alistair.o
Well-known
Test roll shot from my Zeiss Super Ikonta IV using Ektra 100. 75mm/f3.5 Tessar lens.
Beautiful! Good choice of film to.
Blow it up large and sell, sell, sell.
Nice work - Well done.
Swift1
Veteran
This is my first attempt at an idea that I first had back in 2011. I'm sure it's not a new idea, but I've thought about it for some time and I figured I'd better give it a try.
The basic idea was to make a triptych (or diptych) that could be scanned as a single image, without resorting to stitching software.
The concept presents a few hurdles though. First off, the direction that the camera advances the film is very important. A camera with vertical film advance (Hasselblad, Pentax 645, Bronica S2 etc) won't work, unless the camera is mounted to a tripod on it's side.
A camera with horizontal film travel works best though.
Secondly, since the lens flips the image, you need to figure out which direction your camera advances the film, and then figure out the correct sequence to take the photos.
This image is a single scan of three 6x6 frames that I shot in sequence using my Zeiss Ikon Nettax 6x6 folder.
The basic idea was to make a triptych (or diptych) that could be scanned as a single image, without resorting to stitching software.
The concept presents a few hurdles though. First off, the direction that the camera advances the film is very important. A camera with vertical film advance (Hasselblad, Pentax 645, Bronica S2 etc) won't work, unless the camera is mounted to a tripod on it's side.
A camera with horizontal film travel works best though.
Secondly, since the lens flips the image, you need to figure out which direction your camera advances the film, and then figure out the correct sequence to take the photos.
This image is a single scan of three 6x6 frames that I shot in sequence using my Zeiss Ikon Nettax 6x6 folder.
Robin P
Well-known
Very nicely explained and presented, definitely worth the effort - thanks for sharing.
Swift1
Veteran
Thanks Robin.
rwintle
Scientist by day
More from the Nettar 515/16. Ektar this time.
Lamp - St. Mary's churchyard, King Township by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Foliage - Zeiss Ikon Nettar + Ektar by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Garden Tower in Toronto - Tadashi Kawamata by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Gravestone and leaves - double exposure, Nobleton, Ontario by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Lamp - St. Mary's churchyard, King Township by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Foliage - Zeiss Ikon Nettar + Ektar by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Garden Tower in Toronto - Tadashi Kawamata by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Gravestone and leaves - double exposure, Nobleton, Ontario by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Grytpype
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Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2
Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2
I bought an Ikonta 520/2 with Tessar 10.5cm f4.5 lens back in June. The serial is 'X' prefix, which makes it around 1933. The diagonal struts were bent out of shape, and this had pulled the aluminium edging around the body aperture away at one side. I straightened it up and cleaned the fungus in the lens. The Compur shutter worked well at all speeds: a tad slow at the fast end, but not enough to worry about.
It's the first time I have used medium-format film in about 30 years, and I'm very pleased with the results. Both pictures below were hand-held at 1/50 sec f8. The Albada finder is more or less opaque, so I used the reflecting viewfinder.
I exposed according the 'Sunny 11' rule (this is the UK!). The film was Ilford FP4 dated November 1995. In consideration of its age I allowed an extra stop and also gave it about 30% longer in the developer, which was getting rather old itself! All frames came out nicely exposed.
None of the 520 Ikontas except the newest (1937?) have a shutter over their red windows, and the 520/2 has a second window for 6 x 4½ for which I don't have the special mask. I blanked off this extra window internally. I attached a piece of self-adhesive black felt to a small piece of stiff card with a fold to form a hinge, and while film was in the camera I fixed this over the 6 x 9 window with 'Blu-tack'. I just had to lift the un-hinged end when winding the film. The Blu-tack comes off easily afterwards, without damaging the leather.
Steve.
Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520/2
I bought an Ikonta 520/2 with Tessar 10.5cm f4.5 lens back in June. The serial is 'X' prefix, which makes it around 1933. The diagonal struts were bent out of shape, and this had pulled the aluminium edging around the body aperture away at one side. I straightened it up and cleaned the fungus in the lens. The Compur shutter worked well at all speeds: a tad slow at the fast end, but not enough to worry about.
It's the first time I have used medium-format film in about 30 years, and I'm very pleased with the results. Both pictures below were hand-held at 1/50 sec f8. The Albada finder is more or less opaque, so I used the reflecting viewfinder.
I exposed according the 'Sunny 11' rule (this is the UK!). The film was Ilford FP4 dated November 1995. In consideration of its age I allowed an extra stop and also gave it about 30% longer in the developer, which was getting rather old itself! All frames came out nicely exposed.
None of the 520 Ikontas except the newest (1937?) have a shutter over their red windows, and the 520/2 has a second window for 6 x 4½ for which I don't have the special mask. I blanked off this extra window internally. I attached a piece of self-adhesive black felt to a small piece of stiff card with a fold to form a hinge, and while film was in the camera I fixed this over the 6 x 9 window with 'Blu-tack'. I just had to lift the un-hinged end when winding the film. The Blu-tack comes off easily afterwards, without damaging the leather.
Steve.
argentopictor
Established
Bessa I Vaskar
Bessa I Vaskar
I inherited a Bessa I folder with the 4.5/105 Vaskar lens, and have started testing. It appears that it needs to be stopped down to at least f11 to get decently sharp landscapes. This one is from the Laacher See (Lake Laach), a lake of volcanic origin, near Cologne.
Bessa I Vaskar
I inherited a Bessa I folder with the 4.5/105 Vaskar lens, and have started testing. It appears that it needs to be stopped down to at least f11 to get decently sharp landscapes. This one is from the Laacher See (Lake Laach), a lake of volcanic origin, near Cologne.
argentopictor
Established
Elbe Valley
Elbe Valley
Elbe Valley, Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Germany, near Dresden)
Camera: Voigtländer Bessa I, Vaskar 4.5/105; Ilford FP4plus
Elbe Valley
Elbe Valley, Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Germany, near Dresden)
Camera: Voigtländer Bessa I, Vaskar 4.5/105; Ilford FP4plus
mretina
Well-known
Swift1
Veteran
Zeiss Ikon Nettax 513/16, Novar-Anastigmat 75/4.5, Kodak Ektar 100
Ernst Dinkla
Well-known
KMZ Iskra Industar 58 75mm - Kodak Monitor Anastigmat Special 101mm
KMZ Iskra Industar 58 75mm - Kodak Monitor Anastigmat Special 101mm
Square one is made with the Iskra, the other one with the Monitor.
KMZ Iskra Industar 58 75mm - Kodak Monitor Anastigmat Special 101mm
Square one is made with the Iskra, the other one with the Monitor.
Ashlandjet
Member
Zeiss Super Ikonta IV. Tessar 75mm/f3.5 using Ilford XP2
Swift1
Veteran
Really cool photo.
Argenticien
Dave
Agreed. One of the few good things about everyone being engrossed in their smart phones/iWhatevers all the time (as the young lady in the photo seems to be) is that you have more and more street shooting situations where people will not notice you photographing. So of course they won't glare at you, or come after you (if rabidly against being photographed), or strike a corny pose. In fact, in dim lighting, the phone can provide a pleasing glow on the user's face (if shooting black & white where color temperature doesn't matter much, of course). I've made some good ones of my wife this way. (Should post somewhere, but not here, since not folder shots.)
--Dave
gilgsn
Established
Moto-Uno
Moto-Uno
Gil, could you fill us in on this photo,circumstances? Peter
gilgsn
Established
Sure Peter. I was riding the bus back home when I saw huge flames in the distance. I asked the driver to stop and got off. There was a farm on fire! The guy on the right is the owner, definitely looking distraught.. The firemen were still putting out a few hot spots. This shot was taken in the North of France in the 80s. I was a correspondent for the local newspaper back then..
Gil.
Gil.
KimW.
Member
The square is agfa isolette, agner 85mm, the other are from my agfa record III, solinar 105
farlymac
PF McFarland
Zeiss 524/16 on Kodak Ektar 100
Zeiss 524/16 on Kodak Ektar 100
Under The Canopy by br1078phot, on Flickr
PF
Zeiss 524/16 on Kodak Ektar 100
Under The Canopy by br1078phot, on Flickr
PF
Ashlandjet
Member
Warehouse in Maxwell California. Shot with a Zeiss Super Ikonta IV. Zeiss Tessar 75mm/f3.5 using a B & W 8x red filter. Ilford XP2 film.