Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex I photos
) 1. The back porch |
) 2. Plants |
) 3. The bird feeder |
) 4. Flowers |
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) 5. "422" |
) 6. Shopping carts |
) 7. Stop sign |
) 8. Tire swing |
Photo notes:
1. This shot of the back porch impressed me. The Novar has performed particularly well and has handled the various tones easily. That small oval in the upper left corner is a light inside the house.
2. I shot this wide open (f/4.5), and you can really see the wild out-of-focus effects. By the way, the week after I took this photo, this plant sort of shriveled up and died in the 95-degree heat. I think it might have been a weed.
3. I can't recall if I intentionally cut off the top of the bird feeder, but this is one of four shots (No. 2, 3, 5 and 6) that show a central light area that was caused by cleaning marks on the lens.
4. Another shot wide open, and I was impressed by the sharpness of the flowers in the foreground. More wild out-of-focus areas.
5. The house number and more flare in the central part of the image. You can see my daughter going into the house, probably to get away from me and the Ikoflex.
6. Shopping carts at the local Giant Eagle. I think the kid who was collecting the carts probably thought I was nuts -- taking a photo of shopping carts. You can also see some flare in the center of the photo. Darn cleaning marks!
7. I believe I held a medium orange filter over the lens. I was sort of happy with the composition, although I think the camera's rollers scratched the film.
8. My trusty tire swing has shown that the Novar isn't a lens that should be easily dismissed. Sure, it's not a Tessar, but stopped down (or even wide open), it's a formidable competitor.
Technical details: Agfapan APX 100, processed in Rodinal, 1:50,
17 minutes, agitation was one inversion every 30 seconds.