Standard lenses

[petronius]

The satirist, whose name has in fact been Titus Petronius. But I refer to the role in the 50s movie "Quo vadis" where petronius was played by Leo Genn (who also played Starbuck in "Moby Dick") and he was one of my first movie heroes.

 

[dof]

These are terrific. My own love of the 40mm - 55mm focal length range was the hook. The pictures are the reward.

Thanks!

 

[petronius]

Thank you!

 

[petronius]

Some more:
#13: Rodenstock Ultralit 40mm/2,8 (scale focus)
#14: Canon EF 50mm/1,8 II (SLR-AF)
#15: Color Bluestar 50mm/2,8 (scale focus)
#16: Agfa Color Solinar 50mm/2,8 (RF)
#17: Canon FD 50mm/1,8 S.C. manufactured 1973 (SLR)
#18: Industar-50 5cm/3,5 (RF)

 

[charjohncarter]

I'm still enjoying the count down, thanks.

 

[petronius]

You are welcome!

The joy of searching for the pictures is in some cases a nice time travel for me!

 

[sebastel]

i still envy the use of polypan F.

 

[petronius]

Thanks to the generosity of our forum member yanchep_mike I now have another 152m canister of Polypan F!

 

[sebastel]

cool.

while still in shanghai, i began to like fomapan 100, but it is too easily scratched. i still didn't find "my standard" material ...

 

[jmilkins]

This is great - enjoying it very much thanks Zeno.

If I am not mistaken, a photograph of yours with a Rollei 35s ? (can't quite recall the model) graces the front cover of the first Rangefinder forum photo book. I've always thought that wonderful image was completely deserving of a cover, while enjoying the irony that it is scale focus!

Looking forward to the rest of the shoot.

 

[petronius]

#19: Nikon Nikkor E 50mm/1,8 (SLR)
#20: Rollei Triotar 40mm/3,5 (scale focus)
#21: Yashinon 45mm/2,8 (RF)
#22: Ricoh Rikenon 40mm/2,8 (RF)
#23: Mamiya Sekor CS 50mm/1,4 (SLR)
#24: Schneider Retina-Xenar 50mm/3,5 (scale focus)

 

[sebastel]

can't see triotar and nikkor?????

 

[Chris101]

We're only a third of the way through! Wow Petronius, wow!

 

[petronius]

can't see triotar and nikkor?????

Sorry, some mistakes by tagging the posts! Fixed now.

 

[sebastel]

ah, now it works. thank you!
i was especially curious about the triotar, as i found it surprisingly good in my LED. unfortunately, the lens retraction mechanism broke one day.

anyway, this series inspired me to put a cartridge of film into my rollei 35 again. 🙂

 

[charjohncarter]

I'm enjoying your 50+- post, I really liked the Kodak Retina Ia.

 

[charjohncarter]

I looked at the Triotar too. The best wedding picture taken at my wedding was with that lens.

 

[petronius]

The lens count is now at 75. I was able to squeeze some more standard lenses out of the drawers. (I did´t realize that I own three versions of the Canon 50mm/1,8)

#25: Industar 50-2 50mm/3,5 (SLR)
#26: Jupiter 8M (Kiev mount) 50mm/2 (RF)
#27: Agfa Agnatar 40mm/3,5 (Zone focus)
#28: Yashica ML 50mm/1,4 (SLR)
#29: Revuenon 40mm/1,7 (RF)
#30: Zeiss Tessar 50mm/2,8 (RF)
#31: Jupiter-8 (LTM) 50mm/2 (RF)
#32: Rollei Sonnar 40mm/2,8 (Scale focus)

 

[charjohncarter]

Great, I thought your post was going to say, you gave up.

 

[petronius]

Never gonna give them up, ...