Voigtlander – The Glass Aerie

Sage in Bloom

By -N- on January 12, 2022

I took this photo a few years ago with my pre-WW2 Voigtlander Brillant. It is a simple camera that gives lovely results, as only a vinage camera can. I wonder if it is from their uncoated lenses.

I haven’t been to the local botanical gardens since last year, where this picture wast taken, when I fell down a hill and came home looking like something out of a horror film. A bit trepidatious to return, I admit. However, after the rains of last months, I know I have to go. The hills are greening, and the air of spring is in the air.

Definitely time to get out. I think more Ektar is definitely indicated, too.

Posted in: analog, botanical garden, Brillant, Ektar 100, film, flowers, Kodak, pre-WW2 camera, sage, spring, vintage camera, Voigtlander

Glimpses

Better in Color!

By -N- on April 11, 2019April 6, 2019

Posted in: 6x6 cropped, analog, black and white, Ektar 100, film, flowers, Kodak, leaves, Voigtlander, Voigtlander Brillant

Glimpses

Vacation Choices #2: Voigtlander Perkeo II 80mm f3.5 Color Skopar

By -N- on July 12, 2017

Here is another camera I have taken pictures with, and which I am considering as a 120mm folder for our road trip. The Voigtlander Perkeo II and the Color Skopar lens are a great combo. I used Kodak Portra 400 in it, and really did not appreciate what the camera and lens and film can produce together. These were taken last year in August, and produced some of my favorite images.

What are your thoughts about this camera for a road trip?

Posted in: 120mm film, 6x6 analog, 80mm, choice, Color Skopar lens, f3.5, film, Kodak Portra 400, Perkeo II, photography, vacation, Voigtlander

Glimpses

West

By -N- on August 11, 2016

These weeds – oat grass? – are typical grasses in open areas of southern California. The seed heads are sharp and stick into your socks and shoes and work their way in. Pity the poor dog who doesn’t get these removed . . . Mother Nature’s way to ensure a new generation is propagated someplace!

Posted in: 120mm film, 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, Kodak, landscape, oat grass, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, Voigtlander

Glimpses

The Road Beyond

By -N- on August 10, 2016

This was taken late in the day, and really underexposed. Cleanup was not the best, nor composition, but I rather like it despite that. Roads leading into the horizon are always fascinating.

Posted in: 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, Kodak, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, road, Voigtlander

Glimpses

Lizard’s Mouth at Sunrise

By -N- on August 8, 2016

Lizard’s Mouth is a promontory toward the eastern edge of the park, and as the sun rises in the west, it begins to glow.

Posted in: 400, 6x6, 75mm, analog, California, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, Kodak, Lizard's Mouth, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra, sunrise, Thousand Oaks, Voigtlander, Wildwood

Glimpses

Jimson Weed

By -N- on August 7, 2016

These leaves are soft and fuzzy, a spot of green in a patch of dried grasses. I rather liked the pattern these leaves made in the field.

Posted in: 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folder, folding camera, green, Kodak Portra 400, leaves, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Voigtlander

Glimpses

Autumn in the Valley (in July)

By -N- on August 6, 2016

While this is a pretty bleak looking landscape, it also shows you how the heat of summer dries the winter grasses. One match, and whoosh! Too many fires already in California.

Posted in: 120, 6x6, 75mm, analog, autumn, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folding camera, Kodak Portra 400, landscape, Perkeo, Perkeo II, square, Voigtlander

Glimpses

A View at Sundown

By -N- on August 5, 2016

I thought I had put the kabosh on this blog. Cancelled the domain. Now I am having second thoughts. So, here is a recent photo, taken with a folding camera, the Perkeo II, ca. 1952, using Portra 400 120mm film.

Posted in: 120mm, 75mm, analog, Color-Skopar, f3.5, film, folding camera, Perkeo, Perkeo II, photography, Portra 400, sundown, view, Voigtlander, weeds

Glimpses

In the Park

By -N- on March 21, 2016

Another Portra-to-black-and-white photo taken with the 1930s Voigtlander . . . .

Posted in: "photography", 6x9, analog, film, Heliar 105mm, Portra to B&W, RF, sycamore, tree, Voigtlander

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Sage in Bloom

Better in Color!

Vacation Choices #2: Voigtlander Perkeo II 80mm f3.5 Color Skopar

West

The Road Beyond

Lizard’s Mouth at Sunrise

Jimson Weed

Autumn in the Valley (in July)

A View at Sundown

In the Park

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