Shot with a Zeiss Super Ikonta 531/2 today

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Vickko

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... and tried to capture my almost 2-year old son.

Now that's a mind twisting adventure that makes on appreciate the modern controls of a Leica M9, or any other modern camera.

Let's see - focus wheel on the right, forcing you to hold the camera with the left. Shutter on the left, forcing you to switch hands to take the shot. And, partial press triggers the interlock, locking out the shutter but the shutter hasn't fired. Now have to fire the shutter using the lower trigger lever (after switching hands again, as the lever is on the left).
 
But the obvious question is, did you get any shots that were keepers? (I know, you probably haven't processed the roll yet.) Or just 400+ sq cm of the blur of toddler motion?
--Dave
 
I don't know if funkydog meant that my comment was sour, or some part of Vick's original post was. But in any case, apols if I've offended anyone. (Damned if I know how though.) I only meant that I've found 2-year-olds to be in constant motion that can be a challenge to freeze and capture even with modern autofocus, let alone a slow folder. (I've tried and failed with the latter. It gets costly rather fast in 6x9.) So if Vick was skilled enough at it to get any keepers, good on 'im. (Or if he can't post them, I respect that too. My wife has forbidden me posting any pix of our little nieces and nephews on publicly open sites, owing to her inchoate fear of Internet perverts.)
--Dave
 
I took the roll in today.

I love my photo processor. They do everything, including XPan, 6x9cm, 4x5 inch, ...

I've seen them take in 4x5 inch readyloads.

Very happy that there is still an "old school" film processor in town.
 
I have used my Super Ikonta III for taking photos of my daughters since they were born. It's a little hit or miss, but I manage, I think. It does get a little expensive, but when you nail it, it IS precious.
 
To Argenticien, I have foot-in-mouth-itis some days.

To Vickko - More power to you for using a 6x9 and it's awesome that you have access to a lab that still processes medium and large format film.
 
I've used my Super Ikonta BX to document my son. It helps to freeze action if you use flash (bounced). My cameras have the shutters with X-synch. It might be done with the Super Ikonta C, but the separate RF and viewfinders are a bit hard to manage with fast moving children.

I find it faster to focus by putting a lens hood on the camera, and twisting the lens hood instead to adjust focus. That little dainty wheel is just to dainty for me!

Actually, in medium format I find my Rolleiflexes easier than I thought to take pictures of children with. It's a lot faster to use the action finder on the 3.5F, and take quick peeps into the focus screen with the lower window to verify focus.
 
Robert Lai said:
I've used my Super Ikonta BX to document my son. It helps to freeze action if you use flash (bounced).
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Oh, good point, obviously. I should say I wrote what I wrote above without remembering to mention that I own no flash, and in fact no lighting apparatus whatsoever. So there was an implied "... when working with only ambient light" clause. :)

--Dave
 
So, I got my shots back.

Three words .... "OH MY GOD" !!!!!!

They are beautiful. Super sharp focus. Amazing bokeh. Beautiful colours.

Stunning, simply stunning.

I wish I had digital files, so that I could share.
 
Vickko said:
So, I got my shots back.

Three words .... "OH MY GOD" !!!!!!

They are beautiful. Super sharp focus. Amazing bokeh. Beautiful colours.

Stunning, simply stunning.

I wish I had digital files, so that I could share.
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That's the joy of a good classic folder :) !
BTW, might your processor offer a scan-to-CD service? Or you might find another one on-line to whom you could mail the negatives.
 
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