Same cactus, different camera

I'm glad my wife picked this cactus up. It's been a great target for camera testing and playing around with techniques I don't often use. (Like macro with flash on Pan F from yesterday's photo).

 

This was my first test roll on the Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 522/24 since I repaired it. Its winding mechanism was being goofy and skipping a ton of frames worth of film and some goober (me) had poked a small hole in the bellows. Liquid electrical tape seems to have fixed the latter for now.

 

To fix the former, I removed the bottom plate and found a washer had worked its way out of place between two gears under the winding knob. Putting that back in place and reassembling it did the trick! The frame spacing isn't perfect, but I got the full amount of photos on the roll with no overlapping shots.

 

I'm pretty happy with this little camera! Fits in a pocket, feels really nice to hold, and the little Novar lens isn't nearly as bad as people make it seem. It's got some soft corners, but tons of character. Stopped down a bit, it sharpens up very well.

 

Anyway, this is getting long. I just need to quit being lazy, shoot more, and get back to writing camera reviews on my website!

 

Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 522/24

Novar 45mm f/3.5 variation

Kentmere Pan 400 at box speed

FPP-110 dev (dil. B I think)

Plustek Opticfilm 120 and Silverfast

Done