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Dahlia with Schneider Lens

by PRYorkshire

Trying out the Schneider Radionar 105mm lens mounted on the K3iii

Uploaded17/10/2023 - 19:39

CategoryFlowers & plants

BodyPENTAX K-3 Mark III

Shutter Speed1/2000

ApertureN/A

LensK or M Lens

ISO1600

Focal Length100mm

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Date Taken	17/10/2023 - 15:10
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-3 Mark III
Program Mode	Aperture Priority
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Shutter Speed	1/2000
Aperture	N/A
ISO	1600
Focal Length	100mm
Lens	K or M Lens

davidwozhere davidwozhere

3467 posts
10 years
Slap in the middle of England

Posted 17/10/2023 - 22:35 Link

Try dialling in quite a bit of negative EV. Light colours don't respond the same way as they might on a modern lens. You can retrieve quite dark images but you can't restore the colour quality of bright, light ones.

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PRYorkshire PRYorkshire

307 posts
6 years
Doncaster

Posted 18/10/2023 - 09:21 Link

davidwozhere wrote:
Try dialling in quite a bit of negative EV. Light colours don't respond the same way as they might on a modern lens. You can retrieve quite dark images but you can't restore the colour quality of bright, light ones.

Yes I agree, these old lenses do not respond to bright colours quite how I am used to. However as per the images I posted on the Forum i am getting better images when they are converted to B&W, quite surprised at the contrast levels this lens is giving.

Paul

K1000, Espio 140, ist, istD, K70, K3iii and numerous lenses, just don't tell my wife.