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[Ernst Dinkla]

I love the Scott - now try to get that one through a "safety" test for a manufacturer! The Delahaye is of course gorgeous - most of them were.
Is the Iskra shot at "Musee De La Automobile" in Mulhouse"? The roof supports and the crushed marble looks familiar.

The Scott was shot in Mulhouse with the 5D MK II some weeks ago. I have always been fascinated by Scott's two stroke designs since I got a chance to buy a Scott twin motorcycle in the early 60's. No money then as a high school student. It is a strange vehicle, the ugly duck of that museum.

The Delahaye parked in the center of Heusden, Netherlands, when I crossed the market square of that old fortified town. I knew the Pennock coach factory name from years before as my family was in the bus coach manufacturing business since the late 30's. They were right about the esthetic qualities of the Pennock coaches. The only way and after all the best way to do it justice was filling the square Iskra format this way as the parking lot was too occupied for another angle. I'm quite fond of the picture but then printed with the 4000 PPI scan resolution it originally has. The B&W conversion is nice too.


Ernst Dinkla

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[Tom A]

Ernst, the Mulhouse Collection is incredible. The first time we went there was in 1982 - this was when the workers had taken over the factory after the Schlumph brothers had run for the Swiss border. The workers did not really know what to do with over 200 Bugatti's (they supposedly did torch a couple of the lesser ones for attention!).
We have been back multiple times since - and though it now contains other stuff than Bugattis - it is still a great way to do Automotive Nostalgia. I also like the very french solution to picture taking. You are allowed to take pictures - but the lights are turned down to about 1/8 sec @ f1.4 with tri X!!
Would have to get some Neopan 1600 in 120 and try to smuggle a mono-pod in there for the Bessa III.
Coach building family - nice. I always had a soft spot for the 50's British Coaches - nice details - never owned one though. Almost bought a Swiss Postal Bus decades ago - but sanity prevailed, unfortunately!

 

[gilpen123]

Never had a Hassy but used RB and RZ67s and they are now parked at home for quite some time. I think the portability, quiet shutter and AE of the Bessa III is what is pulling most people to get this MF camera. I myself is very tempted to jump into the fray, it's just unfortunate that more actual user reviews and sample shots are lacking. it seems that there is a slowdown of information in the net for the Bessa III.

 

[sircarl]

I agree with Gil. I am very interested in this camera, but am searching far and wide on the Web for sample shots. Outside of Tom Abrahamsson's, there are very few good ones that would convince me to go buy it, either under the Bessa III or the GF670 label. There's a strange lack of momentum and buzz that you would normally expect with a new camera. I know it's expensive, but that doesn't stop people chattering endlessly about the M9, which is -- what? -- three times the price.

 

[pstevenin]

Go there, http://www.apug.org/forums/forum51/64019-voigtlander-bessa-iii-667-a.html there are some interesting links to be viewed.

 

[Jamie123]

I would love to give you a feedback already but my Bessa III has been stuck at customs the past few days. I'll get really annoyed if they don't process it today as I sent them all the details yesterday.

 

[JanPB]

I've posted this one before, but the portrait of my camera-collecting friend Donald is a good example. It was shot pretty close to wide open.

This is the second time I noticed the out of focus areas on the Bessa III nearly wide open look somewhat "agitated", a bit (just a bit) like from a mirror lens. I wish it was smoother.

--
Jan

 

[Tom A]

We went down to Seattle over the last week-end for the LHSA (Leica Historical Society Meeting) - and in spite of it being Leica-centric - I took the Bessa III along as well as some Tmax-2 400.
We went to the EMP - a Frank Gehry design and as the weather was picture perfect - I shot a couple of rolls there.
This one is the Darth Vader looking entrance!
Tmax-2 400 in Pyrocat HD, 13 min.

 

[Tom A]

I like this entrance - entrance to a space ship! Most of the exterior stuff was shot at between f8-f11 as it was plenty bright.
Tmax2-400 in Pyrocat HD/13 min.

 

[Tom A]

The interior is as "spacey" as the exterior. Here I braced my elbows on a railing, set the aperture at f5.6 and, if memory serves me right, it was either 1/8 or a 1/4 sec. The "soft" release on the Bessa makes it reasonably easy to handhold at these speeds.
Tmax2-400 in Pyrocat HD/13 min.

 

[pstevenin]

Tom,
About the release, I do not really like it, it is not as frank as on M. I put one of your mini soft release on the trigger and everything is okay now. I do not have to push the trigger but gently squeeze the release and you can gain at least two stops using this technique. Every serious gun shooter will tell you that, never pull the trigger, squeeze it.

 

[Jamie123]

Tom,
About the release, I do not really like it, it is not as frank as on M. I put one of your mini soft release on the trigger and everything is okay now. I do not have to push the trigger but gently squeeze the release and you can gain at least two stops using this technique. Every serious gun shooter will tell you that, never pull the trigger, squeeze it.

Interesting. IMO the Bessa's release is very soft and "squeezeable". Sometimes almost too soft as you need to watch out when you want to lock exposure so that you don't accidentally trip the shutter.

 

[pstevenin]

that's the idea, is it not really evident to master it (hence push the trigger when you really want it). And with a Tom mini soft release screwed to it, everything is under perfect control (at least for me).