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newst
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 Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:54 am Post subject: Old Leicas, Summitar 2.0/50 and Summaron 3.5/35 |
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newst wrote:
A few months back I decided to buy some Leitz LTM lenses to use on my A7II. I did my research, learned about the chalky glass and fragile coatings used back then. I studied the Ebay offerings carefully and asked pointed questions.
Eventually I found both a Summitar and Summaron with unmarred glass at reasonable prices and pulled the trigger on both. As it happens both lenses were heavily fogged, the old grease having outgassed onto the inner elements. It took a bit of time to have the lenses cleaned but I now have a pair of like new Leica lenses from the early 50s.
They arrived Thursday and the weather has been bad all week with cold, clouds and rain. Couldn't let that stop me though.
With the Summaron...
With the Summitar...
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cyrano wrote:
There's some lovely grain going on there, can you tell us about the settings and PP please?
They remind me of the old Agfachrome 1000, I'd enjoy using the digital equivalent of that again.
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newst
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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newst wrote:
| cyrano wrote: |
There's some lovely grain going on there, can you tell us about the settings and PP please?
They remind me of the old Agfachrome 1000, I'd enjoy using the digital equivalent of that again. |
All of the photographs were taken indoors. The buildings are all 1800's vintage so no artificial illumination. Natural light but overcast day.
Camera settings:
Chair, Washbasin and Green Beans
Summaron 35mm @ F/3.5 Exp: 1/800 ISO 6400
Wheel
Summitar 50mm @ F/2.0 Exp: 1/400 ISO 6400
Tobacco and Water Barrel
Summitar 50mm @ F/2.0 Exp: 1/800 ISO 6400
All photos were processed in Lightroom 5. My normal procedure is to flip through a few favorite presets to get close to what I want then tweak the individual elements to zero in on a final image.
I don't record what presets I start with or how I tweak the images. I can say that of the six photographs I posted there were 5 different presets used.
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cyrano
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cyrano wrote:
Thanks Steve. If they were mine I'd have framed the basin and the beans,nice,simple shots.
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newst
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newst wrote:
Thank you cyrano.
I already have a 16x20 canvas print from a photo I took a year ago (NEX-6 and Zeiss Flektogon) that is too close to the basin...
I will consider doing the same for the beans however.
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Attila wrote:
 beautiful pictures!
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newst
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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newst wrote:
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| beautiful pictures! |
Thank you.
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duckrider
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duckrider wrote:
very lovely pics I' enjouyed to look at!
Grainy corn structure fits perfectly to the subjects take and the lenses used!
Are they taken from a museum?
Especially the tobacco tins let me think to those I used to buy as shool boy decades ago.
At those long ago times we were not asked to be 18yrs. old to smoke, 15 up 16 were enough....
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Zeiss ZF 3.5/18, 2.8/25, 2.0/35, 2/50macro, 1.4/50, 1.4/85, 2/100macro
Nikon Df, F2AS, F2A, F3/T, FM
ALPA 11Si, Angulon 2,8/35 ; Xenar 1,9/50 ; Tele-Tessar 4/200
Leica R3 SAFARI Safari Lenses 2.8/28 ; 2/50 ; 4/180
Rolleiflex SL 350 , Zeiss 2,8/16 ; 4/18 ; 2,8/25 ; 2,8/35 ; 1,4/35 ; 1,8/50 ; 2,8/85 ; 1,4/85 ; 4/135 ; 4/200
Leica M9-P, Leica M4-2, Tri-Elmar "Wate", Distagon 2,8/21, Biogon 2,8/28, Biogon 2/35, Planar 2/50, Tessar 4/85, M-Elmar 50mm, Summicron 90
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newst
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newst wrote:
T*homas,
These photographs were taken at a local museum, the Troy Historic Village. The City and Historical Association have moved a number of 19th century buildings to a single location, restored them, and have them on display.
The staff is very active and are constantly moving/changing displays. I have been there five times in the last year and each time it has been different.
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