Kiev-II, Jupiter-12, Kodak Vision2 500T, Fomadon LQR

[iangreenhalgh1]

I have two copies of this lens, so decided to sell one, therefore better check it's working alright.

Seems to be to me.


#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

#13

[ForenSeil]

looks good
#3 and #6 for me
Did you do PP or are these pics OOS?

[Attila]

#2 for me others are so so.

[iangreenhalgh1]

Some have PP, some don't. Seems to me the shadows become too dark in bright light with Fomadon LQR, whether I can change this with different exposures or PP I'm not sure.

This is the only raw scan I kept, exposure was spot on but look how black the areas in shadow are:



This shot shows the problem clearly, the shot was a bit underexposed so the shadow areas are black, seems to me I must expose for the shadow areas. This film retains detail in the highlights really well so giving exposure for the shadows then pulling down the highlights in Photoshop might work.

[Orio]

I think #10 #11 #12 are amongst the best photos you ever took (of those shown here)

[erkie]

I'm not sure about this particular film/dev combo but in any traditional BW film I use I try to expose for shadows and develop for highlights. Just not with Chromogenic film

[iangreenhalgh1]

[mmelvis]

The 3rd shot is great, love the look on the persons face and the heavy shadows

[Orio]

[iangreenhalgh1]

Cheers mmelvis, I like that one, just wish it wasn't quite so dark, you can see how the exposure is correct for the bright patch of sunlit wall behind, that has fooled my old Weston meter.

Thanks Orio, it's certainly a different look, that tower (training tower for the local fire brigade) is the only piece of tall building here, there is the school that is 3 stories but obviously, hanging around school grounds with a camera might not be the smartest move. I long for more architecture to use my wide angle lenses with.

[ForenSeil]

#3 for me
Some are looking a bit underexposed

[iangreenhalgh1]

3 was definitely underexposed, I had to pull up the dark areas in PP and play with the tone curve. Probably user error with the weston meter, I would say the exposure for 3 was spot on for the bright patch of sunlight behind when it should have been exposed for the dark foreground, probably just the angle I took the reading at. The Weston is a good meter, I must have shot 50 rolls with it by now, it's accurate but you have to be careful about where you point it if there is a large difference in brightness between areas of the frame, which 3 is a perfect example of.