maddoc
... likes film again.
... I found my M-mount / LTM adapter again and gave this combo a try. My aim was to shot one film complete at f/2.0 to see how the lens performs wide open under different conditions. Also my first roll developed in D76 (I usually use T-max dev. or HC-110)
Ororaro
Well-known
M4-P Rocks!
D76 Rocks!
Nice pics and it seems it's a nice lens too. Great going!
D76 Rocks!
Nice pics and it seems it's a nice lens too. Great going!
maddoc
... likes film again.
Thanks Ned ! I am going to use D-76 more frequently now. Two more from the same roll:
Vincenzo Maielli
Well-known
Hi Maddoc, your shots are very very nice. I own also the Summitar (mine was build in 1955) and work perfectly. Is a very great performer! With this lens i use, as lens hood, the IROOA. Is not a proper combination but work very nice.
Ciao.
Vincenzo
Ciao.
Vincenzo
maddoc
... likes film again.
Vincenzo, thank you ! I forgot the build date of my Summitar but might be in the same range. (...I think it is the multicoated version that I have) It is the only lens that I own without a hood ... I heard that the original hood for this lens is expensive and rear ?Vincenzo Maielli said:
sleepyhead
Well-known
Nice shots - somewhat "swirly-looking" bokeh on that Night Shot...
maddoc
... likes film again.
sleepyhead said:
Thanks Yaron ! I wondered about that bokeh too ... Not sure about what could have it caused
MCTuomey
Veteran
I like the look. Any chance you have some portrait shots on the roll? It'd be interesting to see that side of the lens' qualities.
maddoc
... likes film again.
... just checked but no portrait shot. I do not often take portrait shots ...
Marc-A.
I Shoot Film
Bully
Established
Hello Maddoc,
you´ve done your work very well!
The shots are impressive and show the possibilities of the M... and his user... ;-)
I like the M4-P very much because it is a hidden gem in the m-family.
Bully
you´ve done your work very well!
The shots are impressive and show the possibilities of the M... and his user... ;-)
I like the M4-P very much because it is a hidden gem in the m-family.
Bully
maddoc
... likes film again.
Thank you Marc !! I will post some of my Summitar photos in that thread !Marc-A. said:
maddoc
... likes film again.
Bully, thanks ! I didn't expect any astonishing photos from the Summitar (technical-wise) and was quite surprised when I saw the developed neg. This combo (M4-P + Summitar) will be used more often from now on ...Bully said:
The M4-P really rocks ! (... and my MP is collecting dust)Cheers,
maddoc
Dektol Dan
Well-known
A Summitar is your Best Friend.
One minute its images look old, the next as modern as the latest glass made today.
Its contrast is deep and wide. It appears thin on the surface but start nudging it in by playing with paper or curves in Photoshop and the amount of information it records to be tapped is phenomenal!
One minute its images look old, the next as modern as the latest glass made today.
Its contrast is deep and wide. It appears thin on the surface but start nudging it in by playing with paper or curves in Photoshop and the amount of information it records to be tapped is phenomenal!
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Yay for M4-P usage
Maddoc, nice contrasts, but like you I'm puzzled about the bokeh, if it wasn't apparent at all, it's swirly, otherwise it has that pattern (egg-shaped??) like in the picture with the banana. These are not what I typically would associate with Leitz lenses.
Just on a TLR thread this morning, some of us are discussing what can cause the swirly-bokeh, and one opinion is that it's aggravated when using 3-element lenses. But the Summitar is not a 3-element lens, is it?
Btw, I'm surprise in Japan it's not spelled 'Starubaku'
Maddoc, nice contrasts, but like you I'm puzzled about the bokeh, if it wasn't apparent at all, it's swirly, otherwise it has that pattern (egg-shaped??) like in the picture with the banana. These are not what I typically would associate with Leitz lenses.
Just on a TLR thread this morning, some of us are discussing what can cause the swirly-bokeh, and one opinion is that it's aggravated when using 3-element lenses. But the Summitar is not a 3-element lens, is it?
Btw, I'm surprise in Japan it's not spelled 'Starubaku'
shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
Bully said:
I agree with that. Quite a few of us choose the M4-P despite having tested the other more "elite" M's.
peterm1
Veteran
Damn - having gone thru months where the Summitar is never discussed, now we have multiple posts about the lens. The secret is out.
maddoc
... likes film again.
"Starubaku" would be great !shadowfox said:Yay for M4-P usage
Maddoc, nice contrasts, but like you I'm puzzled about the bokeh, if it wasn't apparent at all, it's swirly, otherwise it has that pattern (egg-shaped??) like in the picture with the banana. These are not what I typically would associate with Leitz lenses.
Just on a TLR thread this morning, some of us are discussing what can cause the swirly-bokeh, and one opinion is that it's aggravated when using 3-element lenses. But the Summitar is not a 3-element lens, is it?
Btw, I'm surprise in Japan it's not spelled 'Starubaku'
I read the thread about the squirly-bokeh in the TLR forum and slowly get the impression that my lens could need some check ... (already mailed Don) I bought the Summitar used via Yahoo auction here in Japan and the seller stated that it had been CLA'ed recently. What me concerns is that the index markings for the aperture and focus are tilted against each other by roughly 80 degrees.
It could be that somebody took it apart and re-assembled it wrong ... Anyhow, I like the lens !!cheers,
maddoc
maddoc
... likes film again.
ErikFive said:
Erik, thank you ! M4-P + Summitar really rocks !
mike goldberg
The Peaceful Pacific
Thanks all... especially Gabor. I especially like the girls and the train. In the restaurant shot, the bananas are very sharp. Yes, that is a pleasing quality to this lens... central sharpness, with
falloff towards the edges.
falloff towards the edges.