Interesting Leica/ Zeiss comparison

I was just looking at some of my Leica IA photos of Mdina in Malta,

and because of some appalling processing of a 120 film, began to

crop the larger negs to dump some of the blobs and mess along the

sides of the negs. These negs were taken with a 1936/7 Zeiss

Ikoflex - f3.8 Triotar lens - and in the second of the images - and

because I like the longer format of the end result - I ended up with

a section of the neg showing the same view - from almost the same

spot - as the shots taken with the Lieca I.

 

The Leica shots were taken with Colour film, so I converted this one

to greyscale to make a more interesting coparison. Some of you will

have seen this image posted in colour.

 

So the Leica image first... then the Zeiss - both 'different' but

both with a particular - yet similar - look.<div></div>

And here from the Ikoflex 120 negative - Ilford XP2.<div></div>

Thought I had one closer to the spot - maybe this is a better comparison...

 

Rob<div></div>

wow, the old zeiss is pretty nice. I like it. THKS for the comparison.

Rob

Your Leica Ia 'shutter need to be CLAed the two curtain speed is uneven.

Try running a lower contrast film in the Leica. Or pull it 1-2 stops. The film is either excessively high contrast or overprocessed for the hard light it was used in. It also looks underexposed.

Dan - good point - it sure looks like it there. I'll post the original colour image - see what you think about that?

 

The old camera had a complete workover late last year - new curtains, complete clean and overhall - with the lens chemically cleaned.

 

I'm keeping my fingers crossed it is the way the light is falling - and the light in the sky - the hazy cloud evaporating into the blue away from the sun.

 

I'll appreciate any further comments you have. A few other recent images with that camera on my photonet page.

 

Rob<div></div>

Rob,<p>Shoot the Leica against an evenly lit subject such as a gray card. If one side is still darker than the other, your shutter needs to be adjusted.

Looks by the highlights and shadows above that your shutter is fine - the sun is to the

upper left, so brighter sky in that sector is normal.

Hi Guys - thanks for your comments and suggestions. I appreciate the help and advice I've had from you all on this forum.

 

Rob

Leica pic seems to be more 3D. Maybe because it's had a clean, maybe an original

characteristic of the lens. Hard to tell on screen sometimes, but in any case a wonderful

pic and great to keep these classic cameras going. Modern emulsions bring out the best in

them. Thanks for the posting.