what I know.

Lizzard shoot is very nice worth to try to process.


PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Which CZJ Tessar 50/2.8? I have two of them: a small silver Exakta-mount (adapted for Pentax) with 12 iris blades, and a larger zebra M42 with just 5 blades. The small silver one is ALWAYS with me. I barely use the zebra model, even though it focuses closer. Judging by your lizard shot, I'd guess that you have the zebra. I suspect that other versions exist, with similar optics but different construction and characteristics. Oh yes, I overpaid US$55 for my zebra, and just US$7 for the nifty silver babe. Yes, sometimes cheap old lenses are great!


PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like both.

The first seems to be taken in not so good light conditions wit a bit of blueish tonality. Open shadow? Perhaps.

But I like the potential of the lens and the image

Congrats MO, the lens is known for the good IQ and it shows ir in your images


PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You guessed right estudleon...the 2nd image was taken on dusk with poor available light and the first in a shadow.I always hesitate to play to much with the image...but I know what you are all talking about.I always tend to lean towards dark rather than light when I adjust a image... Rolling Eyes


PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

estudleon wrote:
I like both.

The first seems to be taken in not so good light conditions wit a bit of blueish tonality. Open shadow? Perhaps.



The white balance is way off to the cool side, it needs to be shifted up the K scale.


PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

revers wrote:
estudleon wrote:
I like both.

The first seems to be taken in not so good light conditions wit a bit of blueish tonality. Open shadow? Perhaps.



The white balance is way off to the cool side, it needs to be shifted up the K scale.


Thanks Ron.


PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the tips,here's my 2nd attempt... Very Happy What do you think?


I cropped the left side as the white highlight from the car was to much.