testing my 50mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* on my Yashica FR1 I took a few 'candids' as I was sitting in Brentwood HIgh Street with camera at waist level and set focus on a mark on the ground. Really I needed some 'Fill-in Flash' as the buildings cut off light from faces but of course I risked getting Punched if the subjects saw a flash !
testing my 50mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* for 'Back Focus' I put it on my Yashica FR1 and it was sharp this time so my Contax RTSII Quartz must have problems.
This time I used my 50mm f1.4 Carl Zeiss Planar T* on my YASHICA FR1 and went to the same shop and focussed on the wire baskets as before but this time the focus was accurate and things inside the shop were not sharp so it seems there is something wrong with my CONTAX RTS II Quartz -- may be the focus screen or mirror not right.
Officers of the Household Cavalry in The Mall, London during the State Opening of Parliament -- I used my 'Gift' camera a Yashica FR1 with the ML 80-200mm f4 Yashica Zoom lens and scanned prints.
Taken at the State Opening of Parliament by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- here she is in the Golden State Coach returning to Buckingham Palace after giving her 'Speech' in the House of Lords. I used my 'gift' Yashica FR1 camera with the ML 80-200mm f4 Yashica Zoom lens and scanned prints.
Taken at the State Opening of Parliament by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- here she is in the Golden State Coach returning to Buckingham Palace after giving her 'Speech' in the House of Lords. I used my 'gift' Yashica FR1 camera with the ML 80-200mm f4 Yashica Zoom lens and scanned prints.
OUt6 with my 'gift' Yashica FR1 from the 1970's I saw shadows in an alley off our HIgh Street and took a few exposures on the 50mm f1.9 Yashinon DSB lens at f8 on outdated Ilford HP5 + I processed in FX15 formula 1+1.
'Harry' is an Old Character in my neighbourhood -- he had a stroke and cannot speak properly but he goes out for his walk and sings the Old Songs !! I got him with my 'gift' Yashica FR1 frm the 1970's with the 28mm f2.8 Yashinon ML lens on outdated Ilford HP5 + I processed in FX15 formula 1+1