The Bertele Sonnar 5cm F2 Picture Thread.

[Sonnar Brian]

We've been getting together since before the girls were in Kinderdarten- now they are all in college.

This is with the Nikon Df and 300/4.5 Ais, wide-open.

Sunset, Navarre by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

I also brought the Df with the 300/4.5 Nikkor Ais.

 

[boojum]

Out testing the Bertele on the X2D. Electronic shutter required for use with the non-HB lenses so you'd better have good light. It gets wonky in low light situations. Here are a couple of boat pics, surprise! Shot at f/5.6 and whatever shutter speed the X2D wanted.

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[Sonnar Brian]

Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB.

Slim Pickens should have the warning label.

Bertele Sonnar at F4, on the M9.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Bertele Sonnar, wide-open.

 

[boojum]

I have started a group on Flickr for the Bertele and Bertele lens only, on any body. Let's support it or the world will only see my crap images associated with this wonderful lens. And that would be a shame. The Skyllaney Bertele Lens

 

[boojum]

Of note to a few, today we received another research ship. We get research and spook ships here in Astoria now and again. They must be desperate for a port for there is little we have to offer. Anyway, this is the Atlantis, mother ship to Alvin, the deep diving submersible. RV Atlantis (AGOR-25) - Wikipedia Run by the Navy and Woods Hole. M9 + Bertele on a grey, overcast and foggy day. summer was short here this year.

 

[boojum]

And here it is again when we have a few rays of late afternoon sunshine. I identify the boats here with an app on my Android phone. The app is informed by the vessel's transponder. There was a Canadian spook ship here which turned off its transponder. Some ships do that sometimes after a couple of days. Sometimes the guys doing sentry duty on the naval ships may be non Navy as they are "uncovered" that is they are not wearing hats which is out of uniform if you are military. That's what passes for excitement here in Astoria. Yes, M9 + Bertele.

But, the ship, the ship, . . .

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[Sonnar Brian]

Father and Daughter

Bertele, wide-open, 1/30th, ISO640- Leica M9

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Instax Pictures.

Bertele Sonnar, wide-open, M9.

 

[boojum]

Father and Daughter
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Bertele, wide-open, 1/30th, ISO640- Leica M9

She has become a young lady. They are sneaky that way. I am sure both parents are quite proud, as is another set of parents there. Hats off to you all.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Bellingrath Gardens in Alabama.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I also brought the 1940 CZJ Sonnar T 5cm F2, converted to Leica mount.




And if anyone remembers the Happy Dust Squirting Flowers in Star Trek-

 

[boojum]

Sonnars, sigh. I have no Leica lenses but have no feeling of loss. These photos show what a fine lens can do with shape, color and light. And that's the game. The CZJ is fine but the Bertele is The Chieftain o' the Sonnar Clan, hands down. I love mine and am grateful to have it. Brian does pretty well with his, too. ;o)

 

[boojum]

OK, time to see the flower gardens I have, the harbor here in Astoria, precisely The West Mooring Basin. In response to an overwhelming demand for another photo of The Atlantis, the Woods Hole research ship which has Alvin as its umbilical child.

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I love this lens. That is just how the ship looks, but just a hardly noticeable smidge better. To view it on Flickr:

https://flic.kr/p/2oUYCnm

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[boojum]

And here are some more taken as the sun had set and the great color of the of the fishing boats lights, mercury vapor (white) and sodium vapor (orange) as the rays play across the shapes and lines of the moored fishing boats.

M9 + Bertele, a very good combo.

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[JMF]

Had a chance to test the Skyllaney Bertele 50/2 lens recently !

Taken with a Leica M10-P:


Alpes Suisses by JM__, on Flickr


Alpes Suisses by JM__, on Flickr


Alpes Suisses by JM__, on Flickr


Best, JM.

 

[JMF]

Some more with the M10-P



Alpes Suisses by JM__, on Flickr


Alpes Suisses by JM__, on Flickr


Alpes Suisses by JM__, on Flickr

 

[Sonnar Brian]

That means we have pictures from Three of the Five Prototype lenses made shot by RFF members on this Thread!

 

[JMF]

And on film

Portra 160 and Leica MP


La Forclaz, Canton de Vaud, Suisse by JM__, on Flickr


La Forclaz, Canton de Vaud, Suisse by JM__, on Flickr


La Forclaz, Canton de Vaud, Suisse by JM__, on Flickr

 

[boojum]

I would like t see a test of the Skyllaney Bertele against a similar Leica lens. The Bertele colors are almost edible but not strained or artificial. For want of the technical word I would say they are "solid." The Bertele and the Amotal are my 50's. I like them a lot for image and color.