Some of my first tests :-)

martin.mintal

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Camera: Zorki4
Film: Kodak Portra 160NC (color shots)
Scanner: Epson V500

Unfortunately, my Gossen Lunasix 3 does not work as I thought it would - originally, it had a 1.5V battery, but because these are not available any more, I had to use a similar 1.35V (= sometimes a heavy underexposure). Therefore the C41 color negative shots are quite good (regarding the image quality) but most of the b/w images were very very noisy and dark....

I also had some difficulties with the additional viewfinder - I always forgot to compensate for the parralax correction and therefore, many of my images are badly composed (cut off heads or legs...)




01/ As you can see, my Jupiter 85mm can be quite a sharp lens (f2.8)
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02/ Jupiter 85mm, f4 i think
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03/ Jupiter 85mm again, f5.6
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04/ Jupiter 85mm
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05/ Jupiter 50mm
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06/ Jupiter 85mm
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07/ Jupiter 50mm
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08/ Jupiter 50mm I think
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09/ Jupiter 85mm, homeless man in Bratislava (I gave him 2EUR for his photograph :)
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10/ Jupiter 50mm
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Film: Ilford Delta 400
Camera: FED 3

11/ Jupiter 85mm
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12/ Jupiter 85mm
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13/ Jupiter 50mm
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14/ Jupiter 85mm
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15/ Jupiter 85mm
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16/ Jupiter 85mm
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17/ Jupiter 50mm, the girl wasn't quite happy I photographed her :)
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18/ Jupiter 85mm, my sister and her friend
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19/ Jupiter 85mm again
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20/ Jupiter 85mm
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21/ Jupiter 50mm
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22/ Alfred Hickcock :)
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The image collection gives a great overview of where you were. Thanks.
The FSU equipment can have its quirks, but once you feel the lenses and the cameras match well together, it is a winning combo.
 
hmm

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You are right, but I think, they were also shot on different days - the "white" on is in the morning (very harsh cool light) and the other ones are in the evening (short before sunset = very yellow/red light).

The larger dog's coat is one colour in the 85mm photos and another colour in the 50mm ones.
 
I did wonder, because the J-9 and the J-3/J-8 have never been accused of not rendering colours correctly.
 
To me fsu lenses really shine with b&w film. I love to use 160nc, one of my favorite color films but it's not the best people film. You have some nice shots from both color & b&w. Keep shooting! Thats whats so great about film! we have many choices. Even cheap drugstore type color films look good in certain shots....enjoy!:)
 
You have the battery voltage backwards. Original is 1.35V and "replacements" are 1.5V.... lovely black and whites!
 
I use a "Sixtar", for batteries buy a "Weincell" that match, when the cell runs out, you take of the ring around it and use this ring as an adapter for general hearing-aid cells. They come cheap in almost the correct voltage.
I use those cells for my "Sixtar", my "Capital" (also a lightmeter) and for the lightmeter built into my "Icarex" camera.
 
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