125mm f/2.5 Hektor....

[Vince Lupo]

Just picked this beauty up a couple of weeks ago. I think it's such a brilliant study in design:


125 Hektor3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


125 Hektor2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr


125 Hektor1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

Funny thing when I got it, it was focusing really weird. I couldn't get it to focus properly at infinity, and shots wide open looked like this:


125 Hektor Test1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

Looks like was taken with a 1930's 73mm Hektor at f/1.9. I sent it off to the Camera Wiz himself, Frank Marshman, and he went over everything and cleaned it up as best he could. However, he wasn't so sure about the focus issue - at first he couldn't figure out what the problem might be. But - being the Camera Wiz that he is - he thought that maybe someone before him might have installed the rear element in backwards. He tried that solution:


125 Hektor Test2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

Well that certainly did the trick! Plus it now focuses perfectly at infinity. Of course, the pictures are now going to be a lot more boring than when the rear element was backwards 🙂

 

[Erik van Straten]

The picture with the rear element backwards looks as if it is taken with a Dallmeyer Super Six!


Erik.

 

[Emile de Leon]

I think I like it better the other way..lol..

 

[Vince Lupo]

I think I like it better the other way..lol..

I’ve had enough lenses in my life do that - don’t think I need to revisit it!

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Nice result after the adjustment, Vince.

Had the same issue with my Argus K, where someone had flipped the rear element. After correcting it the images looked much better....now I still have to hunt down an annoying light leak. 😉

 

[Vince Lupo]

Nice result after the adjustment, Vince.

Had the same issue with my Argus K, where someone had flipped the rear element. After correcting it the images looked much better....now I still have to hunt down an annoying light leak. 😉

Now I just need to make some interesting photos with this lens! It's a bit of an odd focal length, so for me a challenge. Hopefully I can get out of my backyard garden!

 

[Vince Lupo]

Yeah it's sharp alright 🙂

With the Camcraft Z-Housing and the Leitz filter turret, yellow filter, at f/2.8.


Another Darned Cat Photo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr