The Unofficial Official Photography Thread...

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Classic selection!!! Jenaflex!!! I have a pentacon M42 lens

Thanks, I used to use Fuji 400 and Reala as the grain was fine like 200. Ilford HP5 b&W for me. The Practika I have was my late Fathers. He took pics of me at a few hours old. I used the same camera to do the same with my son with HP5. Optically the Jenaflex was good with a tendency to over expose. How is the Pentacon?

 

[ibbz]

Thanks, I used to use Fuji 400 and Reala as the grain was fine like 200. Ilford HP5 b&W for me. The Practika I have was my late Fathers. He took pics of me at a few hours old. I used the same camera to do the same with my son with HP5. Optically the Jenaflex was good with a tendency to over expose. How is the Pentacon?

Thanks! I loved Reala - it was my favourite film before I switched to slide film! Here’s a couple of scans from prints of Reala -
I’d love to see some of your Reala and HP5 photos - B&W I tried most but settled on Rollei Retro 80s and 400s for 35mm - but for MF Ilford Pan 50 is very special.
The Pentacon I bought as a portrait lens for the DSLR and for 35mm (I’ve a Contax RTS Ii) it’s not sharp but has a lot of character and nice bokkeh - the Helios 44-2 is also nice (both are very good with video as can be adjusted step less aperture)

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

B&W, I ran series 1 603's for 18 years fantastic loudspeaker. I think you are far in front of me in knowledge I got frustrated with point and squirt. So I read a bit and my Dad helped. All of the Reala and HP5 is on prints. I love the colour you get on a slide, just not user friendly. I like holding a print. I guess I'm old fashioned, as my wife will surely agree.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

The DSCL link is very useful thanks. Jo shot with Practika F5.6 125th HP5 circa 1996 there may be a couple more. Not sure.

 

[KermitGKona88]

All of these pictures were taken from the same vantage point on my Sony HX-60V compact, just at different levels of zoom, the turbine in the last picture is approximately 6 miles away at the furthest easterly point in the UK.

 

[KermitGKona88]

This is why I love digital, 2 minutes in edit...

 

[ibbz]

B&W, I ran series 1 603's for 18 years fantastic loudspeaker. I think you are far in front of me in knowledge I got frustrated with point and squirt. So I read a bit and my Dad helped. All of the Reala and HP5 is on prints. I love the colour you get on a slide, just not user friendly. I like holding a print. I guess I'm old fashioned, as my wife will surely agree.

Haha!!! You spotted the yellow cone! These are 601 s2 I bought in 2000 from Tottenham court road ! Still as perfect as they were then - I couldn’t afford the 603s! I remember I bought a TEAC reference 300 amp with them. A few years ago I bought the teac Ref AH500 for £100 - they used to cost a bomb on those days - so have that hooked up.
Back in 2006 I bought a decent film scanner (which I still have) and found that is great for slides.

 

[ibbz]

The DSCL link is very useful thanks. Jo shot with Practika F5.6 125th HP5 circa 1996 there may be a couple more. Not sure.

Lovey portrait - shadow and tone are class

 

[ibbz]

All of these pictures were taken from the same vantage point on my Sony HX-60V compact, just at different levels of zoom,View attachment 670091View attachment 670092View attachment 670093View attachment 670094View attachment 670095 the turbine in the last picture is approximately 6 miles away at the furthest easterly point in the UK.

Great shots man! Colours pop! And the ship - how far was that?

 

[KermitGKona88]

Lovey portrait - shadow and tone are class

Perfect model...