On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks. I'll take a second look at the blacks. > The lens is the Summicron 50/2 Collapsible. It's in very nice shape, aside > form the aperture being a bit stiff. With frequent use it loosens up. > Certainly one of the best LTM lenses. I also have the Summaron 35/3.5, while > not quite the equal of the Summicron, it's still quite nice.
Nice. I seem to recall the lens coatings on that era of Summicrons were often quite soft, so take care while cleaning it. > My Agfa is the Isoletta, but it's the base model without a rangefinder. Focus > has to be set by distance. It was my dad's camera. He bought it in Sweden in > 1952 while visiting his mother for the last time, so the lens is marked in > meters. He shot quite a bit with it, including stills that he used as > inspiration for his oil paintings.When my mother came to live with us, she > gave it to me. The lens was filthy in and out, so I took the front element > off and cleaned it. Looks good now. Haven't shot with, but I loaded a roll of > Portra 400 120 the other day and shot the first frame. May finish it today. I > don't have a darkroom any more, but I still have developing tanks, so I may > shoot some BW with it as well. I think I still have a few rolls of Plus X, > which was once my favorite medium format BW film. Ah, like my Balda Baldix. :-) The new Fuji Neopan ACROS 100 is just spectacular. I shot a roll of it today with the Bessa III. Same as you, I have equipment and chemistry to process negatives only. I should get to it. :-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
