Lenses with that Special Character

[irakly]

Here is a quick snap of a rose in my backyard, more roses and weathered redwood fence in background. 73 Hektor basically as shot wide open at f1.9:

Note this lens sharpens up gradually to about f4.5 where it is as sharp as any modern 75mm.

wow, this is beautiful indeed. do you have any people pictures?

 

[Jack]

wow, this is beautiful indeed. do you have any people pictures?

Not yet. I'll get some up in the next few weeks. I got this lens back form service just before I got my medium format outfit, so have not yet taken a lot of time to experiment with it other than a few simple shots that confirm I love it

 

[irakly]

Not yet. I'll get some up in the next few weeks. I got this lens back form service just before I got my medium format outfit, so have not yet taken a lot of time to experiment with it other than a few simple shots that confirm I love it

please, please do. there is one on ebay right now. if this is what i think it is, i'm buying

 

[Jack]

Good move -- I see you snagged that one :thumbs:

If for any reason you don't like it, I will buy it from you.

 

[cam]

please, please do. there is one on ebay right now. if this is what i think it is, i'm buying

moi aussi

 

[cmb_]

Nice "snag" Irakly. I was watching that one!

More images from the 73mm please!

 

[glenerrolrd]

I had that one on my watch list as well. :thumbup:

 

[irakly]

lol, i wonder if any one of you have had by broncolor monolights on a watch list as well

 

[irakly]

guys, i did buy that sucker. i cannot believe how well-preserved the lens is. this is actually the first time i am not regretting a need for a UV/IR-cut filter. this is one of the lenses made with old leica technology when they were still coating glass (like summarit 1.5/50 and summarex 1.5/85).
i'll shoot something interesting tomorrow, i promise.

 

[irakly]

as promised, i shot something. the first one is probably not what one would expect from a portrait lens, but the second one for sure is what this strange lens is about

 

[helenhill]

Those are Fantastic.....Love them both
maybe even the first shot the Most
coupled with your M8 (?)

Tres Cool & Atmospheric
best-h

 

[cmb_]

Nice Irakly. The look is similar to the Summarex in the second image . I like the first image. Can't wait to see more.

 

[irakly]

Those are Fantastic.....Love them both
maybe even the first shot the Most
coupled with your M8 (?)

Tres Cool & Atmospheric
best-h

i agree, the first shot is better. the second is just an ordinary portrait, no real magic

yes this is m8. i sold my m6!

 

[irakly]

Nice Irakly. The look is similar to the Summarex in the second image . I like the first image. Can't wait to see more.

i also found the signature remarkably similar to summarex, but in a much lighter and smaller package

 

[Chuck Jones]

Try the old 21mm SA.... pure sex!

 

[Chuck Jones]

As example....

 

[irakly]

Try the old 21mm SA.... pure sex!

lovely shot! i love it when a skill and equipment match

oh, i love 21 SA! could you tell me how to deal with cyan offset? i cannot get rid of that bloody thing when the IR-cut filter is on.

 

[cam]

ah, my! love the first shot especially, irakly, thank you! but even the second one has very nice tonalities. there's something quite rich and lush about it...

and, Chuck, naughty boy. fell in love with the SA when i got a chance to try a beautiful mint copy in a store here. they had no idea the metering didn't work on my camera but i knew. fell for it anyway! it was so light and such a joy to use, especially compared with my old 28/2.8 (a beast). you can easily shoot from the hip with the SA... sigh. would have bought it on the spot if it hadn't been so pricey (pristine from a collector).

this is a very dangerous thread for me!

more more, all of you!!!

 

[Cindy Flood]

...
oh, i love 21 SA! could you tell me how to deal with cyan offset? i cannot get rid of that bloody thing when the IR-cut filter is on.

Cornerfix software for the M8 by Sandy McGuffog:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Digital-Photo-Tools/CornerFix.shtml

 

[glenerrolrd]

Looking at the three sample images purely from a "character " viewpoint, the hektor seems to have an unusual and distinctive bokeh. The flower image shows it best ....the background has a soft ..almost smudged look . With a pastel background with some highlights ..this adds to the image IMHO . By selecting a rose colored flower ..the soft glow (which would generally be viewed as a weakness in a modern optic) gives an attractive rendering. In the two B+W images ..the "character" is less apparent. In image one ...Reflection...there is very little tone separation ...this does make it look somewhat timeless.. The unique signature isn t as apparent. In the portrait ...this is what I see ...sharpness limited to the eyes ? limited tone separation ? bokeh doesn t add anything? From the examples ...I see a real value using the lens in color but much less so in BW. This is not a critique of the images as I know they were offered up as examples of the "signiture" ....what I am questioning is "how does the signiture add to the image"?