Why I love shooting the Zeiss Ikon Nettar! Would you trust one? So cheap! ❤️
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@lensman5762 Жыл бұрын
The Novar lens was manufactured by Rodenstock for Zeiss Ikon. Novar is a 3 element design, and Anastigmat is a lens system that is corrected for Astigmatism, Coma and Field Curvature. Novar lens is best used at around F11, where it delivers superb photographs, almost as sharp as the Tessar design in the corners, the center is just as sharp. years ago I used to have a 300mm F9, three element Rodenstock Geronar for my 4X5 camera which I sold at a moment of madness. A few months ago, I managed to find a mint copy of it in Japan. It cost an arm and a leg to get it. If anyone has any doubts what a 3 element Rodenstock lens could achieve, they had better have a look at some photos these lenses have taken. At F22 it is razor sharp to the corners of the 4X5 neg. The only weak point of the Nettar is the limited shutter speed range, but nothing that would stop you taking photos. Good photos, Roger.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Astigmatism!! I never knew thew word now the name makes sense! ha ha
@spajdude 2 ай бұрын
The Novar lenses were made by a couple of manufacturers, like Hensoldt and Steinheil, and not just Rodenstock. The tradename "Novar" goes back to the Hüttig company in the early 1900s, later owned by ICA and then Zeiss Ikon. Carl Zeiss had their own triplet, the very good Triotar, but perhaps it was cheaper for Zeiss Ikon to buy generic triplets from others.
@timmotion6494 Жыл бұрын
I still have one, bought in the 1950s. I photographed the Grand Mosque in Damascus with it, in 1955! Very easy to use.
@northstar1950 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to be brave and admit I have, since a kiddie, had a fascination with chimney pots. That road has a nice selection and they all seem to have survived, many get removed and replaced by vents when they are no longer needed.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Sold for flower pots!
@snapsnappist4529 Жыл бұрын
As time goes on, I want one of these cameras more. The dealbreaker used to the be the lack of rangefinder, but of course I could just buy a cheap accessory shoe one and I'd be good to go. I think one of the charms of these cameras, aside from the build and the lens quality, is the utter simplicity. Like you say, it's just a lens and a shutter attached to a dark box. Focus, aim, shoot. Simple. The aperture and shutter settings may look a bit lacking to the uninitiated, but they more than cover every eventuality for daylight shooting with pretty much all currently available film stocks. The meter readings that you got conform exactly to Sunny 16, to the extent where I could accurately determine what the exposure settings would be. Some say the S16 system is crude, but using a 300 quid spot meter to "accurately" measure exposure would be kind of missing the point of why people shoot these cameras in the first place.
@walcottrulez Жыл бұрын
i have friends on the isle, i should go visit them. they built their own house there and while it was being built, they lived in a tipi in the back garden.
@walcottrulez Жыл бұрын
It’s on green road. I wonder if they’ve considered renting the tipi out on Airbnb?
@mcutler71 Жыл бұрын
I love my Zeiss Ikon Nettar. So dependable. I use mine with a laser measure to judge distances.
@walcottrulez Жыл бұрын
I use the rule of ‘at least part of it will be in focus.’ I have the ZIN 515/16 model from 1939. Works a treat after all these years, but once in a while the framing guides pop up.
@frankzappa3834 Жыл бұрын
Got 6x9, 6x6, and 6x4.5 Nettars! They’re all awesome!
@hamish5214 Жыл бұрын
I know! I had a nettar 6x9 (518/2) and now I use a Zeiss M-ikonta 6x9 (with uncoupled rangefinder) loverly camera, the lens is a F3.5 so quite fast!
@davestubularvideos9046 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy using bellows cameras but struggle to see the exposure numbers through the red window. But fortunately I’ve found Fomapan is easy to see with dense numbers. I’ve even rewound FP4 and HP5 onto Fomapan backing paper to get round the problem. Bit of a fiddle in the dark bag but no worse than rewinding 120 to 620 for my Kodaks. Thanks for your encouraging videos.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
The AGFA was easier to see than the FP4! I have to get light into the red window to see the numbers sometimes!
@dirtywater5336 Жыл бұрын
Zeiss Ikon cameras from that era are so underrated. I have an Ikoflex 1C TLR with a Carl Zeiss Tessar 75mm f/3.5 and it takes insanely sharp images. I love it. However, it is clunky to use sometimes and it's not light so I will look into a Nettar for the improved ergonomics and hopefully the lighter weight
@terryfletcher6465 4 ай бұрын
I loved my days of film photography. I started with a Zeiss Ikonta ,127 16 exp. f6.3 lens. Sports frame. £1.17.6d.Wish I still had it. I don't get the same feeling with digital.I used to love the magic of using the kitchen or bathroom.
@IkontaRacconta Жыл бұрын
The Zeiss-Ikon are superb machines constructively and optically. They are the classic example of quality that lasts over time! The Novar is not the poor relative of the Tessar. Novar is an extremely engraved and contrasted optic. The Tessar performs best at larger apertures and with close subjects but, although he is a razor too (eagle eye), the Novar in landscape and urban photography is fantastic.
@capytu2645 Жыл бұрын
I love the design of the darkroom timer
@photomukund Жыл бұрын
Ooh, I love my Nettar 515. One tip: if you want it to live longer, use a cable release instead.
@focustiltphoto Жыл бұрын
I love using the folders. I have a lovely little Mamiya 6. Some of my favorite shots ever came from it and with the internal rangefinder it's great. I just have hot shoe light meter that I throw on top and everything is good to go.
@RickMahoney2013 Жыл бұрын
My new Bucket list is to hang out with you for a week or two.
@CinkSVideo Жыл бұрын
I have a Zeiss Ikonta B. The bellows are in great shape. The aging of the lens gives images a great vintage vibe especially if I run color film through it. Love it!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! I've never ran colour through it! Must try that
@louisian101 2 ай бұрын
Lovely street, so many in England like that one and yes it interesting to think what it would have been like 100 years ago. I love how you butcher names by the way, keep it up!
@lars-goranabrahamsson7356 Жыл бұрын
Really nice. I love old cameras
@jameslane3846 Жыл бұрын
I love my Nettars ❤
@renemies78 Жыл бұрын
The pictures are so darned good! Some of my favorite pictures you've taken. Great video.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Redfox_UK 11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video as always 👌🏻📸
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@tumaprints Жыл бұрын
You got it mate. For me it's all about getting out and trying to put my mind in a creative mode. No pressures, just enjoying life and my cameras.
@josephasghar Жыл бұрын
I have one and it’s a beaut! Classic cameras have soul.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
They do have soul!
@richardjonsson1745 11 ай бұрын
I just picked one up, while "unsupervised" at a flea market. Looking forward to learning to use it.
@chris-non-voter 11 ай бұрын
I Borrowed one years ago, fantastic quality, so well made. Geat video thanks.
@andrewwilkin1923 Жыл бұрын
Hi Roger, Gene Nocon, now that's a blast from the past! The Nettar is great, well worth £20. Picked up an Ikonta 521 (645) in mint condition, has the same lens and 16 on a roll.
@jamesjennings-yd2bc 11 ай бұрын
Just bought one of these today, £5. Needs a clean but works a great by the looks of it. Cannot wait to use it
@marksmodellingmadness Жыл бұрын
I've got a very similar camera- a Dacora 1. They look almost identical though mine has a slightly more luxurious F3.5 lens 😉 I don't take photos with it often but when I do I'm always impressed at how good a photo it can make.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Nice. Put it through its paces now and keep that shutter active! Even without film. I do this with my folders.
@andrewcroft2570 9 ай бұрын
Great video I've been looking at this camera for a couple of weeks now so this has been very helpful, thank you.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 9 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@karstenweber2534 11 ай бұрын
Hey Roger, I just want to thank you for your great work here on youtube! I love to shoot old cameras and enjoy the hours in my improvised darkroom in the kitchen. My newest found is a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 521/16 with the same lens as your Nettar lens. I really like your way of telling the world that you don't need a lot of money to have fun in photography and improving your skills is so easy, just go out, shoot what you think is worth to take a picture of and just have fun! Every time I loose motivation on my hobbie I just watch one of your videos and that gives me so much joy and energy to move on! Thank you and greetings from Germany :-)
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 10 ай бұрын
Thanks Karsten!
@IainHC1 Жыл бұрын
Excellent vid m8 🙂Gonna look out for all the other video's that's following this one too 🙂 Really good to see Pete's timer working in the background 🙂
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@theoldfilmbloke Жыл бұрын
Ha Ha !! YES I saw the TIMER I donated to you with the Second Hand going around !
@j.b.6360 Жыл бұрын
It would be great if you could shift the optics. That way you wouldn't have any falling lines. greetings from Germany
@irresponsiblepictures7451 8 ай бұрын
Came across your channel as I just bought a Zeiss Ikon Nettar. Thanks for this video. Great channel. Down to earth and just about enjoying photography.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 8 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@artysanmobile Жыл бұрын
This video brought me back to that anticipation, the wondering what I might’ve just captured, as opposed to immediately viewing 6 versions. While it is of course great to enjoy digital’s benefits, the long delay to satisfaction made film photography fundamentally more careful, with the occasional brilliant outcome.
@leedavie8052 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 11 ай бұрын
No problem! Thanks for the donation Lee ! :)
@theothertonydutch Жыл бұрын
I've got a pre-war Voigtlander Bessa. Takes great pictures!
@allangault9500 Жыл бұрын
I purchased mine after seeing you use one. I love it, some of my fave photos came from that camera. I use a string tied to it for portraits, to gauge range.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Good tip!
@donyee8970 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed your video Roger. My wife gave me her dad’s old Zeiss Super Ikonta IV 6x6 folder. Works great. The selenium meter is dead on accurate too.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
The meter still works! Awesome!
@tgchism Жыл бұрын
Another fun video! I've just got my Ansco Viking 4.5, 6x9 and Ansco Speedex Special 4.5, 6x6. back CLA and with new bellows! I've been out shooting and having fun with them. Probably not as good of lens as the Zeiss but they have their own character. I'm actually getting similar results with the 6x6! Cheers!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thats the important thing if you're not looking for perfection... Character.
@BarwickGreen Жыл бұрын
I'm totally in tune with you. I have the same Nettar and love walking around with it. I've recently got a 6x9 Ikonta and love that even more, the built-in range-finder is so clear and bright, and not needing an external one makes it more pocketable. It's taking me a while to get used to the format though, all my other medium format cameras are square. But there are a lot of duff cameras out there being sold as "tested and working", the first two I bought from a well known auction site had faults which I found within a few seconds of unboxing. One had a faulty shutter which didn't completely close, the other had slow shutter speeds that didn't work at all. They both went back for a refund but I was lucky with the third one. I'm looking forward to putting some film through it on the IoW In July!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Glad one of them worked for you!!!
@erichstocker8358 Жыл бұрын
I agree that the folders are a really great deal and wonderful way to enter medium format. I have both a Mamiya 6 (6x6 and 6 x4.5) and a Zeiss Nettar 6x9. I find both of them satisfying. The Zeiss is actually much lighter than the Mamiya folder. The 6 x 9 negatives are really great also. Anyway I enjoyed the episode and the photos you took. Always a pleasure to watch one of your episodes.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks Erich. Yes it is light compared to the Mamiya 6 That is heavy
@KurtClark 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video! I have a Zeiss 521/16 folding camera, and I'm looking forward to trying it out. Like yours, the slower shutter speeds are sticky. But 50 and above are fine so it's nice to hear that it's a common issue. Thanks for sharing!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 5 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I could get mine CLA'd but the cost wouldn't be worth it I find as I only use the faster speeds most of the time. One day I might.
@benjamindejonge3624 11 ай бұрын
They are amazing, I do own the 6/9 format from 1952 and still going strong, never forget that there was a time that Leicas where considered as second choice cameras
@justgot2go4now Жыл бұрын
Yeah 120 folders are great cameras! I’ve been using a Super Fujica Six for a while now and it’s a joy to use. I take it on all my travels. Great fun!
@tedcrosby9361 Жыл бұрын
I’ve got the Super Fujica. Just love the rangefinder. I also have the Voigtlander Perkeo II, another great 6x6 ! All good fun
@Uwe_Ludolf Жыл бұрын
I am on small trip this weekend a have with me a 70 year old camera too, my Rolleiflex 2.8C (a bit more expensive than a Nettar, but it is CLA'd) Will do some landscaping with it during hikes on Provia. Have my Canon EF with FDn 50 f/1.2 with my to do some street stuff, like on the train or in the city/station.
@ghw7192 4 ай бұрын
A Zeiss Ikon 521/16 with the 75/3.5 Opton T Tessar has been my pocket folder for a couple of decades. I keep it loaded with B&W film and the results are rarely disappointing. I have been using Rollei 35s since the late 60s, so I am used to guestimating distances and hyperfocusing. Great review!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 4 ай бұрын
Thanks. I got the Rollei LED. Fun camera and sharp too!
@jeremykeller211 3 ай бұрын
It still works? This would be no surprise to Zeiss, who built these cameras to last. It would be a surprise to the modern photographer who would not expect a camera to last more than a few years. When I look at the Zeiss I think of two products with similar build quality: my first generation washing machine and refrigerator, going strong after 20 years without any major repairs.
@barrytcook1 10 ай бұрын
I have the same model. My grandson ( aged 6) loves using it. Insists on opening the lens himself. Just developed his 1st Black and White ... he Started using it on holiday. gonna get a contact sheet made for his 1st ever film.
@chriscard6544 Жыл бұрын
Zeiss Ikon Nettar, best cameras, I love them, I have 2
@RoseLaCroix 5 ай бұрын
I bought one last year, serviced but untested, on Etsy. I have shot so many pictures with that thing! I carry it in my purse and snap pictures of random things. It's so nice to be able to carry a medium-format camera in such a convenient package.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 5 ай бұрын
It's a great camera to carry about Rose
@aronbiggs 10 ай бұрын
Hi all after some advice , tomorrow to Turkey gonna take my nettar same as in the video and my Olympus trip , I’m thinking of getting yellow filters for them and will be using hp5 or delta 400 just need pii tin in the right direction if possible, thanks , also great channel roger thanks for making it easy to follow and un complicated, well until you started with f stop timer then ya. Completely lost me 👍👍
@liveinaweorg Жыл бұрын
I use an Agfa Isolette II folder with an F/3.5 75mm lens. Wider range of speeds than your Nettar which can be handy but overall very similar. Easy to use and great images. I would recommend anyone new to medium format give a good one a try.
@Tom-te2mu Жыл бұрын
Picked a nettar up for £15 on a car boot sale. Used a part roll of expired film so hoping to get something from it. Great video as always Roger 📷😊👍
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Result! Hope it works!
@Tom-te2mu Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@dividedgalaxy5822 26 күн бұрын
A little cheaper but worth while is a Franka Solida I’ve got one and it is amazing
@KajiRider1997 Жыл бұрын
This was my great Grandparents last camera. My grandma kept the manual but sold all of great granpa's stuff including the camera. It was the camera my Mom's baby photos were taken with. Specifically the DEC 53 - JUL 54 version. Also all this stuff isn't cheap anymore at this point. I mostly see them going for 90 euro
@mixiepalms8338 Жыл бұрын
rodger, i take local photos everyday, gina and i became freinds with a local history group. met a photograper that has been taking the same images as me since the 70s. he is amazing. the changes that happen locally need to be recorded. I thought I was mad just going round locally. changed my mind. We have monthly meetings in the local club and talk all about local history. regards Mick
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Photography has changed so much with everyone having a camera in their pockets now days for selfies and their pets I imagine there is not as many now as they're used to be taking snaps in their area as you say. Cheers
@NandR Жыл бұрын
I trust my Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16. All I had to do with it was lubricate the double exposure prevention.
@ianlainchbury 6 ай бұрын
Just eBay purchased one of these.... gamble I know. Condition looks good, and even if I have to get it serviced somewhere, it will have some life. £35 spent.
@user-iz5do9qr2j Жыл бұрын
I have the same camera. A beautiful instrument. Mine came with a handy leather case and neck strap. Takes a sharp photo.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
I'm a sucker for taking the leather cases off, storing them and then not knowing which one is for which camera!
@user-iz5do9qr2j Жыл бұрын
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Mine has a previous owner's name and rough address written in biro on the inside.P Grainge-Jackson Chip Wilts. Also St Ediths and Bromham Wilts. So sometime between ~1950 and 1988 when I purchased it, it emigrated from UK to Australia. The history of things...
@ajbrennan6456 Жыл бұрын
I do like the old working class terraces of different time, did the isle have industry on it back in the day. Those old places are a great reference to social history of britain. They wont be around forever as they lack amenities nowadays being two up, two down. Remembering to wind on the zeiss between shots is always my prob if I ain't picked it up in a while lol
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Me too mate!
@stephencox4224 8 ай бұрын
Under the radar camera brand I have a Zeiss ikon Contina built like a Tank but a very well engineered Tank at that a moniker later given to the Canon T90 which owning one also it deserved that moniker but was not the original Tank that would possibly have been the original Nikon F series.
@gixxysquidward1076 Жыл бұрын
The Nettar was my first Camera, it was the “Family” camera and my dad bought it new on his honeymoon in Switzerland in the late 50’s to take photo’s. All the family photos were taken with it until He bought an Olympus Trip and I inherited it in the late 70’s. I shot with it until I got my first SLR in 1980…I don’t have it anymore but wish I did, been looking for another one!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
So it was a common family camera! Awesome. Cheers!
@vin424242 10 ай бұрын
Recently got one with a stuck shutter button, top off last night and it was just the double exposure protection mech stuck, clean and a bit of grease and working fine
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 10 ай бұрын
Nice one!
@scottplumer3668 Жыл бұрын
The oldest camera I've actually gotten usable photos from is a Agfa B-2 Cadet from the 1930s. It seems like all my newer medium format cameras take 620, rather than 120, and I just haven't gotten around to respooling the film onto the 620 spools.
@Frisenette Жыл бұрын
You really should get a shade for it. Takes the lens from good to great.
@ZommBleed Жыл бұрын
Keep the beard. I like the Sean Connery look. Men age like Sean Connery, Women age like... . . . . Sean Connery. I'll be watching for your next video, Mate!
@anta40 Жыл бұрын
Nice images. And also a proof that shooting medium format doesn't mean you have to spend lots of cash for Hasselblad/Contax kit. Those folding cameras are typically overlooked. My only complaint about those cameras are usually no built-in rangefinder, so better find one. I'm not that good at zone focusing, after all.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
The Mamiya 6 has a rangey built in. Works with the film plane moving back and forward. Pretty cool camera
@vahapsen703 5 ай бұрын
Gestern in Hamburg habe ich eine abgeholt. Sieht aus wie unbenutz mit original Tasche. 🎉
@cdsnapper Жыл бұрын
Great video as always, you have a great eye for a picture. Towards the end when you are printing, you say your base exposure is 10s and that +1 is 14.1? Surely that would be 20s? Is your timer set to half stop increments? Maybe you are saying just +1 as just +1 increment of time, rather than 1stop? I was trying to time it on the video but it was a bit too tricky! haha. Have you been to Dimbola Lodge. I was there recently, a bit dry, but quite interesting. Julia Margaret Cameron would have thought your Nettar was space age!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Yes it at half stop intervals. So where I needed to go in between 14.1 and 20s I set it to 1/3 stop and it gave me the in between time for print. I have been to Dimbola. I won an award there some years back for a seascape photo. Amazing collection of cameras and the history is interesting. They do wet plate courses there too.
@mitHundundRad Жыл бұрын
Even on our travels through Germany, cars prevent me from photographing cities. Hundreds years old towns/streets with small houses are too dominant with cars in the shots and so I save myself these shots.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Looking back I should have embraced the cars and shot the whole scene. May have been interesting to see in 50 years.
@phoenixr6811 Жыл бұрын
I found a Bessa I folding camera for $30.00 at a camera show, just needed some cleaning but over all a good camera ☺️
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@devroombagchus7460 Жыл бұрын
I had an almost similar one, but with a rangefinder and more shutter speeds. 6x9. There were no light leaks, but I seldom got good results. I don’t know why, because the problems varied with the shots. I gave it away, hoping that it could be used for spares. I now have a somewhat similar Voightländer, CLA-ed, perfectly clean lens, but still images very far from what I get with my Rolleiflex. A pity, because a folder is easier to slip into a suitcase.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thats a shame! Yet they are different cameras and lenses. Depends if you're looking for that Rolleiflex perfection every time. if it helps, I shoot a Holga from time to time and it has that Holga look. I don't compare, is what it is.
@smkunder1 Жыл бұрын
So where does one get one of those rangefinders? Always enjoy your videos
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
I can only suggest online. Mine is a ROWI
@Answersonapostcard Жыл бұрын
I have the same or very similar model and it takes very nice and sharp images. It is quite a fragile camera, but is quite durable when closed up. I took it with me to Madrid earlier on in the year and it did not disappoint. Does yours have a multiple exposure lock? It can be a nice camera for taking multiple exposure photos too.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
It does. If I push the button all the way down during exposure a little red window pops up where I can't expose again unless I advance. I can override this by pushing the button half way down during exposure and then cock the shutter again and double expose.
@Steve_Wardley_G6JEF 11 ай бұрын
I've just picked one of these up so a timely video. Would be keen to know how best to look after the bellows on cameras like these cos I'm not sure what they are made of.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 10 ай бұрын
They are like a plastic fabric material. I just regularly pull the folding cameras out and open the bellows to give them some air. Not sure if it really does anything but I guess it's better than keeping the bellows closed for too long
@mortezaes 5 ай бұрын
After watching several of your videos about this camera I finally got one. Seems to work ok. So excited to shoot with it and see the results. Mine is the exact same model however the shutter speeds are: B, 10, 25, 50, 100, 200. How come same model has different speeds?
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss 5 ай бұрын
The models differ. You can see which model number yours is on the side of the camera where the back release is. Mine is 518/16.
@mortezaes 5 ай бұрын
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss interesting. Mine is also 518/16 🤔
@jimglenwright34 Жыл бұрын
I have 2 Zeiss Ikonta's; 6x6 and 6x9 with the 6x4.5 mask from 1938. Enjoy using them both. Curious if you fold the camera back in between shots or keep it open? Thanks for the videos!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Either really. If I am walking on for a bit I will fold it down. Or If I am in bright sun I may fold it down in case I get a bellows leak!
@danem2215 Жыл бұрын
Todd Hido's house photography is far more...intrusive? Can't think of the right word but he'd photograph houses at night and said he'd just look in another direction while the camera was on the tripod to look less suspicious.
@tedcrosby9361 Жыл бұрын
The slowest speed being 1/25th is not a bad thing. As we all know it’s the speeds slower than a quarter second that get oiled up and start sticking.
@danielalexandre4008 Жыл бұрын
Last week end I was shooting with an Agfa record folding at the local market and a young guy got curious. He couldn't figure out that there was no USB, SD card, battery or wifi.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
LOL!!!!
@brineb58 Жыл бұрын
I'm a whore for old folders!!! Great stuff as usual!!! I was in a different place in my head when I lived in Southampton in the early 80s ... wish I took photos of the place then!!! I document where I live, basically I say "it may be boring now, but in 50 years they will be gold"!!!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Looking back I should have taken a photo of the whole street with cars! For that reason. Thinking of Abbey Road Beatles cover.
@markberry2969 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Roger. Dem Nova lenses are utterly superb. Off a broken Nettar I adapted 75mm F6.3 to Sony E mirrorless using a helicoid and I was stunned by the sharpness and picture quality. Its the same with a basket case Dacora 6X6 with a Subita 75mm F4.5 lens. Both lenses act as a ~110mm in 35mm terms and have the advantage all is central image so even the edges are sharp. I like your passion for photography.
@danielalexandre4008 Жыл бұрын
Interesting, but how do you keep the leaf shutter open ?
@markberry2969 Жыл бұрын
Easy. Place shutter speed on B. Cock the shutter. Observe the shutter leaver and figure a non destructive way in jamming it in place ( I use wire food bag ties or just clog up the shutter travel track with thin wood eg a lolly stick. Good Luck!
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@danielalexandre4008 Жыл бұрын
@@markberry2969 ok actually that's what I do when I have to clean the outer lens group from the inside after having removed the inner one. Now this outer group is already on a helicoid so why do you need one ?
@markberry2969 Жыл бұрын
@@danielalexandre4008 If you are to use a Nova 75mm F6.3/4.5 for Sony or other full frame then you remove the entire compur assembly by removing the ring inside behind the front bellows (I use a lens tool) it easily slips out of place so your Nettar will look a camera with out a lens. What I then do is adapt the lens assembly to a 60-90 helicoid (52mm inner mount.) I use the caps on a pound shop black spray paint. these fit tight and are ideal. Of course you make a 25mm diameter hole in the middle of the cap and secure using the ring aforementioned. You will need to cut the cap height down to size too but it is easy.
@lynyrdelmore2357 Жыл бұрын
I have that exact model but mine is in meters.
@PremKumar-yf8jo Жыл бұрын
I want a range finder like you have, where shall I get it?
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Have a look online is all I can say. Mine is a ROWI
@LarySeeAircraft 2 ай бұрын
what size is the film that this camera uses?
@harrystevens3885 Жыл бұрын
I have been shooting folders all this year trouble for me is they attract more nutters than when using a TLR, they never stop hassling me " is that a mechanical camera didn't know they still made film" ....."can I come home with you I am a nutter"..."do you develop your own film..my head hurts"..." that camera is nearly as hold as the axe I carry around" ...."have you seen matron" ...."I use to have a camera like that in 1947 have you seen my trousers" i have come to the conclusion that I would attract less attention if I was carrying a fully loaded automatic rifle around with me. rather than a vintage camera....
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
ha ha ha, yup I had it all! Best one ever was when I was stopped in the woods by this retired chap walking his Dog. We got talking about film and his old days and he said pop round my house later and he gave me a Canon EF (Black Beauty). Result!
@LWRC 6 ай бұрын
You won't find any 74 yr old digital camera that still works!!!! 😂😂😂
@pedrofilipeqo Жыл бұрын
Are you in Diagon Alley? (Harry Potter scene quote)
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
Someone actually said "it's like Harry Potter" as they went past me. Although I've never watched it
@aronbiggs 10 ай бұрын
Sorry it’s the signal model with the slightly higher shutter speed if that’s any help cheers all 👍
@PremKumar-yf8jo 11 ай бұрын
I want to buy it, please mention the shop address in India
@dude157 Жыл бұрын
easiest way to get into medium format.
@chrisebbesen5798 Жыл бұрын
Anything zeiss ikon is boo coo bodacious, that zeiss is superior to Leica! WAY to go. Never let it go, zeiss rocks! Guard it with your life! Nothing beats zeiss! Happy for you, nice blow ups. S core!!!!!!
@earvinquero2037 Жыл бұрын
You reviewed this 2 years ago.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
I did, that was a different (same) camera. Many subscribers on since probably hasn't gone back that far lol
@matthewdeacon1970 6 ай бұрын
You got one spare? 😂
@GeorgeStar Жыл бұрын
I've shot a ton of FP4. Just as good as Plus-X and a bit cheaper. Got great results with D-23.
@vedranr.glavina7667 Жыл бұрын
Hello ! Kindly asking for help. I own a Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/2 6x9 with Novar Anastigmat 105/4,5. Which external rangerfinder should I look for? Thank you.
@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Жыл бұрын
There is plenty about. Mine is a ROWI RF.
@vedranr.glavina7667 Жыл бұрын
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss super, MANY THANKS !
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