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Esox lucius
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 Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject: winter details & cityscapes on Ilford Delta 400 Pro |
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Esox lucius wrote:
I really love this film, the fine grain and versatility. Coupled with a 50/1.x lens it is perfect for winter use, stretching from daylight use to arctic winter nights or cosy pub light.
Some samples from a roll shot in the first week of January, taken with a Nikon FM2n in about -20C weather. Scanned with a Nikon Coolscan 4000 and all have minimal to none post-processing. I don't process it myself, the guys at the lab I use have never let me down so far and it's only 5 EUR/roll of 135-36.
Minimum focusing distance
#1 - CV 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar @ f/5.6
At minimum focusing distance there is some loss of detail, but already at about 1m the detail is excellent.
#2 - CV 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar @ f/5.6
#3 - CV 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar @ f/5.6
This lens is bitingly sharp, looking at the original size image.
#4 - CV 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar @ f/5.6
The twin tower church was a little overexposed and fog made for lack of contrast, so I tweaked it just a little.
#5 - CV 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar @ f/5.6
These are all at very slow shutter speeds hand-held, some show camera shake. The Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S gives a very dreamy feel wide open, but already at f/2 internal flare is mostly gone and contrast improves greatly.
#6 - Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S @ f/2
This was at very slow shutter, I think 1/8s or 1/15s
#7 - Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S @ f/1.2
Camera shake induced by several pints of that stout add to image softness 
#8 - Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S @ f/2
My colleague on air during our bi-weekly radio show, note the bottle of calvados
#9 - Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S @ f/1.2
Not much in focus at f/1.2 and minimum focusing distance
#10 - Nikkor 50/1.2 AI-S @ f/1.2
I added these to a gallery of their own
http://www.mflenses.com/gallery/v/mfl_club_members/esoxlucius/IlfordDelta400/
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Nikon DSLR: D4, D800, Nikon D3, D70
Nikon SLR: Nikon F100, Nikon FM2n
Nikkor MF: 20/2.8 Ai-S, 24/2 Ai-S, 24/2.8 Ai-S, 28/2 Ai-S, 28/2.8 Ai-S, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 Ai-S, 45/2.8 GN, 50/1.2 Ai, 50/1.2 Ai-S, 50/1.4 Ai, 50/1.4 Ai-S, 50/1.8 AI-S "long", 50/1.8 AI-S "short", 55/1.2 Ai, 85/1.4 Ai-S, 85/1.8H, 105/2.5 Ai, 135/2.8Q, 135/3.5 Ai, 180/2.8 Ai-S ED
Nikkor AF/AF-S FX: 14-24/2.8G, 16/2.8D Fisheye, 16-35/4G VR, 17-35/2.8D, 24/1.4G, 24/3.5D PC-E, 24/2.8D, 24-70/2.8G, 28/1.4D, 28/1.8G, 35/1.4G, 35/2D, 50/1.4D, 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 60/2.8 Micro, 60/2.8G Micro, 70-200/2.8G VR, 70-200/2.8G VR II, 80-400/4.5-5.6D VR, 85/1.4G, 85/2.8D PC-E Micro, 105/2D DC, 105/2.8G VR Micro, 135/2D DC, 200/2G VR, 200-400/4G VR, 300/2.8G VR, 300/4D ED, 400/2.8G VR, 800/5.6E VR
Nikkor AF/AF-S DX: 10.5/2.8G Fisheye, 12-24/4G, 18-70/3.5-4.5G
Topcor: Auto-Topcor 58/1.4,
Voigtländer SL: 40/2 Ultron, 58/1.4 Nokton, 75/2.5 Color-Heliar, 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar, 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar, 180/4 APO-Lanthar
Zeiss ZF: Planar T* 85/1.4 ZF
M42 SLR: Voigtländer Bessaflex TM
M42: Flektogon 20/4, Flektogon 35/2.4, Tessar 50/2.8 T, Super-Takumar 55/1.8, Biotar 58/2 T, Pentacon 135/2.8, Sonnar 135/3.5
Medium format: several Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 Opton-Tessar 80mm f/2.8, Zeiss Ikonta 524/16 Opton-Tessar 75mm f/3.5
Leica: R7, M4, Super-Angulon-R 4/21, Elmarit-R 2.8/28, Summicron-R 2/35, Summicron-M 2/35, Summicron-M 2/50, Elmarit-R 2,8/180
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Rolf wrote:
Vilhelm,
these a great shots - perfect. I can feel the cold.
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Nesster wrote:
Yes, wonderful results of an unusual sort...
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Esox lucius
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Esox lucius wrote:
Thank you guys!
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Vilhelm
Nikon DSLR: D4, D800, Nikon D3, D70
Nikon SLR: Nikon F100, Nikon FM2n
Nikkor MF: 20/2.8 Ai-S, 24/2 Ai-S, 24/2.8 Ai-S, 28/2 Ai-S, 28/2.8 Ai-S, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 Ai-S, 45/2.8 GN, 50/1.2 Ai, 50/1.2 Ai-S, 50/1.4 Ai, 50/1.4 Ai-S, 50/1.8 AI-S "long", 50/1.8 AI-S "short", 55/1.2 Ai, 85/1.4 Ai-S, 85/1.8H, 105/2.5 Ai, 135/2.8Q, 135/3.5 Ai, 180/2.8 Ai-S ED
Nikkor AF/AF-S FX: 14-24/2.8G, 16/2.8D Fisheye, 16-35/4G VR, 17-35/2.8D, 24/1.4G, 24/3.5D PC-E, 24/2.8D, 24-70/2.8G, 28/1.4D, 28/1.8G, 35/1.4G, 35/2D, 50/1.4D, 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 60/2.8 Micro, 60/2.8G Micro, 70-200/2.8G VR, 70-200/2.8G VR II, 80-400/4.5-5.6D VR, 85/1.4G, 85/2.8D PC-E Micro, 105/2D DC, 105/2.8G VR Micro, 135/2D DC, 200/2G VR, 200-400/4G VR, 300/2.8G VR, 300/4D ED, 400/2.8G VR, 800/5.6E VR
Nikkor AF/AF-S DX: 10.5/2.8G Fisheye, 12-24/4G, 18-70/3.5-4.5G
Topcor: Auto-Topcor 58/1.4,
Voigtländer SL: 40/2 Ultron, 58/1.4 Nokton, 75/2.5 Color-Heliar, 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar, 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar, 180/4 APO-Lanthar
Zeiss ZF: Planar T* 85/1.4 ZF
M42 SLR: Voigtländer Bessaflex TM
M42: Flektogon 20/4, Flektogon 35/2.4, Tessar 50/2.8 T, Super-Takumar 55/1.8, Biotar 58/2 T, Pentacon 135/2.8, Sonnar 135/3.5
Medium format: several Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 Opton-Tessar 80mm f/2.8, Zeiss Ikonta 524/16 Opton-Tessar 75mm f/3.5
Leica: R7, M4, Super-Angulon-R 4/21, Elmarit-R 2.8/28, Summicron-R 2/35, Summicron-M 2/35, Summicron-M 2/50, Elmarit-R 2,8/180 |
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spleenone
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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spleenone wrote:
#3, 4, 5 are beautiful! =)
(only did you exposed +1? snow could be more white) |
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fish4570 wrote:
lovely. i especially liked the semi-close-up of the three lanterns. they shine frostily, not warmly ...
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Esox lucius
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Esox lucius wrote:
| spleenone wrote: |
#3, 4, 5 are beautiful! =)
(only did you exposed +1? snow could be more white) |
Thank you!
Clipping or adjusting levels would take care of it, but I wanted to maintain the originals without any pp on scans, as these were shot during grey/misty days or at nighttime.
Here's an example:
As scanned
Clipped it
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spleenone
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:25 am Post subject: |
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spleenone wrote:
| Esox lucius wrote: |
Clipping or adjusting levels would take care of it, but I wanted to maintain the originals without any pp on scans, as these were shot during grey/misty days or at nighttime.
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Yes, that's better way to keep original scans without PP. I do it, too. Ovecast make some troubles sometimes. Clipped are not as good as previous. Maybe I should maintain ma LCD. Lovely freezing pics. |
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