Critique 2021 Octoberfest – acnomad (Andy) – Helios F-92 (90mm f/2) – Day 31

[acnomad]

For the month of October 2021, I will use only this late 1970's lens...

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...which I obtained very inexpensively in 2019 from an eBayer located in Ukraine. It is unofficially known as the Helios F-92 90mm f/2. Harvested from a Leki 60M slide projector, it therefore has no lens mount, no focusing mechanism, no filter threads, and no diaphragm to stop down the aperture. I have solved three of those four limitations by cobbling together various parts in this manner:

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[Commodorefirst]

Holy smokes! Hardcore to the extreme Andy!

 

[Gordo]

Wow. This will be an interesting thread to follow, IMHO.

 

[warth man]

Well that's certainly different. So for me, ((Easily) Konfused of Kendal), is 90mm the actual resulting focal length?

 

[acnomad]

Well that's certainly different. So for me, ((Easily) Konfused of Kendal), is 90mm the actual resulting focal length?

Yes, per info found on the internet. Also, I did some side by side shooting with an 85 and a 105, and it certainly has a field of view that falls between those two.

 

[jbailey930]

Cool lens! Have fun!

 

[Phil K]

Cool!

 

[acnomad]

1. Cycling through Chevalier Woods

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As circumstance would have it, October 1st finds me at an airport hotel near ORD, quite close to my first Chicago apartment decades ago. I hope this photograph, captured with an old lens, succeeds in conveying how this Cook County Forest Preserve location hasn't changed much over the years.

 

[Palouse]

That most certainly had an old-time, nostalgic look. Nice!

 

[jbailey930]

Really like the pastel tones. Perfect leading line for the subject. Great start.

 

[Commodorefirst]

Love the image that tells a story.

 

[Clix Pix]

Been years since I've been on a bicycle but that looks like a wonderful path to ride a bike or take a nice long walk!

 

[NEF Said]

1. Cycling through Chevalier Woods
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As circumstance would have it, October 1st finds me at an airport hotel near ORD, quite close to my first Chicago apartment decades ago. I hope this photograph, captured with an old lens, succeeds in conveying how this Cook County Forest Preserve location hasn't changed much over the years.

Nicely done with the lens!

 

[Gordo]

Love the shot - it looks soft, but not soft, nice tones. This, and the bucket shots, are beginnings of showing the lens' character. So far, I'm liking it.

 

[Kry27]

Drawing in....

Well done. Elder look, but the plastic reflectors in the spokes.

 

[Terri French]

1. Cycling through Chevalier Woods
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As circumstance would have it, October 1st finds me at an airport hotel near ORD, quite close to my first Chicago apartment decades ago. I hope this photograph, captured with an old lens, succeeds in conveying how this Cook County Forest Preserve location hasn't changed much over the years.

Love this start to your challenge!

 

[Minuteman3]

Nice start. Seems a tad bit hazy ... was that the weather or the lens?

Ken

 

[acnomad]

Nice start. Seems a tad bit hazy ... was that the weather or the lens?

Ken

The air quality was reported as "Poor" today in Chicago, but the haziness is mostly from the lens. And apart from a 1/3 stop exposure bump, there was no postprocessing or cropping done to this image.

 

[catalyst]

Great, dreamy mood and tones here, Andy!

 

[Valret]

Yes, the image does convey a rural, untouched peaceful environment.