Vest Pocket Kodak on 40D

[martinsmith99]

Apart from looking odd it produces some interesting shots for a near 100 year old lens. I have it mounted in a lens cap and use a helicoid or extension tubes to focus it. It's been adapted to open to F6.8 instead of it the usual F11. Wide open it has a nice soft effect and contrast is pretty low.





Slight contrast boost in PP


More contrast boosting

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[martinsmith99]

A couple of colour ones to show how it handles colour (surprisingly well).




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[scsambrook]

Really interesting - did you take those at the "extra-wide" aperture or at f11?
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[rbelyell]

interesting martin. could you expand on the lens, i have never heard of it?
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[greg]

http://f22plus.wordpress.com/vintage-kodak-lenses/vest-pocket-kodak-vpk-meniscus-lens-on-dslr/

OK, I'll add mine also- three pages - this is link for page 1

[Arkku]

This lens does produce a very nice and unique effect. For anyone adapting it for use on digital, I recommend keeping the camera intact; there's a port on the rear of the camera (intended for accessing the rear element for cleaning), open it and attach an M42 extension tube with double-sided tape. This way the whole camera can be mounted as a lens, and the bellows used for focusing. The extension tube I used even happens to give perfect infinity focus with the bellows fully closed.

Pictures of the camera modified thus:







(This last shot actually shows another Vest Pocket Kodak with a Kodak Anastigmat f/8 lens. That photo also links to a lengthier description of the modification in my flickr.)


Some sample shots:









Last one stopped down to about f/16 or so, the rest at wide apertures for the effect… (It's not Photoshopped.) Larger sizes available in my flickr (linked from the photos).


P. S. And before anyone complains about the modification, I'd like to point out that if done this way it's completely non-destructive and reversible, and the camera can still be used with film even with the modification in place (just put a rear cap on the extension tube). The hole in the back of the camera is there to begin with, and the tape comes off without leaving marks or damage.

[visualopsins]

@Arkku, that is a brilliant adaptation!
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[mo]

Wow love the B&W's....
Arkku nice way to preserve the camera but still use the lens..
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[martinsmith99]

Mine is the anastigmat version. The camera was in poor shape so I have only kept the lens. All shots were at F6.8.
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[no-X]

Arkku: Nice! The flowers (lupines) looks like transparent
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[Arkku]

[martinsmith99]

It has 2 elements. It may well be F8 that I achieve. It is possible to make them open up further than the last marking which is for portrait and that it what I have done.

I don't think any of these lenses will be sharp as they're pretty crude.
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[fish4570]

wow. you guys are some something. i have a VERY old box camera. i
will pick it up and get some photos of it for you.
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