View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars
![Level 1 Level 1](rating1.gif) Joined: 03 Nov 2021 Posts: 249 Location: Austria
|
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:22 am Post subject: Classic Cars in 1990 |
|
|
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars wrote:
In 1990, I went on a road trip with a friend of mine in his dad´s motorhome to explore mountain pass roads in Austria and Northern Italy. First stop though was in Graz in the "Ritter Garage". I don´t know the story of this place, and didn´t find anything about in on the web, except that a Ritter classic car collection might have been sold in 2014. In 1990, they imported, restored and sold classic cars and we knew about the place from a school mate. His dad had a knack for British sports cars (Morgan Plus 8?) and the cash for it. So we went inside, asked politely if we could take some pictures, were kindly invited to do so, and that´s how I came to make this series.
The original images are scanned with approx. 30mpix with a Reflecta ProScan 10T and Silverfast Software. Silverfast has a sort of HDR mode that blows up such a file to about 300MB, but the results are quite good, and can keep up with the fine grain of the film I used. In one of the images I saw a reflection of my camera on a tripod, so I am quite sure it was the Konica FC-1 on my sturdy Manfrotto tripod. Both items got lost, probably during moving to new places, regrettably. Lens was the Hexanon 50mm f1.7 I still own, assumingly set to 5.6 or 8, using the 2 seconds max. exposure time of the FC-1 in most cases, in combination with self-timer. Film was likely one of the back-then new low-ISO Fujichromes - I couldn´t find anything on the film itself that would help me identify it. Maybe a Velvia, if I don´t mistake the time when the film was introduced. Well, I was 18 back then and had a lot of other things on my mind.
I hope you enjoy and don´t hesitate to comment.
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
![](http://forum.mflenses.com/userpix/20231/11948_mfl_19900731230_1.jpg) _________________ Cheers, Gerhard |
|
Back to top |
|
![](templates/mflenses/images/spacer.gif) |
visualopsins
![Level 4 Level 4](rating4.gif) Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 10948 Location: California
Expire: 2025-04-11
|
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 5:17 am Post subject: |
|
|
visualopsins wrote:
Very nice well done bit of photo-journalism! Definitely not a common sight in the US. _________________ ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮ like attracts like! ☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮☮
Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
Lenses:
M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
M42 Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 2.4/35
Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX-A ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (51B), Tamron SP 17mm f/3.5 (151B), SP 500mm f/8 (55BB), SP 70-210mm f/3.5 (19AH)
Vivitar 100mm 1:2.8 MC 1:1 Macro Telephoto (Kiron)
|
|
Back to top |
|
![](templates/mflenses/images/spacer.gif) |
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars
![Level 1 Level 1](rating1.gif) Joined: 03 Nov 2021 Posts: 249 Location: Austria
|
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars wrote:
visualopsins wrote: |
Very nice well done bit of photo-journalism! Definitely not a common sight in the US. |
Thank you!
It´s the same here. Some 30 years ago when I photographed these cars, they were not exactly a common sight either. But numerous compared to what you get to see today. _________________ Cheers, Gerhard |
|
Back to top |
|
![](templates/mflenses/images/spacer.gif) |
konicamera
![Level 3 Level 3](rating3.gif) Joined: 03 May 2009 Posts: 746 Location: Warsaw, Poland
Expire: 2014-06-14
|
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: Classic Cars in 1990 |
|
|
konicamera wrote:
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars wrote: |
In 1990, I went on a road trip with a friend of mine in his dad´s motorhome to explore mountain pass roads in Austria and Northern Italy. First stop though was in Graz in the "Ritter Garage". I don´t know the story of this place, and didn´t find anything about in on the web, except that a Ritter classic car collection might have been sold in 2014. In 1990, they imported, restored and sold classic cars and we knew about the place from a school mate. His dad had a knack for British sports cars (Morgan Plus 8?) and the cash for it. So we went inside, asked politely if we could take some pictures, were kindly invited to do so, and that´s how I came to make this series.
The original images are scanned with approx. 30mpix with a Reflecta ProScan 10T and Silverfast Software. Silverfast has a sort of HDR mode that blows up such a file to about 300MB, but the results are quite good, and can keep up with the fine grain of the film I used. In one of the images I saw a reflection of my camera on a tripod, so I am quite sure it was the Konica FC-1 on my sturdy Manfrotto tripod. Both items got lost, probably during moving to new places, regrettably. Lens was the Hexanon 50mm f1.7 I still own, assumingly set to 5.6 or 8, using the 2 seconds max. exposure time of the FC-1 in most cases, in combination with self-timer. Film was likely one of the back-then new low-ISO Fujichromes - I couldn´t find anything on the film itself that would help me identify it. Maybe a Velvia, if I don´t mistake the time when the film was introduced. Well, I was 18 back then and had a lot of other things on my mind.
I hope you enjoy and don´t hesitate to comment. |
Ausgezeichnet! This stuff is timeless. _________________
L'homme s'ennuie du bien, cherche le mieux, trouve le mal, et s'y soummet, crainte du pire. - Duc François-Gaston de Lévis
While it is nice to be important, it's more important to be nice.
URL: www.konicafiles.com
|
|
Back to top |
|
![](templates/mflenses/images/spacer.gif) |
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars
![Level 1 Level 1](rating1.gif) Joined: 03 Nov 2021 Posts: 249 Location: Austria
|
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:02 am Post subject: |
|
|
ZuikosHexanonsandVivitars wrote:
Thank you very much for your kind words. I admit looking at it today, I could have applied some more sharpening to the original slides. _________________ Cheers, Gerhard |
|
Back to top |
|
![](templates/mflenses/images/spacer.gif) |
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|