rick_drawbridge Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 stuart_pratt said:Nice, and from a time when baseball players designed lenses! LOL...Yes, some of the low-end Steiner-Bayreuth lenses are said to have the refractive qualities of baseballs, but the better ones seem to perform quite well, in my experience. John Seaman posted some excellent images from a Braun Paxina with the 75mm f/2.9 Praxanar-Bayreuth, back in 2018. Quite a remarkable performance from an oversize triplet. Paxina at the Midsummer Festival, and a Reality check 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42dave Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Hope to test a couple of Soligor EC lenses on the Miranda RE-II: a 28/2.8, and a MC 85-210/3.8 with 1:3 macro focusing. I picked up both quite cheap as they are not particularly sought after, and the 28mm had a few issues (sticking aperture, loose focusing ring and a dinged filter thread) which I was able to fix. Soligor sold Miranda-mount lenses for some time after Miranda went out of business. According to the Soligor Lens Compendium, these lenses were made by Sun Optical. The E/EC-type lenses have EE settings and maximum aperture pins for use on the later Miranda SLRs, though they may not stop down fully to minimum aperture if used on the earlier cameras. Edited June 18, 2020 by m42dave 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 During this Lock-D own thing, my black cases have been gathering a bit of "dust". So this weekend, it will be Green & Red. Aloha, Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Shot a few frames with this Contax I (version 4) with 5cm f/2.8 Tessar last Sunday. Probably won't finish the roll before next weekend. Recently cleaned the haze out of the Tessar, so I felt the camera deserved to have another roll put through it ;) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Still have to finish film up in a couple of cameras but later in week I'll post a photo of what I'll use next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 I have a roll of Kentmere 100 in this one 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 If we ever see the sun again I'll shoot a film with my old favourite Miranda, the model B from around 1959. It has the rather rare 50mm Kowa Prominar-Miranda f/1.9 lens, which seems to have been released only to the Australasian market. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 I will be taking this new (to me) Nikkormat EL for a spin. It will be the first film I run through it. 5 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Being that I am working tomorrow I figured I would take my ftb and my digital for a spin. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 The Jupiter-8 is a super lens, but does not have click f stop settings. . .toooo many goofed shots at the Markets, so... back to the Industar N-61 lens on the "new" Fed-3. Aloha, Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 With rain and thunderstorms restricting my outdoor activity I may switch to a macro lens on either the SRT 101 or XE (both loaded with Kentmere 100) look for some subject matter around the house. And of course I can catch up on my developing and scanning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 curious about the kentmere 100 film.recently bought a bulk loader as i transisition myself towards developing my own films.i see the kentmere 100 and 400 100ft rolls selling for around $60.00 . i have hc-110 developer and was wondering about developing issues.too much grain etc.figured on shooting 10 exp rolls and checking developing times , i didnt want to push the film as i am only getting back into developing after many year layoff.i do scan my negatives in my canoscan 9000f scanner on my computer now.darkroom will come later on.any thoughts. thanks -- gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 I've never tried pushing Kentmere 100. I reserve higher speed needs for HP5+ or Tri-X. I use HC110 dilution H to process my Kentmere 100. You can't tell much from images posted online but when I inspect with a magnifier the Kentmere does seem to have more grain than FP4+ but less than HP5+. The Kentmere does have more contrast than the Ilford films, at least with my processing and scanning. I'd recommend buying a few single rolls before committing to a 100' roll. As far as processing most scanners handle slight underexposure better than overexposure. If you do test the film try to include shots that emphasize grain like skies or walls. As for HC110 I prefer the unofficial dilution H over dilution B as its easier for me to work with. The Massive Development Chart does include some dilution H times. Generally, dilution H times are double dilution B, at least as a starting point. I've found that less than recommended times work best for my scanning. Good luck, and please post some results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Gary, consider trying any one of the catechol based pyro developers (Pyrocat HD, Obsidian Aqua, Hypercat) with either of the Kentmere emulsions. The Pyrocat HD is available from Formulary, the others are EZ DIY mixes once the bulk chems are purchased. Myself, Rick Drawbridge and Tony Evans are some of the more recent folks posting varis work with these emulsion / developer combos. Consider the Ultrafine Xtreme offerings as (IMHO) they are rebadged Kentmere material and are offered also in 120 materials. Pic here is with an Agfa Isolette 2 (120), UFX 100 & Hypercat. Aloha, Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 ever since i've gotten back to taking photo's so far i have had to send negatives out for processing.results so far have been all over the place.now for black and white i have been using ilford xp2 super in both my 35mm and 120 due to the ease of processing.but the results leave a lot to be desired.that is why i am getting back into rolling my own and developing.it's been 40 years give or take since i've done that. i like the suggestion of getting rolls of kentmere and ultrafine extreme rolls.i just wanted to shoot lesser frames to get technique and work flow established.if i mess up a roll it would only be maybe ten shots or less.right now i stick with using the hc-110 and juggle times and solutions to see the results.it is going to be an experience for sure. thanks - gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Regarding the Kentmere discussion, I'll be posting a few samples from the 100 ISO film in tomorrow's Friday thread. I've no experience with the Ultrafine films and I've not seen a definitive statement as to their origin, but the Kentmere is definitely from the Harman stable! I find the grain a little more pronounced than that of FP4, as Mike observed, though it's a very tight, "gritty" grain more like the European films. And then, Ilford Pan 100 and 400 enter into the arena... If I can get a few hours of sunlight over the next few days I'll be trying out a Nikon F-801 that I finally got to work after cleaning up a mess in the battery compartment. It's a tidier example than the beater I've been using, and they're a camera I admire. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thinking of Kentmere 100, I wonder how it would look in Rodinal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 This war horse kit, and my mask, will be wondering about in a few places this weekend as Hawaii "reopens" a bit more. Aloha, Bill 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Peri Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 It's been a while since I last went out with a Domke F2 bag full of cameras and lenses, but I'm going to try to go out tomorrow with a couple of Nikon FAs. Hmm... and lenses, I hope... http://bayouline.com/o2.gif 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Mike, your question on Kentmere 100 in Rodinal got me busy with a short roll of my UFX 100 yesterday. Used a Fed-2 / Jupiter-8 to expose it and developed it in Rodinal. 3ml of soup (that's 1: 150 for you math guys) for 13 min (80f). Not bad for this developer. I think the staining of my Hypercat would fill in some of the "grain" but the negs are very usable. Enjoy & Aloha, Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 For a bit of comparison, I dipped into early 2019 for this negative. Same camera / lens as above, but UFX 400 with Pyrocat HD development. Aloha, Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Going to play with this 28mm f/3.5 Komura lens on a Leica IIIc this weekend. Visiting a "Sand Sculpture Festival" museum on saturday, this year's theme is the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Thinking of fixed lens rangefinder for the next few days. HiMatic 7S loaded with Eastman 5222. If sunny I'll add a K2 filter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Might take my Praktica MTL3 out for a spin. Don’t know what film or lens (23 mm or 50 mm) to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlefye Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Pentax LX loaded with PanF and I'd like to do some shooting with the 40 f2.8 I got recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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