Sonntag, 3. Juli 2022

Lomography with Leica

Lomography with a screw-in Leica or Bessa-R???

Bessa R with Chaika-Lense.

 

On the search for an affordable 28mm lens for the Bessa-R (39mm - LTM), I found the lenses for the Russian Smena offered in heaps. Now it is a half-frame camera. That's why I was curious to see how large the actual image circle of this lens is in "full format".
The result is really “lomo-like”:
the image is sharp in the center, with distortions towards the edges and strong vignetting.
I have to say that I "rape" my films (Fomapan 400) with 800 ASA anyway, with a stand development of over 3 hours in 100 parts water + 1 part Rodinal at 20 °C.
In fact, there are better drawings in the shadows, which are often very thin on the Fomapan 400 in Rodinal. However, the grain becomes obvious in the process.

Negatives made with 28mm Lens.

In order to add the (colored) crown to the whole thing, I tried various colorings. Last night I got stuck with a filter in GraficConverter that really goes "deep": "DeepAI.org" offers it for free trials, if you use it regularly you have to register, but it remains free.

Tree, taken with the 28 mm Chaika-Lens.

The same Motive, colored by "DeepAI.org"
Back to the lens: It belongs to a russ, Chaika camera. Can be unscrewed, but intended for an enlarger, because there are no other lenses for this camera. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaika_(camera)
In the original, the screw thread is "approximately" Leica. In order to actually screw this lens onto a Leica/Bessa-R, it has to be modified and the infinity setting also has to be adjusted.
Sounds complicated, but these modified lenses are (still) often available on eBay (from Ukraine / may the force be with them!).

Own experiances? Write me.
-ekk-