First time using CV35/2.5 !

[lubitel]

Finally have my first shots using CV35/2.5. Wow! this lens is razor sharp! So sharp you gotta be careful not to get too close to people. 🙂 You can see pores and little hairs on the skin. 😱 Not always flattering. The contrast is great too! I was blown away when I saw the photos. Okay, I admit, so far I have only used Jupiter lenses and nothing like Leica or Zeiss glass and I usually have film cheaply developed and this time I spent a little more for a more professional development (this could of course also have played a role). But nevertheless I am really excited.

Here is my favorite shot from the roll. (I didnt want to scare you with my unshaved selfportrait)

PS: Do you have that too, that when you shoot with a new camera or a new lens, the pictures from the first roll seem to be better then all the rest? must have something to do with the initial joy and excitement, or maybe willingness to experiment?

 

[einolu]

Great shot, its a great lens (the only one I am using at the moment). If you want slightly less contrast and a softer (maybe more vinatge?) look then use it wider than F4 (which is what I tend to do unless I am shooting really high iso films).

 

[back alley]

it's a very sharp lens and very contrasty also.

if you start processing your own b&w you will really appreciate it even more.

a selfish request from an old man 😉, take a few more shots of your lovely girlfriend with this lens and post those too!!

🙂

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Interesting shot, I like it 🙂

CV makes a good product, doesn't it ... I am constantly impressed.

 

[lubitel]

I wish I could be doing my own B&W. I've got absolutely no space to even think about it. But I hope I will be able to do that in a year or two.

I dont think my girlfriend (actually my wife) likes the sharpness of this lens too much - you know how critical women can be when it comes to photos. 😉

 

[nightfly]

Nice shot. I like how you used the frame.

I totally have that thing with a new lens or camera, the first roll is always great.

The first frame of the first roll of my new Leica M4-P with a 40mm Summicron:

 

[Chuck A]

Wonderful shot. There are so many interesting places to look and you framed it very well.

I have an R3A coming next week and I got my 40mm M-Rokkor today. I keep playing with it. It is so small and beautiful. I had forgotten how sweet a grewat rangefinder lens can be.

 

[nico]

I wish I could be doing my own B&W. I've got absolutely no space to even think about it. But I hope I will be able to do that in a year or two.

I dont think my girlfriend (actually my wife) likes the sharpness of this lens too much - you know how critical women can be when it comes to photos. 😉

I believe you, you just left me a nice comment about a photo of my girlfriend that she doesn't like at all!! 😀 .
Anyway, I don't have a 35mm but I looked at your serie in the gallery and I liked it a lot! I use a nok50 and it's very sharp too (I should buy a better scanner the one I have makes my photo less sharp than they really are :bang: ).
I'm sure you'll have a lot fun with your combo.
See you in the gallery!
Bye
Nico

 

[troym]

Lubitel: Is this the 35 Skopar Pancake I, Pancake II, or Classic?

 

[einolu]

I wish I could be doing my own B&W. I've got absolutely no space to even think about it. But I hope I will be able to do that in a year or two.

It doesnt actually take any room at all! All you need is a tank, a changing bag and some chemicals to get your own negatives. It's all pretty simple, and you certainly dont need a darkroom. If you post a thread in the darkroom forum then we could help you get started.

 

[tedwhite]

Einolu's right. Developing black and white is quite easy. As he says, change bag, developing tank and reels, chemicals (D-76, stop bath, fixer, photoflo, negafiles, etc.) and you've got very high quality negatives. Then, all you need is a film scanner and you're in business.

Ted

PS: I neglected to tell you that I, too, have the 35/2.5 Skopar Classic on a Bessa R. It is as sharp as sharp gets. So much so that if I take a shot of a woman and like the shot, when I make an enlargement I have a device, homemade, consisting of pantyhose stretched on a darning hoop and I wiggle that below the enlarger lens for half the enlarger exposure time just to soften things up a bit. Cheap, and it works.

However, if I'm shooting a Harley Davidson, a car, or a building, sharp is what you want.

 

[lubitel]

That's strange: I left a post here on Saturday and it isnt here anymore.

Thanks for your comments on my shot. I did try developing my own film, but after ruining 2 or 3 of them I kind of cooled off. I was getting horrible stripes or streaks. I think I have to give it another shot though. Plus I dont have a good film scanner, so if I want a good photo I need to order it anyway, and then scan from the prints. Would be great to have my own enlarger and try printing on my own, but thats where the space problem comes. Hopefully in the near future I'll be able to do that.

@troym: the lens is classic