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Laurence
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 Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:18 pm Post subject: Sand Highlights - Zodiak 30 and Provia |
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Laurence wrote:
I have the Zodiak 30/3.5, the Mir 26B, and a spare CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8 (single coated).
These are the only lenses in my possession, as the whole lot was stolen - but that's over and done with,
and I just want to take pictures.
This was just before sunset, cropped, with the Zodiak.
This is straight from the camera/scanner:
This is after applying small amount of USM and Color Curves to try to match what I saw with my eyes.
As usual, you will need to click to the larger image in order to see effects of USM and Curves. 
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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rbelyell
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
wow, awe inspiring!
tony
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Fuji GM670+100/3.5+65/8!
Praktisix 6x6 medium format + ZeissBiometar 120/2.8
Bessa T 101 Anniversary Edition in Navy Blue
Mamiya Six Folder with Zuiko 75/3.5
Adaptall: Tamron SP 28-85 macro
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Attila
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
| rbelyell wrote: |
wow, awe inspiring!
tony |
+1 stunning!
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Nisseliten
Joined: 26 May 2012
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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Nisseliten wrote:
Just goes to show you do not need alot of lenses to take excellent images, you just need skill and a good eye to look thru the ones you have.
That said, It's still incredibly sad you had your collection stolen.
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Thank you, Tony and Attila!  It felt really good to start to get back into photography again.
And Attila, I don't know if I thanked you for spotting a Zeiss 50/4 for me. So...THANK YOU! Still saving some money for
my photographic fund.
Here is another. Only a few minutes later, but the light changes drastically as the sun goes down.
I actually had to REDUCE the saturation a bit, in order to bring the image close to what I remembered. 
There were many small Sculpins in this tide pool.
So anyway, Master Saturation reduced -6, went with Auto Sharpen this time, and cropped to wipe out footprints of course.
Perhaps could have done a little more sharpening - it's a fine line between looking normal or looking oversharp.
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Attila
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Stunning too!! Certainly you did say thank you, you are most gentleman what I know 
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| Nisseliten wrote: |
Just goes to show you do not need alot of lenses to take excellent images, you just need skill and a good eye to look thru the ones you have.
That said, It's still incredibly sad you had your collection stolen. |
Yes, it IS sad, Nisseliten. Thank you for showing compassion. However, it doesn't sting quite as much now that some
time has passed. It hurt of course, to have the lenses stolen, but it was really upsetting to have all the filters and adapters
and other accessories stolen. A hard lesson, but a good lesson for me.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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poilu
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
wow, all great, tonality is magic !
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
| poilu wrote: |
| wow, all great, tonality is magic ! |
Thanks poilu! Now, if I could just get you to post some more sunny images from the Mediterranean, I would be very happy.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Jesito
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Jesito wrote:
Hi Larry,
I love your surprising compositions, excellent colouring and ligthning.
Nice to see you are in focus again 
Jes.
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Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
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rbelyell
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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rbelyell wrote:
dude, you have a lot of talent, seriously.
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GREAT STUFF FOR SALE:
Contax T
Hasselblad XPan + 45/4, 90/4
Kodak Retina Reflex IV + full set of Schneider Krueznach lenses
Mercury 2 half frame 35mm
Kodak Pro slr/n
Fuji GM670+100/3.5+65/8!
Praktisix 6x6 medium format + ZeissBiometar 120/2.8
Bessa T 101 Anniversary Edition in Navy Blue
Mamiya Six Folder with Zuiko 75/3.5
Adaptall: Tamron SP 28-85 macro
Cameras: Canon IX
PM for more complete descriptions/pix. All in great shape!
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
Jes and Tony, you are very kind. Thank you. I'm just starting to feel comfortable with the Zodiak.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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Laurence
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
This image was a good test of corner sharpness of the Zodiak. Of course, it's naturally soft in the
corners, but not as pronounced as I expected.
The sand is picking up the light from the sun, which was just touching the horizon, so this was
definitely the last direct light. The sand is full of crystalline quartz as well as mica, so it reflects
the sun's colors very well.
I was shocked to see 2 photographers pack it up and hit the trail back to the cars about
15 minutes prior to this. I politely said to one of the guys, "You ought to stay, because
even though it doesn't look like it now, sometimes the last light can be pretty nice." He just shrugged
and said something like: "It's a waste of time waiting for something to happen when anybody can see
that it's just going to be a gray sunset." I don't know much, but even if the sunset was not so good,
why the hurry to leave a beautiful place like this in favor of a parking lot?
The only post-processing was Auto Sharpening in PS Elements 8, and cropping, so this gives an
idea of the extremely warm light at this time of the day.
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Assent, and you are sane;
Demur,—you ’re straightway dangerous,
And handled with a chain.
Emily Dickinson
Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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mmelvis
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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mmelvis wrote:
The first shot is perfect and needs no post processing of any type. Very nice work and composition. |
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skida
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:09 am Post subject: |
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skida wrote:
In order of posting:
Wow!
WOW!
WOW!
WOW!
I have tried many times to take stunning low sun beach shots, and although the results were pleasing, my spotting "the right bits and shapes" left something to be desired. These all look just about perfect: The details seem just right with the frame. Well done! |
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erkie
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:09 am Post subject: |
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erkie wrote:
| Laurence wrote: |
This image was a good test of corner sharpness of the Zodiak. Of course, it's naturally soft in the
corners, but not as pronounced as I expected.
The sand is picking up the light from the sun, which was just touching the horizon, so this was
definitely the last direct light. The sand is full of crystalline quartz as well as mica, so it reflects
the sun's colors very well.
I was shocked to see 2 photographers pack it up and hit the trail back to the cars about
15 minutes prior to this. I politely said to one of the guys, "You ought to stay, because
even though it doesn't look like it now, sometimes the last light can be pretty nice." He just shrugged
and said something like: "It's a waste of time waiting for something to happen when anybody can see
that it's just going to be a gray sunset." I don't know much, but even if the sunset was not so good,
why the hurry to leave a beautiful place like this in favor of a parking lot?
We are given a chance at glorious light twice a day. Seems like a shame to miss it when one is already there anyway 
I'm glad you hung in there ! Very nice indeed !
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David
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:22 am Post subject: |
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David wrote:
Those are really fantastic.
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Selenium_27
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Selenium_27 wrote:
Sorry for your loss. But happy you can still share with us gorgeous images !
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Bronica bayonet : Nikkor 4/40, Nikkor 2.8/75, 4/200-- S2A currently down..
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Other Bodies : Many plate folders, Gnoflex (Japanese 6x6 TLR, 3.5/75), Robin MKII (24x28, very rare and compact, 2.8/40), Rollei 35B (Triotar 3.4/40), Vito CL, Vitessa 500 (24x36 rangefinder, tessar)
100/1.5 for sale on ebay (click here)
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ifyouseeitshootit
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:37 am Post subject: |
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ifyouseeitshootit wrote:
As has been said, these are absolutely stunning! And I can't believe a phtoographer would walk away before the last bit of magical light hits the earth! Blasphemy! |
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