Firenze and a Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/2

<p>Taken 2 weeks ago with my lovely Nettar. Novar Anastigmat 105mm f6.3. Pic f22 /200. Kodak Ektar</p><div></div>

<p>Why you get so much vignetting at f=22?, and yet you call this lens "lovely".<br />Get a good lens and try to compare.</p>

<p>I have that camera with the same lens, the lens is really sharp with full coverage eve wide open. There is something wrong there. It is a lovely lens in a very compact and light 6x9 camera, perfect for travelling.</p>

<p>Image looks sharp. Where you using a hood?</p>

<p>Beautiful - both the view and the picture of it:) Somehow when its naturally occurring the vignetting doesn't bother me at all, it actually seems like it belongs there - I suppose its a mental thing;)</p>

<p>I agree with Peter. I see this often on other cameras I have and it doesn't bother me. You'd think the smaller the aperture the less vignetting but I wonder if it's more to do with film flatness? In any case it soesn't detract and the image is nice and sharp.</p>

 

<p>Grazie, Frederico. <br>

Thank you for sharing this classic Tuscan view taken with a classic folding camera.<br>

Sono molto invidioso !</p>

<p>Heck I often add vignetting in post. Nice sharp shot. Vignetting is not the sole measure on which to judge a lens.</p>

<p>Novar wasn't the top of the line, but there are few real failures in Zeiss lenses. See the discussion at http://www.photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/007Z9V of the Novar and the Tessars.</p>

<p>I have a 518/16 taking 6x6 but essentially the same f6.3 lens. I find the dark corners even at f16. I have a feeling that this might be a characteristic of the Novar lens. My Ikonta with Tessar lens (1937) is very different and shows no sign of vignetting.<br>

The Novar is a lowest end of the Zeiss family and I read somewhere that these lenses might have been made my Rodenstock/Steinhel. However, stopped down, they should be very good performers.</p>

<p>Thanks to all for the useful comments. The last time I used the Nettar was about 2 to 3 years ago. Indeed, I found I has not vignette in the old pictures. So, may be there are some kind of problem with the lens..... In any case I like the picture a lot!!!! The sharp is unbeleivable...I guess.....<br />Here you can find a bigger picture... a compressed jpg pic 3.500 wide... so you can see the picture in a more confortable way....<br />Warm regards<br />Federico</p>

<p>btw.... no hood</p>

<p>with the same camera 2 years ago</p>

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<p>Thanks to all for the useful comments. The last time I used the Nettar was about 4 to 5 years ago. Indeed, I found I has not vignette in the old pictures. So, may be there are some kind of problem with the lens..... In any case I like the picture a lot!!!! The sharp is unbeleivable...I guess.....<br>

Here you can find a bigger picture... a compressed jpg pic 3.500 wide... so you can see the picture in a more confortable way....<br>

Warm regards<br>

Federico</p>

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<p>here is the pic</p><div></div>

<p>I suspect film flatness, especially at the larger "formats" of 120 film, in addition to lens characteristics. But honestly when I see the lengths "hipsters" go to in order to get that "classic" look... and here it is, the way its supposed to be - it looks like it was taken with "one of those classic cameras" because...well...it was:) I love it. And I get to use the word "hipster", which is a bonus.</p>

<p>a photo i did with the same camera 2 years ago</p><div></div>

<p>Am I mad? when I see the pic in big size I get a like a 3D sensation....do you? And it is not the first time I feel this when I use 6 x9 folder cameras...</p>

<p>Another Firenze Nettar pic big size</p><div></div>

<p>And the last one (I guess) Firenze 6x9 pic</p><div></div>

<p>Federico, your photo of Firenze makes me want to go there. The Novar lens renders the image in a very vintage way, it's simply a gorgeous image. Is this a medium format camera? </p>

<p>Great pics of a wonderful city, <strong>Federico</strong>. The whole feel of these images seems to exude the character of the city, and the shimmering quality of the beautiful Mediterranean light. I love Pic#2 with the Arno winding it's way through. I think the old Nova lens was a great choice. Thanks for a fine post.</p>

 

<p>Very nice, there is just so much depth in the shot, especially when viewed in the large version. Thanks for sharing.</p>

<p>Lovely pictures; especially, I love those tiled roof details and texture. Thank you, sp.</p>

<p>I had a camera that had a problem with vignetting some years back. It was my Kodak Signet 35. It turned out that the shutter leaves were sticking. After completely stripping down the shutter and cleaning it out, it hasn't done it since. Beautiful pictures by the way.</p>