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Taking the Meyer Helioplan for a summer spin...
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:03 pm    Post subject: Taking the Meyer Helioplan for a summer spin... Reply with quote
All shot wide open walking through my famous park on a hot summer day....

























(Used an additional short helicoid for closer focusing)


PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Beautiful. I love doppel-anastigmat/dialyte lenses on large film formats, and see the same properties in the Helioplan. I had a pre-war one but sadly it had uncleanable haze.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, I have a few too as I like them, but also mine are badly hazy and cannot be cleaned. Seems some oxidization or other deterioration of that glass. That Helioplan was a later, coated one, so no problem about that.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, the haze is on the inner pair, so I expect it's the glass type used for those, the outer glasses seemed okay.

Very rare to see the Helioplan in England, but one day I'll find a nice coated one, the Primagon 4.5/35 and Primotar 3.5/50 are among my most favourite lenses so another silver Meyer would be my cup of tea.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
They have gotten unfortunately expensive, but a nice chap here sold me one in private for an acceptable price.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, they are expensive, sadly. I saw the 4.5/40 Tessar and the Jsogon (40 or 45, I forget) sell in the last couple of days on ebay.de for pretty high prices, sadly.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
My Culmigon 4.5/35 are in 4/4 design and it is said it is a triplet based wide angle. Is it has similar optical construction to the Helioplan 4.5/40?


PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
calvin83 wrote:
My Culmigon 4.5/35 are in 4/4 design and it is said it is a triplet based wide angle. Is it has similar optical construction to the Helioplan 4.5/40?


I have that lens too, but never found out about its design. I doubt that it is a dialyte, but who knows...


PostPosted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think the Culmigon 4.5/35 will be a triplet with an extra fourth element in front to widen the field. The early retrofocus wide angles were mostly triplets or tessars with a large front element added, examples include the Voigtlander Skoparex and the Meyer Primagon, both of which are tessars with an extra front element.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Klaus and Ian. I will try some close up later when I the adapter for use in my bellows.


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Flower master ! Great series!


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
beautiful work - my favorite is the third image - the background is incredible!

paul


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 1:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm usualy never impressed or interested by flower shots. But those ones are really great!!


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
edited

Last edited by bernhardas on Mon Apr 18, 2016 8:09 am; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks guys!


PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice results! Both the lens and the processing are incredible!
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