Camera Talk

Hi all -

I received a package, finally, from Moscow last week. From Alex, the 210/4.5 Xenar I'd wanted to try as a portrait lens for when the kids were home for break. Lens was aces - glass was nice, Compound shutter, though huge, worked well. I drilled out my last originally-minted-ten-years-ago cherry board, threw some tung oil and flat black paint on it, and had a ready-to-go lens. Was able to burn some film on the kids this afternoon (notice they're individual images - kids aren't playing nice in the sandbox, some things never change...):

img133a by Scott, on Flickr

img132a by Scott, on Flickr

img134a by Scott, on Flickr

img135a by Scott, on Flickr

I am really happy with this lens. Beautiful signature, wonderful bokeh, awesome tones. I'm hoping to shoot a bunch more film on the kids before they go back to school. Hurry...

Thanks Alex!

You are welcome, happy to see the lens is used and the new owner is happy with it!

Great photos, Scott!

Thanks Alex. FWIW, both of these were wide open at 1/100. Really impressed with this lens.

I'm fixing to print these as diptychs and found on Amazon (the Source of Everything) 4x5" frames (!!!). I may have to try 4x5 contact prints soon...

I love it when a plan comes together.......

Those backgrounds aren't swirly enough , although the portraits themselves are quite nice.

Nice work on the portraits, Scott. Good of Alex to make that lens available to you.

PF