You’re getting some good results from the 521/16. Which lens does it have - 75/3.5 Tessar?
I have a 533/16 and in addition to severe spacing problems (sometimes will wind through a whole roll, not engaging the auto-stop) that 80mm f2.8 lens is very soft by today’s standards.
fjablo wrote:
You’re getting some good results from the 521/16. Which lens does it have - 75/3.5 Tessar?
I have a 533/16 and in addition to severe spacing problems (sometimes will wind through a whole roll, not engaging the auto-stop) that 80mm f2.8 lens is very soft by today’s standards.
Thanks. Yes, it has the Tessar. I took it completely apart, cleaned the elements, and collimated it. I have been working on about a dozen folding cameras for months. I've given up on problematic spacing and started removing the extremely dark red plastic frame counter windows. One was almost completely opaque. On these old Ikontas none of them control spacing, just shutter locks. Since each frame is a different amount of film advance turns - the only way to be sure is the printed paper back markings. I just do it in subdued light.Also, none of these old lenses are sharp wide open - So I stop them down to f8 or f11.
First roll of 5222-XX 120 in the Pentax 645 shot at 500 iso This was a dynamic range that shows how well this film handles it. Used the focus magnifier with some of these.
It’s ridiculous how good that looks. If you said you took it with an F6, Leica etc I would have believed you.
But nope, just a funky and pretty cheap p&s!
Desmolicious wrote:
It’s ridiculous how good that looks. If you said you took it with an F6, Leica etc I would have believed you.
But nope, just a funky and pretty cheap p&s!
$199 for NOS in box, never used! Love the 40/60mm combo too.
This was roll 19 from the same bottle of Cinestill DF96 Monobath. Cinestill says it can develop 16+ rolls but I usually find it is best to stop after 16.
Which explains the striping marks - the developer had expired.
Like Icarus I pushed my luck and flew too close to the sun...
