Recent content by tom43

For Nikon F and Canon EF I can only recommend the Zeiss Apo Sonnar 135mm f2 T* lens. One of the best lenses ever made for (D)SLRs. I have some razor sharp portraitures on Provia and E100. Images are breathtaking if projected with my Leica Pradovit…

Correct. Nice photos. Have you used any filters?

I still see it available. https://www.fotoimpex.de/shop/filme/adox-cms-20-ii-102x127-cm-4x5-inch-25-blatt.html?_gl=1*1jhfcr0*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErG3hxdhJitDUMAlvoV-w3Zsb_X6TK2c1UvfJkpRRnTKwJ-xJ3njvxoCj1UQAvD_BwE

Yes. 4x5. I ordered it and received it. It‘s in stock. Also 35mm.

Yes, and this is what I wrote. Please read again. But it is a misinformation that it is not available right now. In contrast to what was written above it is available. Today.

Please don´t spread miss-information here. Yes, there will be an end of CMS20 ii. But for now you can order this film also in 4x5. It switched back to "green" again today on their homepage.

Zeiss Otus 28mm ZF.2 ist for sure optically the best 28mm for Nikon F mount.

Just received some 120 Provia from Fotoimpex in Berlin

I would start either with a Rodenstock Apo Sironar W 150mm f/5.6 or a Apo Sironar S 210mm f/5.6, depending on the focal range you see more relevant. Very good balance of weight/size vs. movements, latest generation of lenses, good coating, sharp as hell.

You are not alone. I‘m using slide film since many years from Fuji (Velvia 50, Provia, Precisa CT 100) and Ektachrome E100. In formats from 35mm to 8x10. On the light table and with high end projection lenses. I also don‘t see the described superiority of the Fuji material over E100. If all is...

Just to be clear: These are manual focus lenses without aperture control ring. So you can only use such lenses with more modern film SLRs, not with a F3, FM3A etc. A significant difference compared to some other manual focus lenses from Voigtländer, Zeiss etc. Unfortunately the focusing...

Silver Nikon F2 Eyelevel. Last Batch from 1980. Unused and boxed.

Anyone with experience between Grandagon 115mm 6.8 and the Super Symmar 110XL? Is the Schneider worth the higher price from a picture quality perspective? Thanks.

I think this comment is spot on: Sounds your problem is not the lens system, but the scanning approach. Check your photos with a 10x loupe. Are they sharp? Or send it to a drum scan service. In my view most films beside slide film or Adox CMS20 don’t have the potential to bring prime lenses to...

Yes, the price is quite high, which is related to the lower production numbers. But overall it is a nice camera. It does not have the tank like build quality of the Spotties, but I like the lower weight, the bright viewfinder and the LEDs instead of a needle for checking exposure (very similar...