Home

Please support mflenses.com if you need any graphic related work order it from us, click on above banner to order!

SearchSearch MemberlistMemberlist RegisterRegister ProfileProfile Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages Log inLog in

Schneider Componar 1:4,5/105 just arrived...
View previous topic :: View next topic  


PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:20 pm    Post subject: Schneider Componar 1:4,5/105 just arrived... Reply with quote

Hello.


Just received a Schneider-Kreuznach Componar 1:4,5/105. Drilled a hole in a body cap, screwed the lens on the cap and put it on top of my extension tubes (68mm in total). With this construction the lens focuses in about 60-70cm distance. I did two quick shots at f-stops 4.5 and 11. So far the shots look good to me, especially at f-stop 11 it's quite sharp.

With this fixed construction length it's a bit difficult to shoot. So, the next step is to get a helicoid or a bellows. Anybody knows a good source for helicoids in Germany/Europe? The lens register length is 100.2 mm at infinity, so I need a helicoid with a minimum length of about 50mm, if I don't use additional tubes.







PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brilliant approach!!!!! Poor subject choice for samples.


PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

woodrim wrote:
Poor subject choice for samples.

Yes, I know. But it's really no fun shooting without being able to focus... Wink
I'll do some more shots later on...


PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can focus - step forward, step back. Wink


PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

woodrim wrote:
You can focus - step forward, step back. Wink


Yes, sure. It's poor light for handheld and moving the tripod is really annoying. I'll do some more shots in better light conditions. In the meantime, may I invite you to a dram or two?

f8.0


PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sampled them all! All very fine although my personal pref is for the Laphroaig.


When you get comfortable/organized try the Componon-s versions from Schneider, they are actually much better. You can find them on fleabay for relatively little dollars for a large jump in quality.


patrickh

Other names - el-nikkor or rodenstock rodagon


PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 1:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

patrickh wrote:
Sampled them all! All very fine although my personal pref is for the Laphroaig.


Oh, yes! I'd die for the 15 years old Laphroaig, not shown in this picture...


PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, for those who are interested. I received a helicoid 46-68mm for EOS and fixed a M42 adapter at the back of then lens. Here's one more quick example shot at f/11 with Canon EOS 7D including 100% snippet...




PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hoacker wrote:

f8.0


Man, you have some exquisite liquids on that shelf.
Hmm, really exquisite.


PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice result, that is definitely sharp.

I have quite a few enlarger lenses, Rodenstock Rogonars and Rodagons, Schneider Componons, Componars and Comparons, Russian Industars and a Zeiss Tessar as well, not used all of them yet but those I have are all sharp, where they have issues is in the glare/flare handling, although I have a Russian Industar that has deep purple coatings and handles flare/glare excellently, by comparison the uncoated Tessar flares like hell.

I paid very little for all of them, then there are the old, simpler designs worth trying for their unusual character liek the Ross Resolux, Wray Supar, Dalmeyers etc.

Now you have a helicoid all these lenses are available to you, and there are a ton of them out there, often for next to nothing, definitely worth picking up a few cheap ones to play with.