The Rapture

a little rain

convertible

There are always some interesting cars at the curb in the vicinity of the car shows. This one is a work in progress. I think it started life as a 1938 Buick 4-passenger convertible coupe with rumble seat.

Jupiter's Colors

At the Albuquerque Museum car show.















I was very pleased with the performance of the 35mm Jupiter 12 on my Zorki 2-C. The color was a little odd in a few of the shots, but I'm inclined to believe that the fault was with the film or the scanning rather than the lens. One issue with the lens that I discovered some time ago is that the DOF scale is off by one stop. So, if you want to shoot at the f-16 hyperfocal distance with this lens, you need to set the infinity mark at f-11 on the DOF scale.

The Big Show

The annual Albuquerque Museum car show.









I'm trying to resolve my love-hate relationship with my C330. It's big and clumsy, but capable of making very fine images.

No.1A Pocket Kodak

I eliminated the last of the pinholes in my Pocket 1A bellows and shot a roll of TMAX 120 at the Zoo yesterday. I liked the results except for the fact that I let a bit too much sky into the pictures and the flare degraded the images a little. The last shot on the roll of some filter tanks near the elephant enclosure gives a better idea of the nice resolution of the f-7.9, 131mm Kodar lens. The detail images are 100% enlargements scanned at 1200 dpi.







Exposure was f-32 at 1/50 on TMAX 400, developed in HC-110, dilution H.

1A Zoo

show

We went to horse show this morning. There were some nice horses, but the undisputed star of the show was a very small lamb.

N.Y.U. Hawk Cam

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Patio Abstract

Argus Sandmar

I've been curious for a long time about the Sandmar lenses for the Argus C3. Recently, I was able to acquire a 35mm example inexpensively along with the viewfinder, and it came attached to a very nice 1953 model of the camera. There was little bidding competition for the outfit on ebay, possibly because of the missing lens shade. Most of these lenses were also sold as part of a set of two, the other being the 100mm telephoto.



The outer filter ring shows the model name of the lens along with its specifications: Argus Sandmar Wide Angle 35mm F:4.5 Nr. 422.
The rear ring contains the revolving focus scale along with an inscription showing the place of origin and a bit of post WWII history: Enna-Werke München US Zone Germany pats.pend.



The accessory viewfinder can be used both with the wide angle lens and the telephoto. The mask is pulled forward and placed over the front of the finder to provide the proper framing for the 100mm lens.

The Sandmar lenses are nicely made in typical German fashion, and they are coated for contrast enhancement. However, without the lens shade in place the results I got showed some flare, and I had to adjust the contrast significantly in Photoshop.



A brief slide show presents some example shots from the C3 with the Sandmar Wide Angle.

Spring in the Bosque

Big Wheels

Rio Rancho B&W

I put a roll of 120 through my No.1A Pocket Kodak at the car show. This picture of a '48 Fleetline was the only one I liked of the six frames.

Shooting a 127mm lens handheld at 1/50 is really pushing the envelope. I used a cable release to cut down on camera jiggle, but one needs a solid support to get the most from this camera. I also need to take care of that leak along the bottom of the image.

Rio Rancho Color

I went across the river this morning to a car show at Cabezon Park in Rio Rancho.

San Francisco - 1906

A film clip of a cable car ride down Market Street in 1906.



Filmed by the Miles brothers: Harry, Herbert, Joseph, and Earle C.

yesterday's color

Whatever other gear I lug along on my photo outings, the little Olympus mju often finds a pocket to ride in. My main objective is usually a monochrome rendering, but one can't always ignore the possibilities of color, particularly with subjects like classic cars, so I loaded some Fuji 200 color film in the mju on this occasion.