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Post by paulatukcamera on Oct 5, 2005 3:51:31 GMT -5
Last night I tried my newly acquired scanner out on photographs I took whilst at school. The camera was a Agfa Silette Solinar - a decent 4 element lens, but no rangefinder or meter I was very impressed with the colour restoration software that came with the Epson 2450 scanner - certainly removed the mauve colour casts completely on some of the photos The following are all from 1961 (with no colour correction): A camping trip: Why have I bought all these expensive cameras over the years? If there is interest, I will publish more of the pictures I took from this era - first with the Silette, then with a Topcon R. I travelled to Ceylon(Sri Lanka) to visit my old home and covered the island extensively, to Poland etc - express your preferences and I'll put up a selection. Paul
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Post by heath on Oct 5, 2005 4:51:00 GMT -5
Very nice. These photos are 10 years older than me, but look like they could have been taken yesterday.
I would love to see more from this era, especially the ones from the Silette. I have a Silette too, but mine has the Apotar lens, not the Solinar.
I have your scanners big brother. I have the Perfection 4490 and I love it, especially for my MF negs.
Heath
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Post by rover on Oct 5, 2005 5:04:25 GMT -5
Excellent shots, thanks for sharing them.
The first two just scream out that a fun night was to follow.
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Post by PeterW on Oct 5, 2005 9:22:37 GMT -5
Love the two taken by the light of the car's headlamps. Those are two shots I would be proud to have taken. The Solinar was a very nice four-glass lens, basically a Tessar layout ,and as good as many lenses of its day. though under-rated today.
Don't worry about your Silette having 'only' an Apotar lens, Heath. I know it was a triplet, but it was arguably the best triplet produced in the 1950s-1960s era. The photo mags in the UK gave it rave reviews. My daughter had one in the early 1970s in a Super Silette and it produced wonderful pictures. I still have the camera, she gave it to me when I fixed up a Pentax for her.
The Silette range is one I want to cover in the Popular Post-war Cameras section.
Peter
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