More "summer is here" pictures

[Journalist]

Here are two more testshots from the Agfa Isolette (first picture) and the Ikon Nettar (second picture) on Kodak 160 NC/Agfa and Reala 100/Zeiss. Both pictures was taken to test contrast and lightperformance of the two lenses. Not very scientificly but gives me an impression of how the lenses can handle contrasty conditions and some hints about vignetting and bla bla First shot is a streetcorner in the town I live at the moment. This is one of the advantages of living in a small town nice streetcorners. The second is a fruit tree? in the nearby hospitalpark. This is a 30% crop of the original low-res scan. I think I will put both these cameras on my list of nice performers and highly recomended fun for a low cost. A friend of mine called me tonight/last night (it`s 3.30AM now) and asked me to get her one of these cameras after looking at the pictures on flickr

[Randy]

Very nice, and the colors are so vibrant!

[herron]

Øivind:
Is your Isolette similar to mine? 8.5cm f/4.5 Agfa Apotar lens.



I also have the Zeiss Signal Nettar, a Super Ikonta B (532/16)



and the Zeiss Ikonta B 523/16, which are all sweet cameras.



I have many others and, if not for my obsession with Mamiya, I could certainly become enamored of these neat old folders. ;D

In fact, after looking at your nice pictures, particularly that street corner shot, I obviously need to take them out more often!

[Journalist]

Thanks Ron And yes, you should load them with film once in a while, they perform beyond my expectations Your Super Ikonta is a really good performer, a friend of mine have the top of the line 534/16 and it delivers quality pictures all the time. He showed me some commercials/PR shots he shot with that camera in the 70´s on Ektachrome...The Isolette I, i used for this picture (and the sailboats in the other post) have an Agnar 4,5/85mm set in a very modest Vario fourspeed shutter, w/o selftimer. The lens I belive is also one of the "low-cost, low-performance" in the Isolette series. So I am expecting a lot from the Jsolette with a Solinar lens in a Compur Rapid shutter. I have 4... no 5 Isolettes at the moment, but only this one is (almost) reliable when comes to shutterspeeds, the Jsolette will be ready soon, I am just waiting for the leatherette to dry and fix after some small repairs. The Zeiss is a middle of the road version, with a Novar 4,5/75mm in a Pronto shutter. I have discovered that the combination of lenses and shutters in this field are endless... For those who haven`t read this before or doesn`t really are into Zeiss stuff, here is a pretty good overview: www.wctatel.net/web/crye/z-i120.htm I am pretty happy with viewfinder only, but it would be neat to have a rangefinder sometimes when the "guess-o-matic" fails me . Hmm... I have an Isolette III on the way from Sweden, so I guess that Agfa Rangefinderfolder is next in line for spending money on film.

[GeneW]

The colour in these is outstanding. Now you've done it! Your photos make me eager to get out with my Ikonta 520/16 (non RF) folder and try some col film!

Gene

[Journalist]

Thanks Gene I am glad I can fool someone else to blow the dust of these nice folders. I just came from the lab with 8 fresh pictures taken with the Nettar 515/2. The camera arrived in the mail 6 hours ago, so after a quick CLA of the shutter I put in film for test. Will scan and post tomorrow I guess. I think I will stick to the Kodak Portra 160NC, gives reasonable nice contrast and saturation, combined with a shutterspeed that the Compur shutter on the 515 can handle.

Cheers,Øivind