ICA /Tessar/Sony Colours

Love it.

Taken with 100 years old German view camera and NEX-F3 digital back :)

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vkphoto

Picture of the day (2012-08-10)

NEX-F3 + Tessar 135mm 1:6.3 (circa 1910), hack details are here.

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vk

Field flowers in B&W

Taken with Sony NEX-F3 and Minolta MC TELE ROKKOR-PF 135mm 1:2.8

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VK

NEX-F3 + Fujinon Aspherical 35mm 1:1.4

Just for fun folks. I attached Fujinon 35mm (came with X-PRO 1) to NEX-F3 body and took couple shots.

 

Flowers with ICA Toska 215

Some of you might know that I am learning and testing my cameras and lenses mostly in the garden. No graphs or charts, just plain flowers. Lately I realized that 100 years old ICA A-G produces some interesting results with NEX-F3 assistance. The lens is Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1:6.3  F=13.5 cm. It is sharp and contrasty wide opened, excellent performance for the lens that was designed and built when colour photography even didn’t exist. With APS-C size sensor this lens becomes about 200 mm long but thanks to camera bellows the rig is almost perfect for close up photography. You can see my hack here.

* 2012-07-03 update: more pictures added

A Stormy Lake Project (with ICA A-G 1912)

This project was about capturing "life by the lake" with a 100 years old camera and NEX-F3 "digital back" attached. I was concerned if my skills would be adequate to capture the spirit of the cottage life with  this strange camera setup.

All images were shot on the tripod with an old folding camera and Sony NEX-F3 attached. You can see my gear setup here. Sometimes colours were off (easy fix) and I missed more than 50% of fast moving objects, but I had a lot of fun!

NEX-F3 + Minolta MD 200 mm 1:2.8

You might know that most of the Minolta legacy lens followers consider Minolta MD 200 mm 1:2.8 as "magnificent", "classic" and "cult lens". It is great lens indeed. Big, heavy, lots of glass and very well built. Read more at Rokkor Files

NEX-F3 + MC TELE ROKKOR-PF 135mm 1:2.8

Few shots from my morning stroll.

NEX-F3 + MC TELE ROKKOR-PF 135mm @ 2.8

NEX-F3 + MC TELE ROKKOR-PF 135mm @ 2.8

Cheers!

vk

ICA Tessar 135/6.3: image quality

I am testing my new rig (NEX-F3 with a 100 years old ICA camera) and like results a lot.

Tiny old Tessar 135/6.3 performs very well, delivering excellent sharpness and vivid colours.

100 Years Apart

Finally, with the help of my friend Jim, I managed to mount NEX-F3 (2012) on ICA A-G Dresden (circa 1912). I was so excited to test this combo that didn't even dust the camera off :) The lens is Carl Zeiss Tessar 13,5 cm 1:6.3

NEX-F3 + MC ROKKOR-PG 58mm 1:1.2

I am still learning this little camera and how it works with old legacy lenses. This time I tested Minolta MC ROKKOR-PG is 58/1.2 lens. When paired with NEX-F3 it provides 87mm focal lens (equivalent) and a very shallow depth of field.  The lens is big and heavy.

 Below are couple samples from my outdoor lab in the garden :)

NEX-F3 + KONICA HEXANON AR 50 mm 1:1.4

I also had Sony NEX-F3 + KONICA HEXANON AR 50 mm f1.4 with me at Eaton Hall. IMHO, considering the price, you can't go wrong with this camera for legacy lenses.

As always, I don't do formal reviews, just sharing my experience, opinion and photos.

NEX-F3 quick test in 50 mm range

Hi,
another quick test: Sony kit lens at 55mm 5.6, Konica Hexanon AR 50mm 1.4 and Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 58mm 1.2

High ISO : CANON 5DMII : Sony NEX-F3 : Fuji X-PRO 1

Folks, this is a very non-scientific comparison. I did it for myself and shared results because some of you asked. Shooting conditions: JPEG, lens around 50 mm lens, F 5.6. File format:
_IMG_ = Canon,  DCS = Sony,  DSCF = Fuji

It is what it is. Ask questions, but please, don't ask to re-shoot :))
 

NEX-F3 + NIKKOR 180 mm ED 1:2.8 - bokeh

Day two with NEX-F3 and so far so good. Performance and image quality is good to excellent.
I tried it with MF Nikkor 180 lens and it worked well. It was easy to focus even when the lens was wide opened.

NEX-F3 + NOKKOR 180 ED 2.8

What do you think about bokeh?
Thanks,
vk

Sony NEX-F3 with Legacy Lenses (first impression)

I didn’t have much time to play with NEX-F3, I had only about one hour today to check if new Sony camera works with adapters and manual focus lenses. And then the battery asked for refill. I didn’t really check the camera or the kit lens for their performance and so I have no clue about burst rate, high ISO, etc.  I messed up settings several times while shooting, so don't judge the camera just by my pictures:) I need to spent some time with it to learn.

My first impression is good,  camera works well in both AF (with kit lens) and MF (with legacy glass) modes and images are excellent. Everything was shot in RAW @ 200 ISO, pp'ed in Lr 4.1

Sony NEX-F3 with kit lens