Leica IIIf/21mm f/4 CV lens photos

[colyn]

Both photos taken with the Leica IIIf RD with CV 21mm f/4 lens on Ilford XP2 Super 400. The angel (grave stone) roll was processed by Walgreens. Note the vertical streaks. I won't be using them again.😡 😡 😡

All shots on the roll had the streaks and the photos ranged in tint from green to reddish purple.😱

 

[Keith]

I never think to use wide lenses on my IIIf ... perhaps I should it must make for a very compact setup.

Speaking of your streaks ... this shot is BW400CN processed by the local Kodak 1hr ... it inspired me to start thinking about souping my own film which I now do and wouldn't look back! 😛

 

[thetooth]

if your shooting black and white you really should invest in a patterson tank and some chemicals and develop your self . with a changing bag you don't even need a darkroom . well worth the expense and will pay it's self off within a few rolls .

 

[colyn]

if your shooting black and white you really should invest in a patterson tank and some chemicals and develop your self . with a changing bag you don't even need a darkroom . well worth the expense and will pay it's self off within a few rolls .

I shoot mainly Ilford HP5 and do my own processing. The XP2 was given to me and since I didn't want to throw it away I burned it in my IIIf.

I do have a complete darkroom..

This photo was taken on HP5 and processed in my darkroom.

 

[John Elder]

I have the VC21 permently attached to my 111F, a great small combination. There is a real learning curve to the 21. Have had mine for about a year and I am just starting to get some good street shots with it. The closer you are with the 21mm, the better the shot, for the most part.

 

[colyn]

I have the VC21 permently attached to my 111F, a great small combination. There is a real learning curve to the 21. Have had mine for about a year and I am just starting to get some good street shots with it. The closer you are with the 21mm, the better the shot, for the most part.

You should try the 15mm lens. It loves feet..

 

[BillP]

if your shooting black and white you really should invest in a patterson tank and some chemicals and develop your self . with a changing bag you don't even need a darkroom . well worth the expense and will pay it's self off within a few rolls .

I disagree.

I shoot exclusively Kodak 400CN with my IIIc. My films are developed in an hour, and scanned to CD for £4.99. I get a text to tell me they are ready. I have not the time, inclination nor space to develop myself. Just because it's black and white home developing is not mandatory.

Regards,

Bill

 

[drewbarb]

I disagree.

I shoot exclusively Kodak 400CN with my IIIc. My films are developed in an hour, and scanned to CD for £4.99. I get a text to tell me they are ready. I have not the time, inclination nor space to develop myself. Just because it's black and white home developing is not mandatory.

Regards,

Bill

Bill- that's great, if you can find a lab close by that does good work. It can often be a challenge, even in not so remote places, as evidenced by the OP. DIY is a great solution to this problem, but it doesn't have to be the only way. It seems you are lucky with a good affordable lab nearby; some others aren't so.

 

[colyn]

I shoot exclusively Kodak 400CN with my IIIc. My films are developed in an hour, and scanned to CD for £4.99.
Regards,

Bill

I have tried several 1 hour labs in my area and found none satisfactory. Even their color processing and printing is terrible.

We do have a pro lab here but the cost is somewhat higher than what it would cost me to process and print at home so the C-41 process films will no longer be a part of my shooting.

 

[Graybeard]

I never think to use wide lenses on my IIIf ... perhaps I should it must make for a very compact setup.

Speaking of your streaks ... this shot is BW400CN processed by the local Kodak 1hr ... it inspired me to start thinking about souping my own film which I now do and wouldn't look back! 😛

The Voigtlander 25mm lens also makes a good combination with a IIIf. It is a very flat package to carry in a pocket.

 

[Stu W]

I use a local 1 hour lab. He's been there probably close to 20 years. It's a family run business and they are very fussy about the quality of their work. The rite aid and walgreens folks with their 1/2 hour employee training course can't compete.

 

[marke]

The Voigtlander 25mm lens also makes a good combination with a IIIf. It is a very flat package to carry in a pocket.

Yeah, I bought an M-mount a few months ago, but now I wish I would have opted for the LTM so I could use it on my IIIf RD. :-(

 

[wgerrard]

I use a local 1 hour lab. He's been there probably close to 20 years. It's a family run business and they are very fussy about the quality of their work. The rite aid and walgreens folks with their 1/2 hour employee training course can't compete.

The person running the machine means a lot. I've run several rolls of C41 through the Walgreen's down the street. A different clerk has been staffing the photo desk each time. The results varied from clerk to clerk. Nothing really awful, but nothing really great. I would not trust them for anything that counts.

A semi-pro shop about 20 minutes away does a pretty good job, with 24-hour turnaround. I've always seen the same person at the machine.

 

[Joe]

I had those streaks on negs too, from a IIIf(and from a pro lab, too). I suspect they're caused by the camera, not the lab. That was my experience. The high speeds are out of whack.

 

[colyn]

I had those streaks on negs too, from a IIIf(and from a pro lab, too). I suspect they're caused by the camera, not the lab. That was my experience. The high speeds are out of whack.

The camera was recently serviced and that was/is the only roll affected. All other B&W film and color film ran through it both before and after are fine. I can run a white cloth across the film and get a reddish color residue which I believe is the cause of the streaking.

BTW: The second photo was the same film type shot in the same camera but processed by a different lab..

I shot and processed 2 rolls of HP5 with the same camera today and the negs are fine.

 

[Joe]

Well, anyway, I like those photos.

 

[colyn]

Well, anyway, I like those photos.

Thanks

I'm going to see if washing the negs will fix the streaking and do a reprint.