Kodak Signet 3.5/35mm lens more photos

[mo]

Well I took this lens out for a better trial on the K200D...still holding it onto the camera like a cigarette grip between two fingers and setting the distance and aperture before going out.A dull day overcast,slight wind...but I think this lens has merit the bokeh is very pleasing and varied and the images.... well I will let you decide... most of these have a tiny bit of PP to bump the contrast and slight brightness adjustment.
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[martinsmith99]

Were these shot wide open?

The bokeh is very different. It seems to have an vintage look about it.

[mo]

I think some were wide open and a few at 5.6 or F8...the aperture settings/markings are near the mount end but you actually change the aperture from the front end with the ring marked 4,8,15,30,60,125,250 above that is a Ev scale.I just noticed on the reverse of this front ring are the F stop numbers () They run 3.5,4,*,5.6,*,8,*,11,*,16,*22
I count 11 Stops by moving the front ring.

These are some lenses that look like mine but mine does not have the Ektanar name it does however have a L inside a circle.
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Kodak_Signet_80

[trifox]

wow! excellent results and

.. welcome to the hold-onto-camera-holder's club

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[mo]

Thanks Stan,
I have also just noticed the lens does not fully open so the F stop must have been F4,and at the other end of the scale it sits for two stops on the F22 ...not sure what is wrong inside but I really don't mind with the results so far..

[Minolfan]

Moira,
I think you have to take a better look on the coupling between EV-scale and shutterspeed. Possible you can not set the EV (and shutter), given a specific aperture. Choosing the aperture ring for settings might be the solution; than the range of EV and shutterspeeds setting may change. I had some more old camera's with such coupling (Fujica 35ML, Werra), very disturbing when you are not used to that "handy" features! Sometime there is a special button (on aperture or EV-ring) to get the coupling loose. So you can get all apertures you want.

Succes, Aad

[mo]

Thanks for your help, I do just use the aperture,as I am not sure the EV scale works.On the back of the lens there is a button that depresses but I am unsure what it does.I am happy with the images this little lens can make.
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#7 This last image I was curious to try the lens set at infinity...It might be blurry but I think it has some appeal..impressionist?