Confession of Fujifilm photographer
A couple of photos taken with a great Russian lens Gelios 40-2 85mm f1.5. My version is old, ’87, but like a new, model with a narrow focus ring. It is very sharp in the middle, so it should be used. All photos were taken at the maximum aperture of f1.5. Sony and Fuji bodies […]
In this article tested few Russian lens, Helios 44/77/81/89/103, Jupiter 8/9/12, MIR 24, Zenitar-M 50 f1.7, Tele-Zenitar 135mm f/2.8
Helios soup. It contains:Helios-81N (50mm f/2, Nikon F). Probably the sharpest and more contrasty of all. That also makes it a bit more modern-looking, though it definitely is Helios. That extra bit of sharpness is useful when placing subjects off center and when using longer focusing distances. Helios 44 and Biotar 58 fall apart in those […]
Leica R3 Summicron 90 f2 with Kodachrome. Made by Christian
Actress Mariana Cinat at the theater, playing with props from another play, and in the dressing room.May, 2019.Leitz Summilux-R 50mm f1.4 Made by Adolfo
Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 1.4/55 + Praktica BX20 + Kodak Vision 3 500T motion picture film. Made by Adolfo
Writer Leila Sucari in her room, with white cat Kusturica. They stare at black cat Greta, outside the window (all of this of course related to Emir Kusturica and his film “White Cat, Black Cat”). by Adolfo
All Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 1.4 55 have a M42 mount. All lenses come with the typical black-silver “Zebra” look. One thing you need to now about Zebra lenses is that they are radioactive (I kid you not!). Zeiss engineers experimented with using different elements to enhance the sharpness of the lens. Pancolar lenses were produced with Thorium, […]
Taylor-Hobson 3 inch f/1.65 – a 16mm film projection lens.This 75mm lens almost covers a full frame sensor. It has a classic Petzval optical design with 4 elements in two groups, giving it the classic swirly bokeh. This means also that the focal plane is curved (also called field curvature), which makes it difficult to […]