2015 part 3 and 2

 

N161TS80APO. Distance: 1.75 m. Glass: Minolta/Staeble. f8/ 1/8 sec. SmartSharp S1S3

 

N161 TS 80 APO. First test of the new 161 TS80. Distance to tiger about 1.75 m. Depth of Field about 66 cm. WOW!

With this lens w'll blow the competition away! Just one lamp (40 W clear tungsten in white reflector), 0,8 sec f 8 (about).

 

N160-apo-modified. Shorter (=faster), more field. Distance 2.1 m. Same light, 1/10 sec.12 mpx. Compared to the 6 mpx-file below, the 12 mpx works smoother. Like the difference (you know when you did work with black-and-white film) between Tri-X developed in D-76, and Plus-X in Microdol.... Indeed. The sensor is your film, and gives your picture the character you're after. S0me like it smooth (Elizabeth Arden), some (Marlboro) a little bit rougher.

 

N160-apo. Glass: Schneider/Soligor. Distance 2.2 m. 1/4 sec f8/11. Late, grey afternoon-rainy daylight. SmartSharp: S5/S1. This new one performs fantastic; color, contrast, sharpness, everything is in it. 15 x 22 inch, 486 ppi. Yeah, this was a 6 mpx-RAW-file, the difference with a 12 mpx is not so big. The shirt? Man, that's the latest thing from BanglaDesh: destroyed shirts.

 

 

N39. Glass: Wollensak/Tokina. Distance 2.2 m. Outstanding quality. SmartSharp S5/S3. Nice color, very high resolution. f6 -1/10 sec. Afternoon, diffuse light. Perfect length for a portrait.

 

N150TS+. Glass: Nikon/Rodenstock (apo). Distance frontlens/nose: 70 cm. SmartSharp: X2/S3. 1/5 sec/ISO 200/ f16.

A nice experiment, tilt and shift at 70 cm. How close can I come to get everything sharp?

There's no need to come so close, (you get some distortion you have to correct), because at 2.2 m you see virtually the same. Vincent had to use the mirror. He loved to make selfies, and was fond of the distortion. This is great art.

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N158. Glass: Steinheil/Rodenstock (apo). Distance: 2.2 m. SmartSharp X2/S3.

N157. Glass: Jos. Schneider (prewar) & Rodenstock new. Distance 2.20 m. 1/15 /iso 200/ f 8/11 (fixed, circular). SmartSharp S1/S3. Very nice.

For this one I had to dismantle the N152 ( see below). I run out of glass!

 

 

N19. Glass: Schneider Kreuznach/Canon. Distance 2,3 m. Astonishing quality. Great dynamic range.Is it due to the three Canon lenses I taped together? Who knows. Ok, I had to correct a tiny chromatic aberration, in ColorCraft the colors could be easily pushed and SmartSharp S5/S3 did the finishing touch.

 

 

N144. Glass: Schneider. Distance: 1.7 m 1/10 sec. Morninglight, indirect sun. SmartSharp S3/S5.

 

N15. Glass: Schneider. SuperResolution. Distance 2.2 m. About 1/10 /f8/11. Morning light indirect sun. 16 x 24 inch 480 ppi. SmartSharp s5/s1/s4. (extreme). Without any doubt one of the best lenses in the world.

 

N153. Glass: Pentax/Olympus.Distance 1.40 m. SmartSharp S5/S1. 1/10 f8/11, iso 200. 16 x 24 inch, 489 ppi. View about 75 mm. Morninglight, weak indirect sun. The Pentax glass (old) is a little bit brownish and possibly does influence the skintone in a positive way. Exposed to the left. One take, no pixelshift. Beard one day older...

N42. Glass: Olympus/Schneider. Distance 1.65 m. 1/8 sec/ f11/16/ISO 200/12mpx Pentax/16 x 24 inch, 489 ppi/263 mb. SmartSharp S1. Available diffuse light morning.. Pushed to extreme heights by ColorCraft. Probably the best lens in the world. (Color, DoF, SuperResolution, Contrast etc). View about 85 mm.

N152-apo.NonPlusUltra. Glass: Jos Schneider (prewar) + Rodenstock new. Distance 2 m. 1/13 sec f 22, ISO 200. 16 x 24 inch , 480 ppi, 254 mb. SmartSharp/S1 (medium)

 

 

 

N8-apo. Glass: Pre-war and post-war Rodenstock.Uncoated/coated. Distance 120 cm. Daylight. Morning. 1/6 sec, f 16?. View about 75 mm. 12 mpx Pentax, upgraded to 81 mp, 448 mb. Print size: 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. SmartSharp/S1. (medium). (Want to see more detail? BLOW IT UP TO 250%...)

N44. Wollensak/Olympus. Distance 2.5 m. Excellent sharpness & DoF, superb color.

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. View: 95 mm. Fast: late afternoon daylight 1/15 sec. SmartSharp/S1.

 

 

 

N21. Distance 1.5 m. Glass: ISCO. 16 x 24 inch, 487 ppi.

 

N148. Rodenstock/Schneider. Distance 2.60 m. The absolute top in resolution. Colors modified.

 

 

 

N145. Hugo Meyer Goerlitz/Schneider Kreuznach. Spectacular combination of old and new glass.

17 x 25 inch, 487 ppi. Distance 2.38 m. Morning light. SmartSharp/S4.

 

N103a. 12 mpx. Minolta/Schneider. Distance 1.5 m. 17 x 25 inch, 489 dpi, 297 mb. SmartSharp/S1.

 

N142. A combination of uncoated Optotechnika glass and coated Schneider Kreuznach. A long lens, no perspective distortion, and as far as I can see, a really apochromate. Distance 2.10 m. 295 mb file.

N141. Same lens as below, but morninglight and with 0,6 x Soligor wide-angle attachment, plus a Pola filter (for the flare). Smart Sharp/S1. 17 x 25 inch, 487 dpi, 295 MB file.

The quality wasn't really reduced, maybe even better, because -surprise!- there is more depth of field... (with the same aperture and distance).

N141. A combination of Minolta and Dr. Staeble glass. Distance 2.4 m. A long lens so there is less distortion.

 

N140. A combination of Carl Zeiss and Jos.Schneider glass. The front is from a 135 mm Tele-Tessar. The corners are not too good, so you must do some tricks to get the rest sharp. The center is charming...

 

N139. A smart combination of Nikon and Schneider glass. Distance 2 m.

 

N138 (43 x 65 cm/480 dpi; 286 MB) (here in jpeg 100 quality, 1,5 mb). Schneider glass.

 

 

The return of the Kodachrome

Testshot of the Apo-Noblar#137, uncoated prewar glass (Optotechnika and Hugo Meyer). The very low contrast of the glass is an advantage when you make pictures in harsh bright sunlight. Afterwards you can push the contrast digitally (Digital Dye Transfer). The result is a picture with a lot of detail in the shadows.

Screenshot @ 33.3 percent, 480 ppi, 17 inch wide. Distance about 5 meter. (Low Contrast = High Resolution....)

 

 

Shoes.................................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

 

Apo-Noblar#8TS75. Distance 1.20 m. Even Daylight. Orig. file Pentax 6mpx, 34 mb, upgraded to 50 mpx, 317 mb. Single-shot. Print size: 40 x 50 cm, 480 ppi. SUCCXS (supreme ultimate color corrections)

What you see is what you get. SUCCXS removes the impurities of camera and screen, so this is reality. Now I hope the printer understands this...

 

Hotels....................................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

 

Apo-Noblar#8TS75. Distance 1.40 m.Tungsten. Orig. file Pentax 6mpx, 34 mb, upgraded to 50 mpx, 317 mb. Single-shot.

Print size: 20 inch 480 ppi. Glass: Rodenstock (old)/Rodenstock (new).

 

 

Pernod..................................................................................................................................................

 

 

Apo-Noblar#38TS100.

Daylight. Distance 1.8 m. Glass: Wollensak/Tokina. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. SuperHiRes.

 

 

 

Apo-Noblar#135TS28. Diffuse daylight. Distance 20 cm.

Glass: Tamron/Canon/Carl Zeiss Jena/Schneider. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Sharp. F1/X2/S1.

A superwide sharp from edge to edge, with perfect color, no fringing and straight lines. (Of course I didn't correct the ' dusty vintage look' of this old (about 1946) firefighter...)

 

Apo-Noblar#134TS105. Late diffuse daylight. Bit dramatized. Distance: 2.2 m.

Glass: Rodenstock/Schneider.

Sharp. F1/S1.

Pitstop...................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

 

Noblar#133TS20. Diffuse daylight. Distance 10-17-28 cm. Glass: Panagor/Canon.

 

 

 

 

N129TS29. Distance 50 cm. Northern daylight. Sharp. F1/S3. Print size 50 x 65 cm/400 ppi.

N129TS29. Distance 25 cm. Artificial light. E-mac-hood. 35 x 60 cm, 400 ppi.

 

 

Intel inside...............................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

Apo-Noblar#129TS29. Distance 80 cm. Daylight. Gray-card reading. sRGB. Slightly underexposed. Exposure+ 1.10.

An example to show how difficult it it is to maintain the correct (skin)colors. Look at the Swarovski-girl.

Colorcorrection in 48-bits. (Red something more in the direction of yellow). Brightness monitor: 70%. Contrast: 100.

JPG-web 120 ppi derived from 680 ppi file.

 

Lens: Apo-Noblar#129TS29.

 

 

 

Apo-Noblar#131TS85.Daylight. Distance 2m. Glass: Schneider/Olympus. Sharp. X2/F1/S1.

 

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi.

 

 

Apo-Noblar#130TS35. Bright daylight. Distance 25 cm. Glass: Vivitar/Olympus/Schneider.

Very sharp/ correct colors. Sachlich. Somewhat flatter than picture below. Less emotion.

 

Apo-Noblar# 129TS29. Distance 60-100 cm. Daylight. Sharp. X2/F1/S1.

Glass: Pentacon/Canon/Schneider.

Fine contrast in the Pentacon-glass. The DDR-people got after the Second World War the Carl Zeiss-works in Jena, the glass and the know-how. You see it.

printsize: 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi.

 

 

 

 

 

Apo-Noblar#127TS105. Daylight (grey, rainy). Distance: 2.1 m. Glass: Schneider/Minolta.

Even on a rainy day (1/10 sec/ f8, ISO 200) ColorCraft lets the sun shine...

Sharpening: F1/S1/S2.

 

 

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Pentax 6 mpx. ISO 200. Sharpening: X2/S2/A3/S3