Canon IVsb plus 50mm/1.5 J-3 Today

[raid]

I took some photos of my kids [again] this afternoon with an old Canon IVsb camera and my J-3 lens. I used as usual, Fujicolor 100 in the camera. The shutterspeeds may be off. I first shot some photos at f11 and 1/100, and all these photos came out fine, but then I tried other combinations of apertures and speeds, but the negatives look as if they are washed out. Is this underexposed? The Canon IV handles very well and its viewfinder is surpringly good for outdoors shooting. The lens is a nice one, as tested over and over by me.

 

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Here are some photos:

 

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Here are more pics:

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

It may be that I'm getting some glare from the sun myself right now, but I don't see anything wrong with the samples you've posted, as far as anything concerning exposure. Looks like you have a good sample there, Raid.

These are shot at f/11?? Looks like the aperture may be wider than that, but then again, I hardly ever shoot with the aperture stopped down that far, unless I'm using slow zooms, which I haven't in a long time, so I don't know.

Lookin' good.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Oh, wait, I think what you're trying to say with "washed out" is that the highlights are blown.

Am I right? If that's so, then I just think there isn't much you could have done here. Otherwise, the scene as a whole would look underexposed.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

It's that bright Pensacola Sun. Add an extra stop to the Sunny-16 rule.

I have a J-3 on my IIf now. It is made from three parts lenses. Should be interesting!

That J-3 is plenty sharp, and I think Walker is right about Russian lenses made for the Military. When I used it outdoors, I had a Nikon 40.5mm Hood made for a Nikkorex on it.

Gabriel: Your lens now has a new mount, the old one was beat to poop. It had a CCCP engraving on it, and was probably coated for IR and used in a lab. Again, it was the pick of the litter. That is my guess.

Cute Pictures. Your Kids are adorable.

 

[raid]

I did not post the negatives that were totally useless.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Sorry: missed the question. The shots look overexposed by one-two F-Stops. On trips to Florida, with that direct sun, I always added one stop to the normal rule-of-thumb. If you used a good meter, and tested with another camera, could be the shutter is off.

With the old bottom loading Canon's, be sure to trim the film leader to 4" or so, as shown on the camera's bottom. A "regular" leader can cause the shutter to jam, or worse can damage it. I was lucky and only had my IIf jam before learning they were serious about trimming the leader.

 

[raid]

Brian: I need to trim the film the way you have suggested. I got some jamming in the end and I ended the roll with fewer than 24 exposures.

It could be that I depended too much on guessing the right exposure, and having two little girls jumping up and down made me ignore any clouds or sudden outbreak of sunshine. I just kept on shooting.

 

[raid]

Brian: Could it be that my film loading may have caused the jam and loss of frames and there is no need for a CLA?

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

Raid,

I am going to make a suggestion and take it for what it is worth, which is just my opinion.

Place both of your beautiful daughters into open shade and photograph toward the brighter light. This will eliminate the harsh contrast that you have when you photo your girls in bright sunlight.

Wayne

 

[raid]

Wayne: Your tip is good and I usually do such settings; here I was just testing the camera for functionality.