[tuco]

Pentax 67, 67 165/2.8, Expired Acros-1, D-23


67 165mm At F2.8 Test by tuco, on Flickr

[Helios 1984]

- Contaflex IV w/ Tessar 50mm f/2.8
- Expired Tmax100 (2017)
- Processed in Rondinax 35 with Agfa Rodinal 1:40

[jbinpg]

Storm. Spotmatic SP, Rikenon 50/1.7, Delta 100. 70 minute stand developed in Caffenol CL.

[fs999]

Pentax 645N • Pentax FA 645 150mm f:2.8 ED
Pentax 645 Auto Extension Tube-A
Rollei Retro 80S developed in Caffenol CL stand 50min @ 20°C
Scanned with Epson Perfection V500 at 2400dpi and Betterscanning MF Film Holder



Caffenol CL
500 ml Filtered Water
8gr Anhydrous Washing Soda
5gr Vitamin C
0.5gr KBr
20gr Instant coffee ("Cora")
10 slow inversions then let stand for 50 minutes

[tuco]

Pentax 67, 67 M* 300/4 EDIF, Delta 3200 @ EI 3200, PMK


Pentax 300mm At F4 Test by tuco, on Flickr

[tuco]

Mamiya 7II, 65/4 + NDX8 Filter, 400TMY @ EI 100, PMK


Olympic Sculpture Park by tuco, on Flickr
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[fs999]

Plaubel Makina 67 • Nikkor 1:2.8/80
Rollei Retro 80S developed in Caffenol CLCS (Cold Start) stand 60min @ 15°-20°C
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 120 at 2400dpi with Silverfast AI Studio 8

Luxembourg



Caffenol CLCS
500 ml Filtered Water
8gr Anhydrous Washing Soda
5gr Vitamin C
0.5gr KBr
20gr Instant coffee ("Cora")
10 slow inversions then let stand for 60 minutes

[nickthetasmaniac]

Rail | Kuala Lumpur

Leica M2, Voigtlander 35/f2 Ultron and HP5+

[tuco]

A 2010 rescan
500C/M, CF 80/2.8 + NDX400, Acros, PMK


Sea Stacks, Cannon Beach, OR by tuco, on Flickr

[Sam_I_am]

A 2010 rescan
500C/M, CF 80/2.8 + NDX400, Acros, PMK


Sea Stacks, Cannon Beach, OR by tuco, on Flickr

Cannon beach has always been very photogenic, as you just proved.

One of these days, if you are in the Newport area, we should meet up.

[tuco]

Cannon beach has always been very photogenic, as you just proved.

One of these days, if you are in the Newport area, we should meet up.

Thanks. I'll certainly have let you know next time I'm in the area.

[fs999]

Plaubel Makina 67 • Nikkor 1:2.8 80mm
FujiFilm Neopan Acros II developed in Caffenol CL 60min stand @ 20°C
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 120 at 2400dpi with Silverfast AI Studio 9

Murbach Forest • Haut-Rhin • Alsace • France



Caffenol CL
500 ml Filtered Water
8gr Anhydrous Washing Soda
5gr Vitamin C
0.5gr KBr
20gr Instant coffee ("Cora")
10 slow inversions then let stand for 60 minutes

[Jonathan Mac]

A 2010 rescan
500C/M, CF 80/2.8 + NDX400, Acros, PMK


Sea Stacks, Cannon Beach, OR by tuco, on Flickr

Superb.

[tuco]

Superb.

Thanks. I think the NDX filter might have had some mist on it.

[TwoUptons]

The Nikkor 43-86 has something of a reputation for being one of the worst lenses Nikon has ever made.

I managed to get one in a box of junk highly loved vintage gear a while back, so I put it on the F to see what the fuss was all about.

The short answer is nothing. It isn't terrible. It has all the foibles of any Nikon lens of that vintage (sloppy zoom and it focuses the wrong way), but it is decent.

So I looked some more... mine is apparently the second (or third...) generation and vastly improved over the original... sure, OK... I'll buy that...

That leaves me then with a Nikkor zoom with what is today a weird focal length range (if released today, it would be by Pentax and it would be a Limited for the funky focal lengths...)

And it isn't spectacular... it's about the same as any other early-1970s zoom (if it was released today with these optics, it would have to be only for Lomographists)

But it does really suit the F...



-Eric