I don't think I showed the results of a trip to Barnard's Farm Gardens. near West Horndon , Essex ( England) on this site but here is one which I am entering for 'The Colour BLUE' Projected Image Comp at Brentwood & District Photographic Club in 2 week's time. I made it much 'darker' than natural using 'Levels' in FastStone Image Viewer on the trannie scan , saved as a 'TIFF'
I used my repaired 1956 ROLLEIFLEX 2.8E Xenotar + 2003 dated Fuji Velvia 50 rated 32 ASA. There are lots of Statues and sculptures in those gardens. I took B&W on 1959 3.5 F Planar

 

I had a Kodak 'Black and White + 400' Chromogenic C41 film loaded in my 1954 Zeiss CONTINA Type 1216/24 for some months -- now I have a new supply of C41 Developer from the mini-lab close-down I CUT if and processed a short length. It was successful -- as it was outdated 12/2003 i rated it at 125 ASA but could have used 200ASA ( kept in Fridge for years ! ) I scanned as 'Colour' and de-saturated in FastStone Image Viewer to Monochrome.
Zeiss Contina 02 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Zeiss Contina 01 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

Given some outdated C41 fillum of unknown storage at Club last week I gave my 1934 LEICA II + 1936 50mm f2 Summar lens an outing. Rated film at 125 ASA , it was 'Lloyds Pharmacy 200' dated 02/2004,actually Ferrania made in Italy. I processed in my mini-lab Fuji Hunt 'Econoneg C41' developer and got good negs. Scanned with Canon 9000F Mk II I started to get a 'Magenta' strip on some and I got 'scan lines' appearing again as I did with my Epson scanners -- what IS IT ?
Testing 'Lloyds Film 200 ' with my 1934 LEICA II + 1936 lens by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Testing 'Lloyds Film 200 ' with my 1934 LEICA II + 1936 lens by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Testing 'Lloyds Film 200 ' with my 1934 LEICA II + 1936 lens by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

Testing 'Lloyds Film 200 ' with my 1934 LEICA II + 1936 lens by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Testing 'Lloyds Film 200 ' with my 1934 LEICA II + 1936 lens by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

Given a 10/2005 dated 'ACTIVA 400 ( Konica)' film at Club last week I used it in my 1934 LEICA II again with the 1936 500mm f2 Summar lens. Downrated it a bit to 240 ASA the negs were 'Soft' in Contrast and saturation probably due to the old lens but scanned well ---
'ACTIVA 400' in LEICA II by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
'ACTIVA 400' in LEICA II ( continued) by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
'ACTIVA 400' in LEICA II ( continued) by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
'ACTIVA 400' in LEICA II ( continued) by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

A 500mm f2 Summar lens? If one existed, I'd hate to have to carry it.

Seriously, about 40 years ago I borrowed a 1930s Leica with a 50mm (probably F 3.5) that a friend of mine had inherited. She had no idea if it worked, until I gave her some 10 x 8 inch monochrome prints after working out how to load it with some Iford FP4. I don't know what she did with the camera, but warned her it might be worth a bit.

 

Ha Ha ! Thanks for Viewing and the 'Correction' !

 

First COLOUR Tests with my 1935-36 Kodak RETINA 118 with 50mm f3.5 Schneider Xenar un-coated lens. I used a 2004 dated 'Polaroid 200 ( made by AGFA) given to me by a Camera Club member and processed in C41 .
First COLOUR tests with Kodak RETINA 118 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
First COLOUR tests with Kodak RETINA 118 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
First COLOUR tests with Kodak RETINA 118 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
First COLOUR tests with Kodak RETINA 118 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
First COLOUR tests with Kodak RETINA 118 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

For an uncoated lens, that looks pretty good, Pete!

 

The magenta stripes look like what you get when the scanner glass isn't perfectly clean. I had the same issue a long time back when I was doing more scanning. Look for dust/grime/whatever right at the top of the glass, where the scanning starts from. Give it a good clean and you should be right as rain again.

 

Years ago I was given a bulk tin of weird Fuji 'Surveicolor 400' and I tried it in my Asahi Pentax Spotmatic -F then forgot about it until I discovered a couple of cassettes cut from the bulk -- so loaded it into my OM-1 and rated it at 200 ASA and took some 'tests -- the ones I took in my Sister-in-Law's on Christmas Day were good but all the ones I took on my Tamron SP 500mm f8 Mirror lens were 'thin' -- same as the first tests using that lens on my Pentax ME Super given by the same Kind Lady whose dad died. It seems that a 'Mirror Lens' does not give an accurate exposure reading with TTL metering, I show the couple of 'Good ones' Zuiko Zoom 75-150mm f4 @ f8 on tripod.
Fuji 'Surveicolor 400 ' test 02 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Fuji 'Surveicolor 400 ' test 01 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

Couple more from my 'Classic' OLYMPUS OM-1 + Zuiko Auto-Zoom 75-150mm f4 at full aperture. Film was another short length of the Fuji 'Surveicolor 400' rated 200 ASA and home-processed.
OM-1 zoom test by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
OM-1 zoom test by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

found a roll of 120 September 1982 Agfachrome 50S Professional transparency film in my fridge, i used it around Brentwood with my 1956 Agfa Isolette III camera and cross-processed in well-used C41.The backing paper had stuck to back of Film ! It needed a good soak in bathroom sink in water at 100oF to get it off ready for scanning with my Canon 9000F Mk II I show 'Original Scan 'and 'Processed Scan'
50S Original Scan 05 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

50S Processed Scan 05 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
50S Original Scan 03 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

50S Processed Scan 03 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
Agfachrome 50S 1982 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr

 

'bout time I dropped in again.

Pre-war Ensign Ful-vue, which I think is focussed further away than it should be. Or maybe it's just all soft.

Argh, crpa bloomin' server won't let me add it!

 

That's more like it!



Hmm, might have overdone the compression.

 

i think it HAS 'Back-Focused'

 

I agree, Pete, I may have to have a look at where the lens is - it has "In for faces, out for places" focussing - or is it "In for places, out for faces"?

 

For 'Places' - it should be 'IN' as for infinity photos the lens is racked back and EXTENDED for 'Close-Focus'

 

Ta, Pete, I will have a fiddle and try to lodge that in what passes for a brain!

 

Hi All -- well today I went out on my 'One Exercise Allowed' with a 1930's ZEISS IKON folder I was given some time ago -- I HAD tested it with B&W film but after a good clean up of the lens inside as it was 'Hazy' I tried it with Colour Film -- very Old Kodak Vericolor III nominally rated 160 ASA but I rated to at 50 ASA as it was old. I didn't get all 8 frames successful. One in the Garden had Lens Flare and some were out of focus especially some Spring Flowers in Brentwood High Street where I set 2 meters -- the focus point on the negative was much closer so I will have to take the lens apart again --- ANYWAY -- It kept my Mind Active and I'm grateful for all these 'Gift' Cameras and Film I get -- I USE them !

 

Using up some 07/1998 dated Kodak Vericolor III left over from Weddings, found in my Fridge -- I loaded my 1930's Voigtlander 'Bessa ' 12-on 120 but most were out of focus.
I checked with Ground Glass in film plane and closer ones were accurate except 'Infinity Subjects; had to Focused marked '25 feet'
Taken on the garden, 3.5 feet, 1/10th @ f6.3

Van Gogh and Our Flowers , 'Open Flash Technique on 'B' ' with Bowens Monolite 200E and f11