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on Feb 21, 2014 2:56:27 GMT
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This Franka Rolfix II was CLAed by Jurgen Kreckel but it needed more tinkering none-the-less. The finder and the pressure plate both needed straightening, and the focus was off - something like 20 meters on the scale was infinity in practice. It took too much time for me to sort this all out in the year and a half that I have owned this. And Peter's Camera did not get the focus quite right as compared with the method I found to detect infinity focus. But all the same, the four rolls of film that I put though this have been the most fun. The utter simplicity of it, and its light weight construction just make it an object of art for me. Attachments:
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on Feb 21, 2014 4:24:06 GMT
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Well, anything with an S-K lens should take good photos. That's a good looking example you have there.
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on Feb 21, 2014 11:01:30 GMT
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Yes, there can be good contrast down to almost pixel level at 35 million pixels, but only at proper focus. And the front cell focus gives a yellow fringe at the edges when focused down to one meter, although I've only seen that once. The S-K Radionar lens is such a simple design. Oh why am I not so fascinated with the 35-80mm zoom lens on my Elan II? Attachments:
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on Feb 21, 2014 13:10:34 GMT
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Oh why am I not so fascinated with the 35-80mm zoom lens on my Elan II? Let me venture an answer: Because, compared to your Franka, the EOS 50 feels like an ordinary mass product without character and history (and probably won't be able to acquire much of a history as, due to leaking condensers, it will sooner or later meet its untimely electronic brain death)?  Anyhow, I understand this fascination with ancient folding cameras; once you've come to terms with their typical issues--foggy glass, sluggish shutters, leaky bellows, overlapping frames--they'll reward you with a truly amazing image quality, especially those with Tessars or Tessar-like lens constructions such as the Xenar or Solinar. Michael |
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on Feb 21, 2014 13:22:00 GMT
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There is also something to be said for the charm of photos produced by a nice old triplet lens.  |
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on Feb 21, 2014 14:28:49 GMT
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There is also something to be said for the charm of photos produced by a nice old triplet lens. I didn't mean to depreciate triplet lenses. I have a Novar Anastigmat on my 6x9 Zeiss Nettar, and it is by no means a bad lens. Here's an example:   I guess there is a special charm to medium format in general, Mike, and I remember encountering it even in some B/W photos made with rattletrap Chinese Seagull TLRs or plastic Holgas...Michael |
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on Feb 22, 2014 2:52:34 GMT
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Yes, there can be good contrast down to almost pixel level at 35 million pixels, but only at proper focus. And the front cell focus gives a yellow fringe at the edges when focused down to one meter, although I've only seen that once. The S-K Radionar lens is such a simple design. Oh why am I not so fascinated with the 35-80mm zoom lens on my Elan II?
Maybe it's not wide enough or long enough.  I prefer 28-105 zooms myself. PF |
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on Feb 22, 2014 20:14:45 GMT
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Thanks guys.
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I prefer 28-105 zooms myself.