21mm Super Angulon

Here's another one with 1/4 sec exposure and flash:

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Nice work with the flash giganova!
Can I ask what flash you use? And I assume you hand hold it or are you shooting finderless? Or a double accessory shoe?
 
Thanks, Michael! I use a Metz 32 MZ-3 in "auto" mode with a long sync cord, hold the M4 in one hand (zone focus) and the flash in the other.
 
The technique is a bit tricky because you want to blend the flash with the ambient light. Here is what works for me:

I set the flash to "auto" mode at f/8. Then I read from the exposure meter the corresponding exposure time at f/8 (in that case 1/4 sec). Next, I set the camera to 1/4 sec but the f/stop to 11 instead of 8. That means that I am underexposing both the flash and the ambient light by 1 stop, but the sum of both makes a great exposure.
 
giganova said:
The technique is a bit tricky because you want to blend the flash with the ambient light. Here is what works for me:

I set the flash to "auto" mode at f/8. Then I read from the exposure meter the corresponding exposure time at f/8 (in that case 1/4 sec). Next, I set the camera to 1/4 sec but the f/stop to 11 instead of 8. That means that I am underexposing both the flash and the ambient light by 1 stop, but the sum of both makes a great exposure.
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I have extremely basic flash only so I need to tweak the method a bit, but will try. Thanks for the tips!


Origami Table by Suguru Nishioka, on Flickr

SA 21/4 on IIIf (I know this is an M lens thread but this lens is a native M lens happened to be LTM convertible so...), Tri-X, Diafine.
 
A lens that has been a favourite at times, then not used for a little while. I always come back to it though - here's a few from the last couple of months:

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+ dark red filter
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Is that the same guy I took a picture of in Chinatown/SFO? What are the odds?? :eek: The picture was taken with a CV 21mm Color Skopar, though, not a SA 21.

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giganova said:
Is that the same guy I took a picture of in Chinatown/SFO? What are the odds?? :eek: The picture was taken with a CV 21mm Color Skopar, though, not a SA 21.
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Wow he could well be! We were just at a coffee shop on Clement St (aka 2nd China Town aka China Town for locals) and they were visiting each store one by one.

Really great shot btw!
 
I tended to just use it for architecture which maybe isn't its strength.

Steel House, Palm Springs
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Bruce, Temecula area somewhere
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