3 days with Ikon + 50/1.5 + 21/4.5

[Matus]

So after ling time - the color films were scanned and processed. BW films have not been developed yet, please be patient

I will be adding more in the near future - you can find all my Zeiss Ikon Photographs in the Zeiss Ikon Set

So, here are a few:

Sonnar 50/1.5 @f/2, Fuji Velvia 50



Sonnar 50/1.5 @f/1.5, Fuji Velvia 50
If you follow the link you will get a full size 2700 api scan



Sonnar 50/1.5 (wide open), Ektar 100



C Biogon 21/4.5, Velvia 50 (this one needed quite some work, but the Coolsacan 5000 delivered good shadow detail)



Biogon 21/4.5, Velvia 50



Tele-Tessar 85/4, Ektar 100



Tele-Tessar 85/4 (wide open) Ektar 100, converted to BW



The BW may take some time as I will be on a vacation soon but I will have to develop afterwards as I will be doing some 'official' photos at my friends wedding (using Minolta Autocord and Mamiya 6).

[KM-25]

Thanks for this, it has inspired me to order one and sell my collapsable Summicron and 50/2 Planar. I only need one lens since I only have one Leica, an M3, this will be the perfect combo once I suss out the wide open focus...

[Benjamin Marks]

Love that 21/4.5

Rodinal 1:100 Stand; 400 Speed B&W film.

[italy74]

Ciao Matus

hoping you will still post pics and impression about your future Zeiss Ikon, let me tell you I liked most the roof panorama of that town. Let me say first that Iàm anyway biased toward the kind of architecture present in central and northern Europe and although I'm not much into it I like it more than usual just because it "talks" to me of a different Country and culture.

I'd like to suggest you to try the new Portra 160 (or the 400 which is a bit more contrasty) and know your opinion about that.

Actually, despite the Ektar 100 should be the finest film, for some reason, I find more appealing the Portra, in 160 sensitivity. Also local scanning proved to be somehow more pleasant to the eye or generically better, but I couldn't find any real explaination about that. Simply put, the 160 is the best film I've ever used since I shoot, no matter if b/w, color or slide.

Next time you might have with you the Ikon with the 25 or the 35 which are two of the most meaningful lenses for such a camera. Owning - and being my best lens ever - the ZF 100, I hope there will be a bit longer lenses (135 / 150 / 180 / 200 as Zeiss likes ) because I realized in terms of detail and colour rendition how much better they are compared to anything else. Who knows... at times dreams come true!

Thanks again for posting. Keep in touch.

[anthony_semone]

just when I thought my photography equipment addiction buying syndrome had been cured, Matus, your wonderful thread here has changed that. I had before a ZI owned, and, stupidly I sold it for something I'm sure I no longer have Now to save up for a ZI and ZM lens.