J8 photos

[Rhodes]

My first photos with my jupiter 8. Many are a bit (very...) dark since I took the photos with the yellow filter that come with the lens and I wasn't aware that I need have this in consideration when putting the f/stops...🙄

Lighthouse of my town:






This one was to capture the reflex of the tower clock on the building:






And know the 2 extremely dark, but I did know under the circumstances the outcome would be crazy...😀



The seaside, with a small sailing boats and direct sun light!

and

the sun set, from the otherside of a street:




The roll was a ISO 100 T-Max.

The scanner had somethings to the photos, possibly it needs a cleaning. Please comment(tell me what you think, like or dislike, advices and critics) and I apollosize if the pics are very big!

 

[Rhodes]

How about some comments, hmmmmm???? Or the pictures are so bad that no one wants to say something? By the way, if a camera is one thing and the lens are other, the pictures should be post in wich thread?The one of the camera origin or the one of the lens origin?

 

[funkaoshi]

one of these shots really jump out at me, and probably wouldn't even if they were exposed right. (edit: meant to say "none", not "one".)

 

[Santafecino]

Number 2 is really nice--simple, uncluttered, with strong compositional elements and a full range of tones. Nice day's work there.

 

[Rhodes]

one of these shots really jump out at me, and probably wouldn't even if they were exposed right.

Wich one? and please explain, I do not know if I understand it right. 😱

@Santafecino, it was several days work...ehehehhe! Thank you both for the comments!

 

[funkaoshi]

Sorry, I meant to say "none". All the photographs seem empty. I think the portrait is the nicest in the set. Keep shooting, see what you come up with next. J8's a great lens for B&W photography.

 

[Ducky]

I use a J-8 on my Zorki and get similar results unless the light is strong. I agree the filter detracted from the contrast. I read a rule someplace that said 'do not use a filter unless you have a specific purpose in mind.' These are nice snap shots and could probably use some adjusting in photoshop or whatever you use. 100 speed with a yellow filter they're not bad. Some slightly out of focus or lack composition but overall, not knowing your experience, I'd say it was a learning experience.
What camera & settings were used?

 

[Rhodes]

@funkaoshi, I see. Well I prefer taking photos to landscapes. I'm a bit shy to do portraits of people! 😱

@Ducky, I tend not to do any adjustments to the photos, but I realize that the scan did alter a bit the photos, and it's puzzling me. The out of focus issue is something that I becaming suspisious about the camera. The rangefinder must be out of line, but it's only noticeble from times to times. 😕

My experience is very small! The camera use was my (please do not be angry with me😀, the question in my second post is about this) leica IIIc. The first pics (in general, not from this thread) I took my light meter and the valor’s was f-11 and 1/125. So the photos were taken at f11 and 1/100. Many times a putted an f-stop between 11 and 16 to compensate the lack of speed. When I didn't take the light meter I use the sunny f/16 rule, and worked from there, with a bit of trial and error! In strong light situations, I used f22 but I can't remember the speed!

 

[Ducky]

The iiic with a J-8 should be a good combination. Using 100 speed T-max IMHO I would remove the filter, set shutter speed @ 100 and shoot a roll outside using f:11.
Are you processing your own?

 

[Rhodes]

No, that would be the next step. Did a workshop of b&w development, during my universaty years, but didn't set a home lab yet. Thank you for advice!

 

[moretto]

You shoot what You like, the compositions are OK, and I usually don't like to give my subjective opinion on Your subjective work.
On the other hand, it looks to me like scans from 20-year old negatives. I had a similar problem before I did my own developing. Sloppy developing and even worst washing by the local photo lab (digital photo lab with a person that still remembers how to develop bw). I can see a lot of stains and some residue on Your scans. Is that visible on the negative too? If not, You have to clean the scanner.
And do the scans in BW, or convert to greyscale, I see some blue areas on the photos they don' t belong there.
I use yellow filter a lot (even two together), for nature photos (not portraits), it allows me to open the lens 1-2 stops more, and I like the shallow dof. And it also saves from over burning the blue sky. Just remember it's there.
C41 films could be a better choice until You start developing at home. (kodak bw400cn or Ilford xp super if You insist on BW).
Keep shooting and have fun.

 

[Semushkin]

Pictures 2, 3 have the same smudge pattern on them

Pictures 7, 8 also (a different one)

so it is probably not on the negative but on the scanner.

Keep shooting and enjoy it.

Use a Soviet body with the Soviet lens. The J-8 can dvelop ideological problems if you put it on leicaca 😀

 

[Ducky]

Use a Soviet body with the Soviet lens. The J-8 can dvelop ideological problems if you put it on leicaca 😀

Too true, I use my J-8 on a Zorki 4K and they seem happy, although when they speak to each other I cannot understand them.😕

 

[Rhodes]

Ehehehheh! No, I don't admit any political or ideological debates between my cameras and lens! And know I manage to bought a Fed 2 with an industar 26 for 14€.They all have to get together.
Yes, almost everything that is not supposed to be in the photos is from the scanner. First time that happened to me, possibly duo to the photos being b&w. I scan 2 that I took with my kiev 4 and put here in the forum (kiev 4 photos), and the spots and the smudge pattern wasn't noticeable.

 

[nzeeman]

i like 3rd and 4th - they have old time look...

 

[Semushkin]

Ehehehheh! No, I don't admit any political or ideological debates between my cameras and lens! ..... I scan 2 that I took with my kiev 4 and put here in the forum ... and the spots and the smudge pattern wasn't noticeable

It is because your Soviet CommSkan-37D scanner has DCCD software (Decadent Capitalist Camera Detection) and appplies AACS (Automatic Anti-Capitalist Smudge) to scans from western cameras
so it does nothing to the Kiev-4 scans!

 

[Rhodes]

It is because your Soviet CommSkan-37D scanner has DCCD software (Decadent Capitalist Camera Detection) and appplies AACS (Automatic Anti-Capitalist Smudge) to scans from western cameras
so it does nothing to the Kiev-4 scans!

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My scanner is a HP, so it must beinha sleep when I scanned the kiev 4 photos!

 

[simonSE15]

the portraits is my favourite - the subject is pretty and the light coming from 45 geress to right gives good modelling to the face. wonder what the picture would've looked like if you had taken it at her level instead of looking down?

the lighthouse would look better if you cropped that girder out.

looks like where you live will be good for taking photos. keep shooting! 🙂

 

[moretto]

Talking about ideological clash? Zorki 4 with J8, Japanese yashica flash unit, on a Croatian efke 400 film, developed in Rodinal, scanned with Canon scanner. 😉

 

[Rhodes]

@simonSE15, thanks and the "model" also thanks. And so I post here more three photos!









On these ones, the spot of the scanner are not noticeable. I think I know way the other scans got those. I did them with a lamp switch on, and that may have illuminated the scan glass and so the spots were also scanned.