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Monday, September 28, 2020

Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1:1.7, A Second Look

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Vintage Lens Test,: Image making with a Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1:1.7, testing a fully functional second copy.
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After the failure of the first Hexanon AR 50mm 1:1.7 which came with a faulty aperture ring, I had a second copy ordered and it came in through the mail a couple of weeks later. This one is definitely better physically than the earlier one and is a full working copy with clean and clear glass, glide-smooth focus, and a fully functioning aperture ring and blades.

My first chance at testing the lens was, as usual,  out in the mini garden in front of the house, shooting away at the few and only plants available in the garden, and the mango tree just outside the yard. Initial images do show the indication that the lens may be true to its words as one of the sharpest 50mm lenses ever produced during the era.

Olympus Pen E-P5, Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1:1.7
Olympus Pen E-P5, Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1:1.7

The earlier version of the lens was first introduced in 1973 as a kit lens for the Autoreflex T3, gaining a reputation for its optical performance, particularly its sharpness. The lens was later updated as a smaller and lighter version for the Autoreflex TC, as seen here, mounted on the Olympus Pen E-P5 with a hood on the front end.



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Monday, September 21, 2020

Macro Photography, Analog Reverse Ring Macro Setup

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Reverse ring analog macro setup with a Super-Takumar 55mm 1:1.8 mounted on an Olympus OM-2S.
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A belated post. My first try at doing reverse ring macro photography on film, after having done the same with the Super-Takumar 55mm 1:1.8 reverse mounted on the Olympus Pen E-P5 earlier on. For the session I had the lens reverse mounted on the Olympus OM-2S instead.

This setup was simpler as all you need is the reverse ring adapter, which now attaches straight to the lens mount of the OM body, and the lens reverse screwed to it. Color characteristics of the images were quite similar with both setups, with magnification half to that of the digital capture.

Olympus OM-2S, Reverse Ring Adapter, Super Takumar 55mm 1:1.8
Olympus OM-2S, Super Takumar 55mm 1:1.8, Reverse Ring

As can be seen from the images, a fair amount of shoddy work is apparent with the handling of the film negative strip during development and subsequent scanning session, which, of course, could have been better.



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Monday, September 14, 2020

Yashica ML 35mm 1:2.8, A Monotone Edit

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Vintage Lens Test: Image making with a Yashica ML 35mm 1:2.8, enhancing a monotone edit.
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Another session with the Yashica ML 35mm 1:2.8 mounted on the Pen E-P5, with images shot in RAW, post-processed, and print-enhanced for web publishing. Images were edited with Auto Tone Correction, enhanced further with a higher dose of contrast setting in Monochrome & Sepia, Tone Curve, and Unsharp mask.

Olympus E-P5, Yashica ML 35mm F2.6
Olympus Pen E-P5, Yashica ML 35mm 1:2.8



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Monday, September 7, 2020

Found Slides, Red, Rustic, and Yellow

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Vintage color film slides from the '80s, found, scanned, and post-processed for web publishing.
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