Show us you photographs made with uncoated lenses

[maclaine]

Here are the first few from my Leitz 50mm nickel Elmar. I really like the lower contrast look, although close examination of the scans, especially the vertical shot below, makes it look like it might be out of collimation. The left side is slightly more out of focus than the right in areas that are in the same plane. I'm going to have to test it a little more before sending it to someone to get it adjusted.

Both shots on Tri-X pushed to 1600 and developed in D76 1:1.

 

[John Shriver]

Maclaine, it's easy to have the focusing threads on a 50/3.5 Elmar get worn down such that there's some slop, and the lens can get a little sideways. It still focuses reasonably accurately, but things will be a little asymmetric focus wise.

 

[greyelm]

Elmar 9cm on GF1

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Leica IIIa + Summitar (Should've used a dang hood 😉 )

Zeiss Ikon Nettar + 11cm f/4.5 Anastigmat

 

[maclaine]

Maclaine, it's easy to have the focusing threads on a 50/3.5 Elmar get worn down such that there's some slop, and the lens can get a little sideways. It still focuses reasonably accurately, but things will be a little asymmetric focus wise.

Thanks for the tip, John. What I'm thinking now is that the lens might have been slightly out of alignment due to not being locked in place. The focusing is a little stiff and the lens came unlocked a couple times while I was shooting with it. I had hoped it wouldn't affect the photos, since it didn't seem to collapse at all, but it might have done so just enough to cause the blur in the vertical shot of the trees.

 

[ZeissFan]

From one of my favorite cameras, the Zeiss Ikon Tenax II with the f/2.0 Sonnar:

 

[je2a3]

Nice thread!

@ Mike, I really like the 50s classic cars!

Here's my contri...

not pristine but no haze uncoated Summar 50/2

 

[rhl-oregon]

Tessar 75/3.5 on Ikonta 520/16

Donna the sheepdog at her human brother's party

 

[Thomas78]

Super Ikonta 530/2 with Tessar 105 mm f/3.8:


Super Ikonta 530-2_02_Fomapan 100_004 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Super Ikonta 530-2_02_Fomapan 100_002 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

Same scene with my black Leica III and Hektor 73mm f/1.9 (and hood):


Leica III bl_Hektor 73 1,9_02_Adox CHS 50_011 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Leica III bl_Hektor 73 1,9_02_Adox CHS 50_009 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[Alfasud]

Uncoated Lens

Uncoated Lens

1930's ZI Nettar Anastigmat 7.7/10.5 cm

 

[elmarman]

1936 50mm f2 Summar on a 1934 Leica II

Leica 1934 11 by pentaxpete, on Flickr

Leica 1934 13 by pentaxpete, on Flickr

Leica 1934 2 by pentaxpete, on Flickr

 

[p.giannakis]

Uncoated Heliar 75 f/3.5

 

[sleepyhead]

Groom in conversation with his new father-in-law
(1939 Summitar, Neopan 400)

 

[Hannes]

Some shots with Zeiss Sonnar 1.5/5cm from 1939 mounted on Kiev 4A from 1970 on Agfa Vista Plus 200. Scanned with Nikon Coolscan 4000ED and Nikon Scan

Hannes

 

[sleepyhead]

lovely colours on those Magnolias, Hannes!

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

Summar!

 

[tunalegs]

I have shot many rolls through several different K.W. Pilot 6 SLRs.

Ukishima Midget by Berang Berang, on Flickr

Shinjuku Evening by Berang Berang, on Flickr

Ford Fairlane by Berang Berang, on Flickr

Saab by Berang Berang, on Flickr

Tourists by Berang Berang, on Flickr

volkswagen by Berang Berang, on Flickr

beetle by Berang Berang, on Flickr

Pilot 6 by Berang Berang, on Flickr

I feel that if one wants to get the most out of uncoated lenses, they should be shooting color. The somewhat softer colors and the tendency for the photo to take on a cast of the predominant hue are qualities to be appreciated.

 

[Robert.M]

Balda Baldax Xenar 2.9/75

 

[Robert.M]

Zeiss Ikon Icarette Tessar 4.5/105

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica I, Elmar 50mm f/3.5, 400-2TMY.

Erik.