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Post by moltogordo on Feb 26, 2015 19:00:05 GMT -5
l had that Nikkor 20mm - forgotten what it can do. And those cheap little Canon RFs could really shoot!
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Post by belgiumreporter on Feb 27, 2015 3:14:48 GMT -5
l had that Nikkor 20mm - forgotten what it can do. And those cheap little Canon RFs could really shoot! Comes to show you don't need 1000's of € of gear to make good photographs (although it sometimes helps  ) But with the canonet if i had said the pic was made with a leica M with a summicron or so, most people would have believed me and in some fora, they would have raved about the sharpness, contrast and bokeh of that lens, yes canonets are lovely cameras. Next on the list will be the Olympus Mju with the fixed 35mm 2.8 it has quite a reputatian as well. |
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Post by belgiumreporter on Feb 27, 2015 4:27:03 GMT -5
This combination i used in the days when no full frame digital cameras were available. I needed the extreme angle of the 12mm and no DX could deliver on that one. So it was back to film. The F100 might not be considdered a true classic as it looks so much like a digital slr. In fact the funny thing is when i use the f100 people allways ask if they can see the shot i've just took, so i do what everyone does these days and show the back of the camera, then i look at their puzzeled face as they are looking for the display wich isn't there.Then i explain that it's a camera that uses film and then i get the look as if i'm some kind of a freak    |
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Post by moltogordo on Feb 27, 2015 15:38:18 GMT -5
Remarkable picture - good story about the camera, too.
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Post by moltogordo on Feb 27, 2015 20:27:54 GMT -5
The Exa, little brother to the Exakta, is so simple with it's wooden box shutter and limited palette of features, that it adds reliability to it's quaintess. I like the original Exa, with the waist level finder. Taking my pair of users out is always fun. Here they are with two of my favorite Exakta mount lenses, the Schacht 35mm f3.5 Travegon, and the incredibly sharp 40mm f3.5 Kilfitt Macro:  And here's a picture of one looking at the business end:  Can these little gnomes really take pictures? You betcha!! These are all scanned 4x6 machine prints on XP2 film. Exa, 35mm f3.5 Schacht Travegon, 1/150th at f11, XP2 at 200 ASA. This is the machinery of a Beehive burner in Prince George, BC. This is a very good lens, as capable as any 35 I've used.  A snowdrop, Exa, 40mm f3.5 Kilfitt Macro, 1/50th at f5.6. I usually expose XP2 film in these cameras because it has huge latitude, and the Exa shutter speeds all sound the same! They all look the same, too!  And finally, for train fans. Prince George railyards. Exa, Schacht 35mm f3.5 Travegon, 1/150th at f11. I toned this scanned print with brown toner as an experiment. Think it worked.  Thanks for looking in!  |
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Post by philbirch on Feb 28, 2015 4:49:49 GMT -5
A nice pair of cameras. Some great pics here too. I must get some XP2 film. Lovely
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Post by moltogordo on Feb 28, 2015 13:34:00 GMT -5
XP2 is terrific for old cameras because it is forgiving, especially on the overexposure side. A lot of old cameras have shutter speeds that run very slow. It also enlarges beautifully. If you expose it at ASA200 or 160, a half-frame negative will compete with a full frame neg exposed on say, FP4 or TMAX 400, and a full frame neg enlarged to 8x10 will trick you into believing it's been taken with a Rolleicord!
I use it also in 120 in my Rollex back on my Linhof 4x5. It's easy to process in the kits too.
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Post by sevesteen on Mar 5, 2015 19:21:29 GMT -5
I'm still figuring out the focus of my collection--but I do want to take pictures with as many as I can.
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) But with the canonet if i had said the pic was made with a leica M with a summicron or so, most people would have believed me and in some fora, they would have raved about the sharpness, contrast and bokeh of that lens, yes canonets are lovely cameras. Next on the list will be the Olympus Mju with the fixed 35mm 2.8 it has quite a reputatian as well.
