Sharp photos with an old RF Bessa Voigtländer 6x9?

[steven_e007]

Here are a few test shots taken with various folders using triplet lenses.

It isn't easy to try and show sharpness ina scan - especially with an old flatbed scanner like mine, so I made some big enlargements of about 50 by 50 cm. I only put a postcard sized paper under the enlarger at an interesting bit of the picture - but the negative was blown up to an enlarger wobbling 20 inch square. I've posted these alongside the full frame pics.

The shots were all hand held, so of course it isn't a very serious test of the lenses, saying as much about the shutter speed and my shaky hands than anything - but it might give some idea.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22006418@N03/sets/72157622501010876/

 

[Erik Petersson]

Thanks for your examples, Steve. This gives an idea of what can be expected under normal use. I still have a couple of frames to spend before my first E6-roll will be spent. Light is rather flat in Stockholm today which makes the exposure easier.

I think I will wait a bit before byuing a second lens. Will learn the helomar first.

 

[Tom Stanworth]

try focus bracketing. This is what I had to do with a circa 1918 Goerz folder. Result was a nice sharp 19" print on my wall that could have been shot with a new MF camera. I had to tape it up due to light leaks and various other things but once the focus was right it was super at landscape apertures (f16-f22)