Schneider Super Cinelux 80/2: Experimenting With Bokeh

[charley5]

I have been using a Schneider Super Cinelux 80/2 (a Cine projection lens) and a Sony A7ii in Northern India. The lens is sharp corner to corner wide open, with lovely renditions of color and background blur. It is obvious that the background blur can add a lot to these photos, and so I am now very cognizant about what is behind my subject, and how the two elements interplay with one another. The first image is of a friend followed by neighborhood children.

-Charles

 

[PhotosByHall]

These are lovely.

I've been messing with projection lenses myself and they can take incredible portraits.

That's the amusing thing about portrait photography, your background is as important as your subject

I like the look of the Cinelux, but its quite expensive.

 

[charley5]

These are lovely.

I've been messing with projection lenses myself and they can take incredible portraits.

That's the amusing thing about portrait photography, your background is as important as your subject

I like the look of the Cinelux, but its quite expensive.

Thanks. Actually, a used Cinelux on EBay is quite reasonably priced, usually below $250. Once you get past 100mm though it starts to get expensive, namely because these can cover a medium format sensor. Which projection lenses are you using?

-Charles

 

[GCam]

Looks like you have it down pat now. A couple of the backgrounds are a bit distracting, particularly the bricks and the garish green in #4 which clashes w the subject, IMO. But nice work with the subjects. gc

 

[charley5]

Looks like you have it down pat now. A couple of the backgrounds are a bit distracting, particularly the bricks and the garish green in #4 which clashes w the subject, IMO. But nice work with the subjects. gc

Thanks GCam. It is a bit tricky getting just the right background in street shots.

-Charles

 

[PhotosByHall]

These are lovely.

I've been messing with projection lenses myself and they can take incredible portraits.

That's the amusing thing about portrait photography, your background is as important as your subject

I like the look of the Cinelux, but its quite expensive.

Thanks. Actually, a used Cinelux on EBay is quite reasonably priced, usually below $250. Once you get past 100mm though it starts to get expensive, namely because these can cover a medium format sensor. Which projection lenses are you using?

-Charles

You and I have discussed our mutual love of projection lenses before

That is reasonable for a medium format coverage.

I am using the Pentacon 80 (soap bubble bokeh) and a RO-109-1A f1.2 50mm (incredible brightness, colour rendition + field curvature) - £13 from Russia!

I have a Meopta Meostigmat 50mm f1.0, Bell and Howell 50mm f1.2, Dallmeyer 1 inch ready to adapt - just waiting for the helicoids and coupling rings to come from china



EDIT : Here's a couple of shots with the RO-109-1A. For £13 its quite the bargain...

 

[charley5]

These are lovely.

I've been messing with projection lenses myself and they can take incredible portraits.

That's the amusing thing about portrait photography, your background is as important as your subject

I like the look of the Cinelux, but its quite expensive.

Thanks. Actually, a used Cinelux on EBay is quite reasonably priced, usually below $250. Once you get past 100mm though it starts to get expensive, namely because these can cover a medium format sensor. Which projection lenses are you using?

-Charles

You and I have discussed our mutual love of projection lenses before

That is reasonable for a medium format coverage.

I am using the Pentacon 80 (soap bubble bokeh) and a RO-109-1A f1.2 50mm (incredible brightness, colour rendition + field curvature) - £13 from Russia!

I have a Meopta Meostigmat 50mm f1.0, Bell and Howell 50mm f1.2, Dallmeyer 1 inch ready to adapt - just waiting for the helicoids and coupling rings to come from china

EDIT : Here's a couple of shots with the RO-109-1A. For £13 its quite the bargain...

That is definitely a bargain. Lovely shots. I went through images shown in the manual focus forums and I have a list of projection lenses that appeal to me. What I have to keep in mind is that I am not interested in starting to collect lenses. I just want to get those that please me most with their results!

 

[PhotosByHall]

09-1A. For £13 its quite the bargain...

That is definitely a bargain. Lovely shots. I went through images shown in the manual focus forums and I have a list of projection lenses that appeal to me. What I have to keep in mind is that I am not interested in starting to collect lenses. I just want to get those that please me most with their results!

That's definitely a good point. It's very easy to start collecting, especially as the prices are much lower than native system glass!

I've picked up the ones I want and won't be buying any more for a while!

 

[Jan B]

You are surrounded by beautiful people! And captured them with warm feelings (and you have a good cam ;-) )

 

[charley5]

You are surrounded by beautiful people! And captured them with warm feelings (and you have a good cam ;-) )

Thanks, Jan. I appreciate your comments.