mikeinlagardette
Dreamlike
On an impulse, I bought an Agfa Karat 12 some time ago, an interesting 35mm folder that used Agfa's Karat cassettes, the forerunner of their later Rapid system cameras. Sadly, although in serviceable condition, the front element of the Xenar lens was severely scratched, almost as if it had been cleaned with steel wool, and I deemed the camera un-useable. However, out of curiosity, I recently put a bit of Polypan F in one of the cassettes, and took a few frames.
This tip cart is on the grass outside the church in Dun le Palastel, and is used as part of a (very nice) floral display in summer, by the municipal authority gardners, and I rather like the dreamlike way the 44 ton MAN truck negotiating the nearby roundabout, and Credit Agricole's tasteless sign, have been reduced to almost shadows. I won't be persuing this line, but it goes to show that even totally ruined lenses will produce an image of sorts, often with quite surprising results.
1940's Agfa Karat 12, f3.5/50mm Schneider Karat Xenar lens, Polypan F in Thornton's Two Bath, 5+5 minutes @21C
Dreamlike
On an impulse, I bought an Agfa Karat 12 some time ago, an interesting 35mm folder that used Agfa's Karat cassettes, the forerunner of their later Rapid system cameras. Sadly, although in serviceable condition, the front element of the Xenar lens was severely scratched, almost as if it had been cleaned with steel wool, and I deemed the camera un-useable. However, out of curiosity, I recently put a bit of Polypan F in one of the cassettes, and took a few frames.
This tip cart is on the grass outside the church in Dun le Palastel, and is used as part of a (very nice) floral display in summer, by the municipal authority gardners, and I rather like the dreamlike way the 44 ton MAN truck negotiating the nearby roundabout, and Credit Agricole's tasteless sign, have been reduced to almost shadows. I won't be persuing this line, but it goes to show that even totally ruined lenses will produce an image of sorts, often with quite surprising results.
1940's Agfa Karat 12, f3.5/50mm Schneider Karat Xenar lens, Polypan F in Thornton's Two Bath, 5+5 minutes @21C