Portrait with Planar 1.4/85 (not mine)

Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 18173 Location: West Emilia

I was browsing Contaximages.com and I stumbled onto this little portrait that I found admirable:

http://contaximages.com/document.php?id=2013

perfect use of dof (not one inch more not one less), perfect exposure, great sense of "air " and atmosphere from the background and the diffuse bright harbour(?) light. I love the bright feeling and the casual attitude. It even manages to make me like the fact that she does not look in the camera (something that 9 times out of 10 detracts from such a closeup image).

I think it would be a perfect advertisment for what this lens can do. I even wrote it.
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Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 27547 Location: Budapest,Hungary

scan also excellent I can't see any evidence this capture is made by film camera. Superb!
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Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 18173 Location: West Emilia

This guy has talent, he did several very nice images, this one he did with a MIR 20mm (not say if MIR-20M or MIR-47M):

http://contaximages.com/document.php?id=1057

We should invite him in our group.
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Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 27547 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Yes very nice ! Please do it!
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35mm SLRKonica FM,Konica FP,Konica FT-1,Konica FC-1,Konica TC4,Nikon FA,Exakta VarexIIa,Fujica ST801
Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon:2.8/20mm, 2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/85mm,2/85mm,2.8/135mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,3.5/55mm macro,2/90mm macro,35-70mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro
Konica:21mm f4, 28mm f3.5,35mm f2.8,50mm f1.4,57mm f1.2,85mm f1.8,100mm f2.8,135mm f3.5,135mm f3.2,200mm f3.5,4/300mm,40cm f4.5
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dakoo · Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Posts: 579

From the same site..
http://contaximages.com/document.php?id=3647

is that the system in use Or just a superb capture of perfect lighting ?

star0nfire · Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Posts: 100 Location: Leiria, Portugal

I know this is an old topic, but this is one of my favourite portraits taken with the 1.4/85 Planar (not taken by me):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31104243@N03/3357468222/
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Orio · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 18173 Location: West Emilia

yes, very good!
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