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Photographed using a 9mm Kinoptik c mount lens, shot wide open. The Kodak camera is from my group of "ugly cameras" collection. These cameras have a ...
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Photographed using a 9mm Kinoptik c mount lens, shot wide open. The Kodak camera is from my group of "ugly cameras" collection. These cameras have a cosmetic condition that tell a unique story.
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chiphendershot
March 16, 2018
Thank you, I used a vintage 9mm Kinoptik lens made for cine cameras and had it mounted on my mirrorless digital.
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Behind The Lens
Location
I shot this in my studio on a packaging table made from an old darkroom sink stand and an old sliding barn door for the table top. You can slightly see the deep wood grain in the bottom right corner.Time
I photographed this in the afternoon while preparing images of photographic equipment that I getting ready to list on ebay.Lighting
I bounced a tungsten light off of a piece of white foam core and used another piece of white foam core for fill lighting.Equipment
I photographed this using my Sony A7R with a vintage Kinoptik 9mm c mount cine lens mounted to an e mount converter. The camera I photographed was sitting on my packaging table, I used old plastic film container that I have cut to various heights to prop up the Kodak and my Sony. Because this was a unique lens and set up the front element of the Kinoptik lens was actually touching the corner of the Kodak camera.Inspiration
Well, it is kind of funny because I was actually testing a Kinoptik wide lens I was selling on ebay, I always like to include an image shot with the lens I am selling in my photo description. I decided a low POV would work well to show off what can be done this super wide 9mm c mount lens.Editing
I use several editing tools in post-processing. I import my RAW files to Lightroom and make a few adjustments. After that I am in Topaz Studio where I spend the most time post-processing. I end up with some finishing touches in Photoshop. Most of my life I spent in the darkroom printing for professional photographers. Often you would here professional photographers say a lab can make or break the photographer. In this digital age that has not changed much, but many images are post-processed by the photographer. I see so many nice images photographers have posted only to end up being a ho-hum, spiritless image due to poor post-processing. When I worked with negatives in the wet lab I would have a final print sitting in my work area at the end of the day that I felt was a winner. The next day I would come in and say to myself "What was I thinking"! It is the same with digital post-processing, sometimes walking away and leaving for another day can be your best decision.In my camera bag
I use a Nikon D850 with a variety of lenses new, old and other brands with adapters to fit Nikon and Sony E-mount. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared. I enjoy using vintage c mount lenses designed for 16mm cine camera on my Sony A7R. The lenses I use with my Sony are Kinoptik 9mm, 32mm, 40mm and 75mm. I also use Wollensak, Schneider and Angenuiex lenses.Feedback
You would need a super wide or better yet a fisheye lens to get a similar effect. This image was circular because the lens did not fully cover the sensor, so I had to crop it. I shot at a very low position and up close. As mentioned earlier the front lens element was actually touching the front corner of the Kodak camera. Wide angle lenses can be a lot of fun, be creative and shoot at unusual angles. You can do a lot with a single tungsten light and some white foam core. I would encourage those that don't want to spend a lot of money on studio equipment to google DIY photo studio setup.
