Summitar @ f4

[raydm6]

IIIf and 1949 coated Summitar. Shot on Kodak Gold 200 @f4 using 1/25 indoors to about 1/100 or 1/200 outdoors.

I was using the SBOOI bright-line finder so just did a quick focus through the IIIf, then shifted to the SBOOI for framing. Didn't use the IIIf's vf at all.

Standard drugstore (Walgreens) develop and scan to CD. Minor levels/contrast adjustments in PhotoScape. I have the collapsible SOOPD hood but didn't use it. Not sure if it would have helped with the contrast.

 

[HuubL]

Great shots. This shows you the optical quality of this 60 year old lens!

 

[zauhar]

Excellent!

I wonder if the sharpness in these is a byproduct of the scanner/software used by the store development? My summitar provides a softer appearance, but then I have a middle-brow scanner and I don't use sharpening in PS.

Great photos.

Randy

 

[dogberryjr]

The outdoor shots have some great separation between subject and background.

 

[raydm6]

Excellent!

I wonder if the sharpness in these is a byproduct of the scanner/software used by the store development? My summitar provides a softer appearance, but then I have a middle-brow scanner and I don't use sharpening in PS.

Great photos.

Randy

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Randy, I don't know if this contributed to it but I downsized the original scans from 1024px on the short side to 512px. I think this might give the appearance of more sharpness. I didn't add any in post.