Canon FL Lens Test

[PFMcFarland]

I had forgotten I loaded my Canon FT with some Ilford HP-5 and a new Wein cell a couple of months ago to check out all my FL lenses, but then a change of weather made me set the outfit aside until recently. The battery was still good, and the metering system works perfectly. The camera however is capping at the higher speeds, so it will need to be adjusted before I use it again.

I took to the back roads of Roanoke and Montgomery, VA counties to find some suitable test subjects. Quite a few of these have been corrected for the capping, and a couple of times to bring out sky detail, but exposures were spot on.

FL 28/3.5

Road to The Sky by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Diagonal Demise by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Mirror Pond by P F McFarland, on Flickr


FL 50/1.4

TA Stump Test by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Floaters by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Late Lunch by P F McFarland, on Flickr


FL 135/3.5 and 135/2.8

135 Comparison by P F McFarland, on Flickr

See all twenty-two photos with explanations at https://flic.kr/s/aHskpjKgGt

PF

[Julio1fer]

Mirror Pond and Lost Dreams 2 are keepers! (we all know that Canon lenses are excellent)

I see very little grain in your images for HP5+. Could you please share about development and scanning techniques?

[PFMcFarland]

Mirror Pond and Lost Dreams 2 are keepers! (we all know that Canon lenses are excellent)

I see very little grain in your images for HP5+. Could you please share about development and scanning techniques?

Commercially done at PhotoUSA, Julio. Only true photo lab for 70 miles around.

PF

[Bennybee]

Great series. Mirror Pond is indeed very nice. I also like Floaters, which I think would look nice in color too.