Trerice Manor withe the rodenstock

First test of a 1930s Rodenstock Clarovid ii . Apparently one of the first cameras to feature a rangefinder and rather rare these days . On my example the rangefinder is all but unusable so i elected to zone focus . The subject is Trerice Manor located a couple of miles away from me . I often go there to test my new cameras , one day i might actually make a good shot ! The camera wasn't the easiest to shoot , framing was very difficult , controls fiddly and the numbers on the film back didn't line up in the red windows properly so i only got 8 out of 16 shots , lesson learned ! it formatted like a half frame camera in that the natural way to shoot it is in portrait mode , like a giant olympus pen . On the plus side i do like the decidedly soft vintage feel to a couple of my shots and I'm sure next time out will yield better results . Alford hp5400 plus in rodinal 1+25 8 mins .

Fotograf:
charliedontsurf
Hochgeladen:
2018-10-27
Kamera:
rodenstock clarovid ii
Film:
Ilford HP5 Plus 400
Objektiv:
rodenstock munchen ysar 1:3.9 105mm
Albums:
Getting to grips with the Rodenstock

4 Kommentare

  1. metaluna
    metaluna ·

    It's not the photogragher, it's not the film, it's the camera that makes this album unique. A camera is never dead as long as someone takes the time to understand, love and nurture it. Keep on clicking my friend.

  2. charliedontsurf
    charliedontsurf ·

    @metaluna yes I get you Marc , thanks . As I was trying to get to grips with it I was wondering about the history of it , how many hands it has passed through , when it was last used , how many rolls of film have been through it . It was obsolete 50 or 60 years ago so its quite possible that these are the first shots this camera has made in that time . That's what excites me about this hobby and I continue to be amazed by the build quality and reliability of these old machines . Something tells me nobody's going to be excited enough to shoot today's Nikons and their contemporaries in 80 years time .

  3. captainfantastic
    captainfantastic ·

    this one is great! the bokeh, the crooked framing, the enthusiasm!

  4. charliedontsurf
    charliedontsurf ·

    @captainfantastic thanks Jakob , it's fun to experiment . I wasn't trying for a wonky frame but its kind of nice !

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