Meyer Primoplan 7,5cm shots

Spotmatic · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 4045 Location: Netherlands

I felt a little bored tonight, so I mounted the prewar (uncoated) 7,5cm f=1,9 Meyer Primoplan on my 5D and just shot away. Nothing serious, but I hope you like them Smile

By the way: that are the last roses in my garden. So I actually had a good reason. And please don't mention the little typing error in one of the photos Smile

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no-X · Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:37 pm Post subject:

Yes, I like them. I like all your Primoplan pictures. Maybe I like all photos taken by Primoplans, independently on the photographer Embarassed

But the Hortensias are really special, nice 3D Smile

patrickh · Expire: 2011-11-18

Peter
Your pics are always arresting. But I am not sure I like the OOF on this one (I also do not like the 100/2,8 trioplan - so maybe I am out of step) Embarassed

patrickh

tobbsman · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 2578 Location: Austria

GREAT!
Seems to be a special lens, great contrast. I really like OOF areas, especially in Nr. 2 it renders a lot special mood to it, wild and soft same time. colors look very saturned and punchy but realistic.

Cheers
Tobias

kds315* · Expire: 2021-03-09

It is not a contrasty lens at all, how could it be, uncoated prewar - BUT that helps in certain situations and you made very good use of it, since you carefully selected the scenes to shoot and it payed off!! CONGRATS on the results!!

To harsh contrasts sometimes go way over the limit of some camera sensors, so a softer gamma (= contrast curve) helps (since that can be corrected anyway later - a too harsh contrast with lost darks and blown highlights can't...)