Yes, I do make a habit of looking into dumpsters. You never know where you will find something interesting. After a couple of months on the shelf, I picked up the Biogon again this week. A couple of observations: The focusing tab on the CV did indeed turn out to be addictive, but only for [...]
Zeiss ZM Biogon 35mm F2 versus Cosina Voigtlander Notkon Classic 35mm F1.4 Biogon @ F2 Biogon @ F2.8 Biogon @ F4 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 1.4 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 2 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 2.8 CV 35 1.4 SC @ 4 A few crops from the center. No sharpening applied. Biogon [...]
The Biogon usually handles flare better than this. Perhaps there was a big, greasy fingerprint on it this day. Keep your optics clean.
Hexar RF, XM Biogon 35, Efke 400 @ 250, Tmax Dev Efke 400 Pulled to 250 In my continuing investigations of Efke 400, I shot a couple of rolls at 250 and developed them in Tmax Developer diluted 1+5 at 70 degrees for 5 minutes with 10 seconds agitation every minute. This seems about right [...]
Quick Optical Note: For the last 9 months I’ve been alternating back and forth between using the ZM Biogon 35 and the 50 Hexanon. I’ll stick one on the camera and leave it there for a month or two or three, and then, when my mood changes, switch to the other. One of the interesting [...]