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<p>...and a couple of images.</p><div></div>

<p>There has been a bit of activity on the forum lately around East German and Russian lenses, so I thought I would use some of my neglected lenses to see how they perform.<br> First up is this Meyer Optik Oreston, which came affixed to a Prakticamat,and I'm not sure if this was the original lens for this camera. The 50mm F1.8 lens would be quite familiar to Praktica users, but I must admit that I have never used one until now. The lens seems quite well made, and focuses close...less than 12 inches, and is quite sharp with a nice roundness to the image.<br> Praktica aficionados like SP will no doubt say I told you so! Anyway I put the Oreston on my Black Spotmatic and took a trip south to the Davidson Whaling station ruins, now operated by the National Parks. The station, Boytown and Boyd's tower all sit on the Southern side of Twofold Bay at Eden on the Far South Coast of New South Wales.<br> Once a hub for whaling, this activity ceased in the late twenties, which is a good thing as I believe that the harvesting of whales is about as abhorrent as it gets. We were fortunate to see a Humback mother and calf in the bay just below the tower that used to find them back in the late 1800's.<br> First up, a pic of the outfit.</p> <div></div>

<p>Thanks Brett, you are quite right in your summation. The four element lenses were plenty good enough for the early Rolleiflexes, and even those early Automats turned in some amazing quality.<br> Some confusion about my comment about the focus on the "wrong" side. I actually meant the wrong side for a Rolleicord, and as far as I'm concerned, the Vb has it on the right side....that should be as clear as mud!</p>

<p>Thank you to the two Davids, and Chuck, I too miss the great Gene M....any news?</p>

<p>Congrats on the long running repair....you are braver than me! The last pic has a nice quality to it, so the beast is probably worth some more work...I wish you good luck.</p>

<p>Great to see SP at "work", and Rick is right....maybe time to start a "selfie" thread....if you are game, so am I!<br> Love those Minis too, a good Cooper S will sell here for more than $30,000AUD...crazy!</p>

<p>Thanks Marc, kind of makes me wish that I hadn't sold my Autocord,and the comprehensive list of films just makes me sad....please don't show the B&W's!</p>

<p>Great to see these classics restored, and by none other than our own SP. Like Paul, I would like to see a pic of him at work....maybe a trip to India by one of our members is needed!<br> Your tones and sharpness are just amazing as usual, I just can't seem to get that quality....might have to improve my scanning technique. <br> Oh, and don't mention the Rugby....</p>

<p>Yes, the light in the "lollies' pic is just beautiful. I have heard disparaging remarks about the 135mm Nikkor Q, yours is obviously not to bad!</p>

<p>Thanks guys, and Rick....I won't be watching....can't handle the pressure :)</p>

<p>Thanks for looking. All taken on Tri-X and processed in Pyrocat HD. I used a light yellow Rollei filter and a Rollei lens hood....scans on an Epson V700 photo.</p>

<p>Last one.</p><div></div>

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<p>No.6</p><div></div>

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<p>Why do I always forget to resize! At least you can see the crispness of the Xenar.<br> No.2</p><div></div>

<p>First pic.</p><div></div>

<p>Been out shooting with my Rolleicord, which is of course, the "poverty" pack Rolleiflex, with no auto loading, the focus knob on the wrong side, and a somewhat duller screen.<br> The "Cord does however, offer you an intro to the world of Rollei for a quite moderate cost, and what you still get get is that wonderful Rollei build quality, plus the really pleasing four element Xenar lens.<br> The Rolleicords may be built down to a budget, but they remain as reliable and quality picture takers. The Rolleicord offshoots have been around since the start of Rollei production, and the one I have used here is the last iteration of a long line.<br> The Vb differs in having a larger focus knob and more importantly, the removable hood, so that the prism finder can be attached.<br> The Xenar lens that graces this camera has been a feature for a lot of the Rolleicords production, with the earliest ones having the three element Zeiss Triotar. I really like the Xenar, it is very sharp stopped down, and still has a pleasing roundness to the image a wider apertures.<br> Some of these images were taken earlier in the year, some recently, and all on the Southern Highlands of New South Wales in various places....not a beach image to be seen!</p><div></div>