doubs43
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Last week I got a 1940 13.5cm f/4.5 Hektor. Uncoated and with a light haze inside, it's well-worn finish indicates a fair amount of use over the years. Interestingly where the black paint is missing around the focus collar, it shows a bright steel color rather than the normal brass found on earlier examples.
I ran a roll of EDU-200 Ultra through a IIIf Black Dial using the Hektor for most of the shots. The attached pictures are examples.
The last shot was taken in deep shade with a bright background. I'm surprised at how well the lens handled the extreme contrast and gave good detail in the shadows.
Walker
I ran a roll of EDU-200 Ultra through a IIIf Black Dial using the Hektor for most of the shots. The attached pictures are examples.
The last shot was taken in deep shade with a bright background. I'm surprised at how well the lens handled the extreme contrast and gave good detail in the shadows.
Walker
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Rich Silfver
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Excellent result. How did you scan it?
doubs43
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Rich Silfver said:
Thanks, Rich. I appreciate the nice comment.
I use an Epson 4180 flatbed scanner and used 3200dpi with grain reduction and the lowest desharp mask setting. The scan was in 48 bit color and desaturated later. I cropped slightly and then reduced the dpi to 300. I also worked with the tone curve a little. I view the manipulations much as I would burning and dodging in a wet darkroom to improve the print.
I've been doing a lot of shooting lately using uncoated lenses and they are surprisingly good. Even the Summars are better than I thought they'd be.
Walker
doubs43
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I posted this very late so many may not have seen it. Sooooo.........
Bump!
Walker
Bump!
Walker
reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
Really like the looks of that, Walker. You did good, friend, real good. I keep telling myself I don't need a 13.5 ~ you're not helping. :/
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that shot looks great!
1940 you say...
1940 you say...
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Joe, you need another lens like I need another 50.
Unless you'd let that Canon 135 go if you got this...then by all means...
Unless you'd let that Canon 135 go if you got this...then by all means...
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oh no, i'm not suggesting another lens for me.
and the canon 135/3.5 is gonna be all this cowboy needs for a long lens.
and the canon 135/3.5 is gonna be all this cowboy needs for a long lens.
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Awesome.
As much as I love the look of this lens (and trust me, that's a lot), I think that a 135 would be a bit long for me. I'm pondering doing the 35/50/85/100 thing. Having only the P, the 85 would be the only thing I need a finder for...and that's how I'd like to keep it for now.
It's a great shot, though. Good bokeh and excellent sharpness. What aperture was the attached photo at?
As much as I love the look of this lens (and trust me, that's a lot), I think that a 135 would be a bit long for me. I'm pondering doing the 35/50/85/100 thing. Having only the P, the 85 would be the only thing I need a finder for...and that's how I'd like to keep it for now.
It's a great shot, though. Good bokeh and excellent sharpness. What aperture was the attached photo at?
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stick with the 100/3.5
35/50/100 - just like it was made for...
35/50/100 - just like it was made for...