> On Jan 31, 2025, at 1:33 PM, Bob W PDML <pdm...@icloud.com> wrote: > >> On 31 Jan 2025, at 19:48, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Still working my way through the Kodak Retina IIIc-x test roll. Here are >> three more ... >> >> Machine Wall - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qJcDsV] >> Victorian House with Picket Fence - Santa Clara 2025 :: >> https://flic.kr/p/2qJcDsQ >> Bench by Wall on Sunny Day - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qJcDsz >> >> I have to say, this 50mm Schneider lens is terrific, and the Ferrania P30 >> has some lovely depth and feel to it. > > Very nice - you’re making that Ferrania P30 work well for you. Have you tried > P33 yet? > > The first link doesn’t seem to work, by the way. > > I had a M42-mount Schneider Xenar 50/2.8 until recently, which was a nice > lens, but I noticed a spot of fungus on it, so it had to go. > > You mentioned using a tiny Sekonic meter in an earlier post - is it an L-208 > Twinmate by any chance? If so are you finding it accurate? I’ve had one for > years, but it now shows 1 EV less than my two other incident meters, which > match each other, so it seems to have drifted out of calibration somehow and > I’ll have to try and redo it.
Many thanks, Bob! Oh yes: I see the problem with the link. The first link should be Machine Wall - Santa Clara 2025 :: https://flic.kr/p/2qJcDsV And yes, I've shot several rolls of Ferrania P33. P30 is a tricky film with respect to contrast and density build up, P33 is much more normal/consistent but retains much of the qualities of P30 image wise. My P30 protocol is to cut its rated speed in half (80 to 40) and go super dilute on the developer at a longer process time. P33's additional speed (160) makes it a little easier to work with as evening draws on when I'm walking, and it works well in my standard HC-110 1:49, 9-10 minutes processing protocol. I have a roll of P33 in the 1949 Voigtländer Vito II at present. :) Yes, my tiny Sekonic is an L208 Twinmate. I would say it's pretty accurate on reflected light, but the incident dome is so small it's hard to get it pointed accurately enough in that mode so the incident readings vary a bit. I'd much rather use the Sekonic L-358 for incident readings ... the big dome makes it much easier to point and much more accurate. It's been my reference meter for years ... on incident readings, the L-208 tends to read -1.0 to -0.5 EV lower than the L-358. G -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
