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Jim Galli
17-Sep-2009, 12:21
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/TrainsPlainsAutomobiles/NevadaNorthern/WomenWorkingS.jpg
women working

Smith Series I Semi Achromatic 12" on Full Plate.

seven
17-Sep-2009, 14:11
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/2915554399_8b148631ae_o.jpg

16" P&S Semi achromatic series I, Polaroid 804


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2904995803_87bef41c95_o.jpg

14" Pinkham Bi- Quality, Polaroid 809/804

dlin
17-Sep-2009, 16:06
String Beans and Japanese Maple Leaf

P&S Series 1 7"

Jim Galli
17-Sep-2009, 21:01
This is a great start. I'm anxious to see what others are doing with their P&S lenses.

George Kara
17-Sep-2009, 21:06
http://scaryink.com/images/647_psfocustesta.jpg

Painting of self with head of Perikles
P&S Series II 16" f6 Efke 25 pmk

http://scaryink.com/images/737_j92808asm.jpg

Reclining figure
P&S Series II 16" f6 Distressed pola 51

Jon Wilson
20-Sep-2009, 14:09
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/TrainsPlainsAutomobiles/NevadaNorthern/WomenWorkingS.jpg
women working

Smith Series I Semi Achromatic 12" on Full Plate.

Very nice Jim. I love that lens of yours. I feel like I was there with you when you took that shot....I was :D

I can't wait to see your other shots.

Jon

Jim Galli
20-Sep-2009, 14:48
Very nice Jim. I love that lens of yours. I feel like I was there with you when you took that shot....I was :D

I can't wait to see your other shots.

Jon

Thanks Jon. Soon, I hope. Meanwhile, here's one with the Synthetic:


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/Synthetic/OilDecanters_1s.jpg
oil decanters

Jim Galli
14-Oct-2009, 07:19
I had the Pinkham Smith 12" Series I Semi Achromatic with me last weekend.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/12SAseries_I/PnSSeries1TreesS.jpg
trees near hot springs, markleeville, ca.

This surprised and of course delighted me that when I stopped down to about f11 1/2 for a sharp center, the streaming upper light seemed to go very wild.

dlin
14-Oct-2009, 07:41
Early Autumn at Lilly Pond
From one of my favorite spots in Eagle Creek Park, Indiana.
P&S 7" lens

Harley Goldman
14-Oct-2009, 07:46
Great images!! Love the glow. Jim, the tree image is quite the visual mind bender.

Jim Galli
14-Oct-2009, 07:49
Early Autumn at Lilly Pond
From one of my favorite spots in Eagle Creek Park, Indiana.
P&S 7" lens

This is really beautiful Daniel. Very relaxed and mellow.


Great images!! Love the glow. Jim, the tree image is quite the visual mind bender.

Thanks!

Diane Maher
14-Oct-2009, 10:27
Jim,
I really like the tree image too! :D

dlin
15-Oct-2009, 20:14
Another from a morning at Lilly Pond, Eagle Creek Park, Indiana

dlin
26-Oct-2009, 14:20
Vase

7" P&S Doublet
4x5 Fortepan 200 developed in Pyrocat HD
Print on Agfa Classic toned in selenium and thiocarbamide

ljsegil
27-Oct-2009, 03:39
Daniel,
Your work is beautiful, as is your website. You do wonderful things with that lens.
Larry

dlin
27-Oct-2009, 12:00
Thank you very much, Larry. The P&S lens is great fun to play with, and quite a change from my usual MO.

All the best,
Daniel

dlin
8-Feb-2010, 10:38
P&S Visual Quality
Fortepan 200 developed in Pyrocat HD

Jan Pedersen
8-Feb-2010, 12:17
Very sweet Daniel, glad you got this thread going again.

Joe Smigiel
9-Feb-2010, 12:59
Nice one Daniel.

dlin
9-Feb-2010, 20:23
Thanks, Jan and Joe.

This one was taken with a P&S doublet.

Mark Sawyer
9-Feb-2010, 22:09
Daniel, that's just one of the loveliest images I've seen in a long, long time...

dlin
11-Feb-2010, 10:35
Thank you very much, Mark. I appreciate the encouragement.

All the best,
Daniel

Jim Galli
2-Apr-2010, 23:45
A new one done with the Pinkham Smith 14" Bi-Quality (Visual Quality Serie IV) in honor of the one that sold on Ebay tonight!


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/ChickeringGrand_PSVisQuaIV.jpg
chickering grand

This is what the new owner can expect. Lovely lens.

Hugo Zhang
3-Apr-2010, 05:21
Jim,

You are a magician! This is one of the most lovely pictures I have seen and I am sure the new owner will create some beautiful memories with his new toy.

Thank you for this melodious sonata, my Maestro! :)

Hugo

carverlux
3-Apr-2010, 16:07
Here are a couple of shots I took with 2 different Pinkham lenses. You can see that they are entirely different characters and to make this fun, I thought I would name them A and B and let everyone post their guesses. I will reveal the answers when we've had a little fun with them. Hope this is not too much of a tease....

Carver

eddie
4-Apr-2010, 13:18
Here are a couple of shots I took with 2 different Pinkham lenses. You can see that they are entirely different characters and to make this fun, I thought I would name them A and B and let everyone post their guesses. I will reveal the answers when we've had a little fun with them. Hope this is not too much of a tease....

Carver


i am not sure i am qualified to guess but i must say these are two fantastic shots!

i guess A is a bi quality.

IMO B is the one i prefer the most of the two.

Jim Galli
4-Apr-2010, 14:35
Both gorgeous, but I can't tell from a 48kb picture. I propose you send both the pictures and the lenses to ME and I'll make my guess in due time :cool:

Meanwhile, welcome!

carverlux
4-Apr-2010, 22:48
As I do not have my own site, the great Jim Galli is kindly hosting larger versions of the pictures I posted before for us so it is much easier to appreciate and assess the different qualities of these very fine lenses. My very sincere thanks to Jim and please enjoy!

Carver


Lens A

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Carver/A.jpg

Lens B

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Carver/B.jpg

tom thomas
11-Apr-2010, 14:41
Jim, did you ever shoot any pics with the Pinkham Bi-Quality you got from me? Perhaps I missed them when I was sick and not checking the forum.

Tom Thomas

8x10 user
11-Apr-2010, 19:37
My guess is that image (A) is the Series V Synthetic, and that image (B) is the Bi-Quality or Series IV Visual Quality. I believe that the Series V is softer in some regards and direction of the glow is based more on where a particular section is located in-regards-to the center of the image circle... Notice how the window latch bleeds more toward the center of image (A), while with image (B) the glow is more subtle and omnidirectional. Of course both lenses would be effected by the lighting conditions and how it is focused.

carverlux
17-Apr-2010, 11:45
So I guess this has not been as fun for everyone as I thought - my apologies! Perhaps a couple of clues would be helpful: here are the two lenses that took these pictures so you can make your own match.

Carver

8x10 user
18-Apr-2010, 03:12
So the first one is the SA and the second one is Bi-Quality?

Jim Galli
18-Apr-2010, 09:14
Jim, did you ever shoot any pics with the Pinkham Bi-Quality you got from me? Perhaps I missed them when I was sick and not checking the forum.

Tom Thomas

I didn't use it until about 2 weeks ago for the first time. The piano shot above is done with it, and a couple of portraits. The way the threads are near the center of the barrel meant I had to make up a spacer so that it could go on the Kodak without sticking inside too far and impacting the packard shutter. The portraits aren't great, (mia culpa) but the piano shot makes me want to put it to use more often.


So I guess this has not been as fun for everyone as I thought - my apologies! Perhaps a couple of clues would be helpful: here are the two lenses that took these pictures so you can make your own match.

Carver

A pretty small audience me thinks and smaller still the folks that have shot with them. I could only draw a conclusion after seeing the picture of the lenses. .jpg's are tough, even the bigger ones. Do you have your work posted on the web any place at all. That S. A. is just gorgeous.

carverlux
18-Apr-2010, 09:22
So the first one is the SA and the second one is Bi-Quality?

Yes, you are right - A is SA and B is Bi-Quality. As there are variations even between lenses of the same type, it is not clear whether all SA or Bi-Q render the same effects.

Suffice it to say that they speak "softly" and carry a .... pardon the pun!

Carver

carverlux
18-Apr-2010, 09:31
A pretty small audience me thinks and smaller still the folks that have shot with them. I could only draw a conclusion after seeing the picture of the lenses. .jpg's are tough, even the bigger ones. Do you have your work posted on the web any place at all. That S. A. is just gorgeous.

Jim, you are absolutely right. I guess all of us should post more work to showcase the beauty of these (and other) SF masterpieces. I am a lucky guy to have them and I have a plan to do more outdoor work this year and can hopefully share more over time.

So far, these (and other) lenses have been confined to my Deardorff P8 as it is not simple to bring them to the field safely. I recently finished my field setup, which comprises a Black Beast and a Sinar Shutter that I am quite confident can manage the bulk and weight of something like the Bi-Quality under most outdoor conditions.

Carver

tom thomas
21-Apr-2010, 14:36
Jim, thanx for your reply. When I'd seen the piano photo, I had a feeling it was done with that lens. Beautiful photo. I can hardly wait to see some more.

Also, Carver, your work is just fantastic. The flowers just glow with warm light.

tom thomas

kissssss
21-Apr-2010, 23:56
Oh, I love your photos...:)

Mattk
23-Apr-2010, 07:56
New to the LF boards. Just came upon this 14" Bi-Quality and this is my second (rushed) shot. Have a hectic few weeks but look forward to some still life and portrait work in the future. The first one is at about f8 the second just a little less than wide open (I didn't re-check focus and she was moving). Thanks to Jim for pointing me in the right direction on the 8x10 back. Now to find a 4x5 back so I can be a bit more economical about this testing stuff--not to mention I stink and tray developing.

Jim Galli
23-Apr-2010, 08:47
New to the LF boards. Just came upon this 14" Bi-Quality and this is my second (rushed) shot. Have a hectic few weeks but look forward to some still life and portrait work in the future. The first one is at about f8 the second just a little less than wide open (I didn't re-check focus and she was moving). Thanks to Jim for pointing me in the right direction on the 8x10 back. Now to find a 4x5 back so I can be a bit more economical about this testing stuff--not to mention I stink and tray developing.

Excellent first try's Matt. I can see the lens signature easily. Anxious to see more.

Jim Galli
10-Jun-2010, 13:48
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/15SAseriesII/OwensValleyCowsS.jpg
owens valley girls

15" semi achromatic on full plate

Hugo Zhang
10-Jun-2010, 20:23
That's something, Jim! I like the mood of this picture very much. :)

eddie
10-Jun-2010, 22:17
That's something, Jim! I like the mood of this picture very much. :)

maybe the "moo" of the photo would be more appropriate...:)

Mark Sawyer
10-Jun-2010, 22:32
maybe the "moo" of the photo would be more appropriate...:)

Oh, Eddie... that's really milking it... :D

Petzval Paul
16-Jun-2010, 17:14
Here are two 1/2 plate ambrotypes I made recently. Somehow the scans look really crappy. Not sure why.

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx242/Paul1287/glass2.png

It was raining on World Wet-Plate Day and indoor exposures were prohibitively long so after a few botched attempts I gave up. When the rain stopped, I ran outside and aimed at this tree just to say that I shot SOMETHING on "wwpd".

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx242/Paul1287/glass1.png

Both shot with my 9" Synthetic. I like pics OK, but I am not convinced that the soft focus effect is most appropriate for ambrotypes as the lighting we normally use is quite diffuse, as well as for a few other technical reasons. I am considering selling off this lens as I could use the money these bring more than I can probably use the lens to good effect. If anyone is interested, you can PM me. It's an awesome lens and IMHO, a much better optic for serious SF work than the PS945, since it's predecessor, the Visual Quality, was really designed as a portrait lens - not a pictorial lens - despite what Cooke advertises.

Jon Wilson
16-Jun-2010, 22:20
Oh, Eddie... that's really milking it... :D

That is udderly ridiculous. :p

Really nice shot Jim. Thanks. Jon

Jim Galli
17-Jun-2010, 06:08
Here are two 1/2 plate ambrotypes I made recently. Somehow the scans look really crappy. Not sure why.

It was raining on World Wet-Plate Day and indoor exposures were prohibitively long so after a few botched attempts I gave up. When the rain stopped, I ran outside and aimed at this tree just to say that I shot SOMETHING on "wwpd".

Both shot with my 9" Synthetic. I like pics OK, but I am not convinced that the soft focus effect is most appropriate for ambrotypes as the lighting we normally use is quite diffuse, as well as for a few other technical reasons. I am considering selling off this lens as I could use the money these bring more than I can probably use the lens to good effect. If anyone is interested, you can PM me. It's an awesome lens and IMHO, a much better optic for serious SF work than the PS945, since it's predecessor, the Visual Quality, was really designed as a portrait lens - not a pictorial lens - despite what Cooke advertises.

I can tell these would both be pretty shots in person, but I agree something is lost in translation. Wet plate may not be the best use for these as what they really do best is give us a sense of luminance that may be muted by the wet plate. I adore my 9" synthetic and would concur that it probably has a finer look than the modern Cooke PS945. Thanks for sharing. Good luck if you decide to sell. Market seems to be ripe for anything 'real' these days.

Petzval Paul
17-Jun-2010, 09:44
I'm not a fan of the PS945. Just haven't seen an image made with one that made me wanna spend that kind of money.

Anyway, maybe a print would translate better. Here's a whole-plate salt print. Not much of a portrait, but it was a 7 second exposure so I got my shot and left it at that. I was just testing out how a 9" would look on a whole-plate. It's not bad at all - especially considering how much a 14" would cost!

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx242/Paul1287/babassaltprint.jpg

Jim Galli
17-Jun-2010, 10:01
I'd love to have a PS945 and it's certainly not the quality it renders that hinders me. The price tag does, but they aren't going down any.

papah
28-Jun-2010, 10:38
http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/portfolio/content/120-Soft%20Focus%20Project/Pinkham/PS-VisQual-MP-5.jpg

Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality Motion Picture lens. My "miniature" LF lens.

More photos here:
http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/portfolio/#/content/120-Soft%20Focus%20Project/Pinkham/

Jim Galli
28-Jun-2010, 11:16
Spectacular photo! Perfect in every way.

papah
28-Jun-2010, 14:18
Spectacular photo! Perfect in every way.

Thank you Sir.

I'm liking that lens!

dlin
29-Jun-2010, 05:56
Eden Park, Cincinnati
Pinkham & Smith Series 1 Doublet

Kodak TMY in Pyrocat HD
Agfa Classic toned in selenium and thiocarbamide

http://www.dlinphotography.com/sitebuilder/images/Eden_Park_Cincinnati_03_print-600x539.jpg

russyoung
1-Jul-2010, 05:49
Superb image, Daniel.

Any idea what aperture was used?

Share some more with us!!!

Russ

Jim Galli
1-Jul-2010, 05:55
Superb image, Daniel.

Any idea what aperture was used?

Share some more with us!!!

Russ

Yes, looks like it's right out of the 1921 Pictorial Annual.

dlin
1-Jul-2010, 06:50
Thanks, Russ and Jim.

I've been shooting with the lens wide open (F6), since the iris is completely shot.

I met up with some fellow photographers in Cincinnati to see the "Truth/Beauty" exhibition of pictorialist photography at the Taft Museum, so that aesthetic was definitely on my mind. Definitely worth a trip to see the show if you're in the area.

All the best,
Daniel

SAShruby
13-Jul-2010, 11:43
Pinkham and Smith Company (http://cgi.ebay.com/PINKHAM-SMITH-LARGE-BLUE-SPIRIT-THERMOMETER-ca-1890-/200437113511?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eaafba2a7)

Jim Galli
13-Jul-2010, 13:29
Would my pictures be better if I had a P&S thermometer in my darkroom? Hmmmmmmm.............

SAShruby
14-Jul-2010, 08:50
What I found interesting, they made thermometers too. I bet not many of us knew that.

Jim Galli
14-Jul-2010, 10:24
What I found interesting, they made thermometers too. I bet not many of us knew that.

Not sure they really made anything. They were a service and supply house. The soft focus lenses may have been the only unique departure. Other lenses they sold were simply re-branded B&L and Wolly I think. Only going by what I've perceived over the years on Ebay with their name on it. They may have ground their own spectacles too. I have a wee wooden box with a sliding lid with their name on it the must have once delivered some spectacles to some one.

Petzval Paul
15-Sep-2010, 11:52
Just varnished this up yesterday: a half-plate ambro on clear glass with traditional asphaltum backing. Collodion was old and frail so it was lifting in the wash, but I kind of like it as the subject is also so fragile. Done with the Synthetic.

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx242/Paul1287/glass_flowers.jpg

Jim Galli
15-Sep-2010, 11:56
Just varnished this up yesterday: a half-plate ambro on clear glass with traditional asphaltum backing. Collodion was old and frail so it was lifting in the wash, but I kind of like it as the subject is also so fragile. Done with the Synthetic.

http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx242/Paul1287/glass_flowers.jpg


Would love to see this one on one! Very pretty. I'll bet it's elegant held in hand.

Jim Galli
15-Sep-2010, 12:00
Here's a new one for me.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/1929_Phaeton/HomeMadeLens-Dagor/phaeton_rear_PSseries1_15inchS.jpg
weeping willows

Done with the P&S Series I Semi Achromatic 15" wide open

Petzval Paul
15-Sep-2010, 12:16
Sweet! Terrific highlights, which must be hard to control with such a lens. BTW, what kind of car is that?

You're right, Jim, collodion positives don't seem to have the same effect in print or on the PC as they do in hand. The impact just isn't there. Ho hum, what to do?

Jim Galli
15-Sep-2010, 12:46
Sweet! Terrific highlights, which must be hard to control with such a lens. BTW, what kind of car is that?

You're right, Jim, collodion positives don't seem to have the same effect in print or on the PC as they do in hand. The impact just isn't there. Ho hum, what to do?

Mail it to me of course :p

The car is a 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton.

mdm
16-Sep-2010, 16:53
Please leave it just the way it is. Cars like that are not meant to be shiny.

David


Mail it to me of course :p

The car is a 1929 Ford Model A Phaeton.

Jim Galli
24-Oct-2010, 00:28
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/16SeriesIVno4/16PandSIV_39PickupiiS.jpg
sleepy eye visor

papah
24-Oct-2010, 14:31
Jim, fantastic! Wonderful quality!

Here is one from my "baby" Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3.3:

http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/posts/pscolsmall/PinkhamSmithVisQual-1.jpg

Jim Galli
24-Oct-2010, 14:53
Jim, fantastic! Wonderful quality!

Here is one from my "baby" Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3.3:


Wow, gorgeous. Gotta love these lenses.

Emil Schildt
24-Oct-2010, 15:32
Jim, fantastic! Wonderful quality!

Here is one from my "baby" Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3.3:

http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/posts/pscolsmall/PinkhamSmithVisQual-1.jpg

There it is! the image that convinces me of the very special quality of that lens....

Fuc***g fantastic!

Richard Rankin
24-Oct-2010, 15:47
Jim, fantastic! Wonderful quality!

Here is one from my "baby" Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3.3:

http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/posts/pscolsmall/PinkhamSmithVisQual-1.jpg

Wow, that is absolutely stunning.
Richard

Shen45
24-Oct-2010, 16:51
Jim, fantastic! Wonderful quality!

Here is one from my "baby" Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3.3:

http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/posts/pscolsmall/PinkhamSmithVisQual-1.jpg

Bruce is that a typo "Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3.3".

I'm not a Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality user but a 3" @ f/3.3 must be a wonderful lens.

The image is just fantastic. The light the tone and also the locational framing. Beautifully done.

Steve

Diane Maher
24-Oct-2010, 17:32
I really need to dig out my examples from the PS945, scan and post them. :o

papah
24-Oct-2010, 17:35
Thank you all for the very kind comments.

Steve, it's not a typo. J Wallace Gillies was associated with Pinkham & Smith, and persuaded them to make two versions of the Visual Quality for the motion picture industry in 2 inch and 3 inch focal length. I was most fortunate to find one.

It doesn't cover 4x5, but I use it both directly mounted and on my Linhof with a Camerafusion scanning back and a D3. It's portable, and is one of my very favorite lenses.

A bit of background: The seller claimed that this lens came from the collection of Joseph Walker, ASC, who was Frank Capra's cameraman. He filmed "It's a Wonderful Life", among many.

Another:

http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/posts/PinkhamSmith/PinkhamSmithVisQual-2.jpg

ustas
29-Oct-2010, 09:06
We had a snowfall this morning, so i was tempted to make some shots.
P$S VQ
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101029/10430/z055OWEz17.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

ustas
30-Oct-2010, 04:04
same day, same lens
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101030/10430/Zcw5jQxBE6.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

RJC
30-Oct-2010, 04:48
I really need to dig out my examples from the PS945, scan and post them. :o

Please do - I'm really interested to see how the PS945 compares to the original it's supposed to be a reproduction of.

eddie
30-Oct-2010, 05:35
Please do - I'm really interested to see how the PS945 compares to the original it's supposed to be a reproduction of.

yes, please post them.

ustas
31-Oct-2010, 12:07
it was rather cold outside... luckily i have a heroic model
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101031/10430/7sS5hFr1RV.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

cdholden
31-Oct-2010, 12:15
Ustas,
Your links are not coming up in your last few posts.

ustas
31-Oct-2010, 12:22
Ustas,
Your links are not coming up in your last few posts.
that`s pity(

Emil Schildt
31-Oct-2010, 12:43
looks fine here...

Jim Galli
31-Oct-2010, 20:30
ustas, very pretty. I missed these somehow. Here is new one for me today;


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/16SeriesIVno4/FiskAirborneDeluxeS.jpg
fisk airborne deluxe

Serie IV Visual Quality wide open


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/Synthetic/LeavesPinkhamSyntheticS.jpg
Leaves

Serie V Synthetic

Both 5X7

ustas
3-Nov-2010, 10:37
Jim, nice shots, specially the second one!
this is "wanna be a king" (P&S VQ f8)

http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101103/10430/Zq4TSQCjdM.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

ustas
3-Nov-2010, 13:57
this one taken with Graf-Variable wide open on sharp position
i post here just for comparison
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101103/10430/NSiFR4i72V.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

ustas
5-Nov-2010, 14:59
P&S VQ f~11 exp.45s.
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101104/10430/RCoYvvd4t8.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Jim Galli
5-Nov-2010, 20:24
Very interesting Ustas. I wonder if the Graf variable is the same formula as the B&L Unar.

ustas
8-Nov-2010, 02:51
P&S VQ wide open
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101108/10430/gGWZ7Ib7ny.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Jim Galli
8-Nov-2010, 08:32
P&S VQ wide open

Completely spectacular!

jon.oman
8-Nov-2010, 08:35
I agree!

Stephane
8-Nov-2010, 08:57
Oh Woaw!

ustas
8-Nov-2010, 10:25
Thank you guys for your comments!
Here is "from Russian backwoods with love" :) (P&S VQ wide open)
Have a good week!
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101108/10430/8QfVIS9HKO.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

bobpin
8-Nov-2010, 11:04
P&S VQ wide open


Kill me! :)

Jim Galli
8-Nov-2010, 13:06
I like the back woods one too. Strong mood. Like the opening scene of a thriller mystery movie or something.

ustas
10-Nov-2010, 02:50
"back to the sea"
P&S VQ wide open
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101110/10430/d9PTTvzssr.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Jim Galli
10-Nov-2010, 06:59
Very strong composition. Beautiful.

Diane Maher
10-Nov-2010, 10:21
Hmm, I can't see any of Usta's images posted in November. I'll have to check my computer at home and see if I can see them from there. :( I got out and used my PS945 on whole plate this past weekend. I seem to keep adding to the development backlog rather than taking care of it. But when it is 70+ degrees in November, why not get out and enjoy it? :D

I can't get out in the nice weather today because I am at work. :(

ustas
10-Nov-2010, 20:14
Thank you Jim!

here is another image taken recently with P&S VQ wide open
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101110/10430/GrbgDDliVW.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

ustas
12-Nov-2010, 02:36
"Handles"
(P&S VQ wide open)
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101111/10430/5C7tmUw3w4.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

ustas
15-Nov-2010, 03:43
"who cares about pawns"
(P&S VQ f~32)
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101111/10430/taNmGwP1yL.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Jim Galli
16-Nov-2010, 08:14
"who cares about pawns"
(P&S VQ f~32)
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/101111/10430/taNmGwP1yL.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

Beautifully seen. I'm surprised at the out of focus areas and remaining softness at f32 here.

Hugo Zhang
18-Nov-2010, 21:52
Here is one.

Jim Galli
18-Nov-2010, 22:02
Here is one.

Very nice Hugo. Which lens for this one? jg

Hugo Zhang
18-Nov-2010, 22:12
Very nice Hugo. Which lens for this one? jg

It's P&S Visual Quality Series IV. No. 3 lens. Here is another one.

Jim Galli
18-Nov-2010, 22:33
It's P&S Visual Quality Series IV. No. 3 lens. Here is another one.

Even better than the first. I need to quit my real job so I can play with lenses!

Mattk
19-Nov-2010, 18:32
Just when I thought I had the sheet film in trays down! Pardon the rub marks--my fix tray had a small sprue left over from the injection mold process that formed it--I never noticed it until now and it managed to rub streaks in 4 of my negs. At least its an easy fix and the rest of the development went well.

Pinkham Bi-Quality 14" f4.5 natural window light. HP5@800 in HC-110 My daughters first pair of glasses--no more squinting! Watching the ground glass while racking this lens out is a trip. I can see how learning this lens takes time.

Robert Fisher
19-Nov-2010, 18:43
Mattk, a beautiful young lady and lovely image. Please post more.

Jim Galli
19-Nov-2010, 23:16
Just when I thought I had the sheet film in trays down! Pardon the rub marks--my fix tray had a small sprue left over from the injection mold process that formed it--I never noticed it until now and it managed to rub streaks in 4 of my negs. At least its an easy fix and the rest of the development went well.

Pinkham Bi-Quality 14" f4.5 natural window light. HP5@800 in HC-110 My daughters first pair of glasses--no more squinting! Watching the ground glass while racking this lens out is a trip. I can see how learning this lens takes time.

She's a treasure. So is that picture. The series IV is the most forgiving of the Pinkhams. You won't have any trouble mastering it at all.

ustas
20-Nov-2010, 03:49
Mattk, a beautiful young lady and lovely image. Please post more.
Agree

Hugo Zhang
21-Nov-2010, 20:51
This one needs a little cropping. Oh, well.

ustas
24-Nov-2010, 04:44
This one needs a little cropping. Oh, well.

Very nice shot Hugo!

ustas
24-Nov-2010, 04:47
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/20101124/5m3pH2uQ.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

"Near by"
P&S VQ F/5 Fujifilm Acros 100

Jimi
24-Nov-2010, 07:25
Ustas,

the contrast of the splendid house of God, compared to the creaky house of Man is wonderful.

ustas
24-Nov-2010, 08:03
the contrast of the splendid house of God, compared to the creaky house of Man is wonderful.
Will be great, if somebody notice that in real life too.

stefan d
24-Nov-2010, 08:14
http://www.stefandieterich.de/inhalt/images/forenbilder/kiefern-5.jpg

Pinkham & Smith VQ No. 3 @ 5,6, near Berlin, Germany.

Jim Galli
24-Nov-2010, 08:21
"Near by"
P&S VQ F/5 Fujifilm Acros 100

Beautiful image


Will be great, if somebody notice that in real life too.

Oh, I have both noticed and am ready to leave this creaky one anytime at all that the owner of the splendid one sees pleasure




Pinkham & Smith VQ No. 3 @ 5,6, near Berlin, Germany.

Beautiful contrast from darkness at the base to light at the top, really catches the eye.

So very pleased that these pages are rapidly becoming a valuable asset to anyone who is curious about these different lenses.

Also the church is interesting to realize that the VQ is actually a modified RR type and in the far recesses of it's coverage, ie. up in the top at the cross, it gets softer like any normal RR would also do.

stefan d
24-Nov-2010, 08:31
Thanks Jim, for your kind words!

seven
24-Nov-2010, 10:38
stunning image, Stefan ! very pictorialistic. would you share what film this is ?

Kerik Kouklis
24-Nov-2010, 10:53
Stafan that's one of the best P&S landscape images that I've seen. Well done!

stefan d
24-Nov-2010, 14:52
stunning image, Stefan ! very pictorialistic. would you share what film this is ?

This was made with TriX in 8x10" and developed in Tanol from Moersch.


Stafan that's one of the best P&S landscape images that I've seen. Well done!

Kerik, I feel very honoured, but that would not have been possible without you.

Mattk
28-Nov-2010, 22:40
Working some more with my Bi-Quality. They were too engaged in a Mancala show down to notice the Century rolling about. Flash sych one at f/4.5 the other f/5.6. Single nikon SB-28 bounced off the ceiling.

ustas
1-Dec-2010, 06:41
Stefan, Mattk, great images!


http://ipicture.ru/uploads/20101201/hJ7VSIUv.jpg (http://ipicture.ru/)

"Time passes by"
P&S VQ wide open
Fujifilm Acros 100

ustas
2-Dec-2010, 06:46
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101202/I7UkhXCK.jpg (http://s1.ipicture.ru/)

"the Universe in my glass"
P&S VQ wide open
8x10 Fujifilm Acros 100

jon.oman
2-Dec-2010, 11:11
Both of these images are very nice, but I like the last one best.

ustas
2-Dec-2010, 11:30
Both of these images are very nice, but I like the last one best.

Thanks for looking!

Jim Galli
2-Dec-2010, 11:56
Stefan, Mattk, great images!

"Time passes by"
P&S VQ wide open
Fujifilm Acros 100



"the Universe in my glass"
P&S VQ wide open
8x10 Fujifilm Acros 100

Yes, both are wonderful. I like the first one. Like a frame out of an old black and white movie from the late 1930's.

ustas
2-Dec-2010, 12:24
Yes, both are wonderful. I like the first one. Like a frame out of an old black and white movie from the late 1930's.

Thanks Jim! Always appritiate your comments!

Hugo Zhang
2-Dec-2010, 22:05
Here's latest one.

Tri Tran
2-Dec-2010, 22:09
Here's latest one.

Hugo, It has its own class! This is the lens that I can't afford. Let me know how can I get it off your hand? Very nice and TFS.

papah
5-Dec-2010, 21:13
Out the window of my building. I noticed the pigeons and got them to stand still for a portrait. My "baby" Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3" f/3, Linhof, CameraFusion back:

http://hemingway.cs.washington.edu/posts/PinkhamSmith/PSVisQual-4.jpg

Mattk
7-Dec-2010, 22:41
Environmental portrait of my son doing what he loves to do. Bi-Quality on insanely expired Type S. Working away from wide open, this was around 5.6 maybe 11.

ustas
10-Dec-2010, 20:46
Very nice portrait of your son Mattk!
Have never shot in color with my P&S( Maybe I should try somehow...


http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101211/VrIkyD3S.jpg (http://s2.ipicture.ru/)

"LOST"
P&S VQ wide open
8x10 Fujifilm Acros 100

Hugo Zhang
11-Dec-2010, 22:22
chair dreaming.

ustas
14-Dec-2010, 05:15
Nice shot Hugo!



http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20101214/wBLjBXgR.jpg (http://s2.ipicture.ru/)

P&S VQ
8x10 Fujifilm Acros 100

eddie
19-Dec-2010, 06:44
P&S synthetic #2 wide open

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/3/5/7/8/5/0/webimg/434439774_o.jpg

Jim Galli
19-Dec-2010, 11:08
P&S synthetic #2 wide open



How ever did you make them look so warm and fuzzy??

Mark Sawyer
19-Dec-2010, 14:17
How ever did you make them look so warm and fuzzy??

It's the magic of the Pinkham & Smith glass; it makes ferocious wild animals look cute and cuddly! :D

Jim Galli
23-Dec-2010, 11:50
Here's an older one that just popped up in another forum. I'd forgotten it. If I've posted it here before or you've seen it before, my apologies. Pretty neat though.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/15SAseriesII/3PScompared.jpg

Merry Christmas Everyone! Jesus was born. It's a BIG deal.

Jim Galli
16-May-2011, 14:34
Time to resuscitate the pinkham thread!


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/2011Workshop/Sinks_Vertical7x11s.jpg
sinks, goldfield nv, vertical

Made with a 16" Series IV Visual Quality on 7X11 film.

I wish you could see the neg. You'd almost throw it away, thinking there's nothing there at all........then, this!

Mattk
10-Jul-2011, 17:19
A few from the 4th weekend. I have a bunch of E100 and thought I'd give cross process a shot. Dragged the Bi-Quality up to the cabin to find some victims. Looks like rating it at 100 gives negs that are crazy dense. I'll be trying 400 and see what I get. I got the film holders messed up and double exposed one sheet--don't think I could have done it on purpose if I had tried. All were wide open @ f4.5

Joe Smigiel
11-Jul-2011, 22:25
P&S synthetic #2 wide open


Tiggers like Pinkhams best. Next to bouncing that is.

wentbackward
13-Jul-2011, 04:40
"the Universe in my glass"
P&S VQ wide open
8x10 Fujifilm Acros 100

Ustas both are lovely lovely images. The gate is just a stunning vision ... Any clues on how you lit the glass such that there are no reflections?
paul

ustas
11-Aug-2011, 03:01
http://s51.radikal.ru/i131/1108/1e/3624581d2ed8.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

The eternity is not the end
P&S VQ
13x18 Delta100

bvaughn4
11-Aug-2011, 05:38
Beautiful Ustas

Jim Galli
22-Oct-2011, 23:03
Haven't been posting much for a few months. Here is a shot done last Sunday in the aspens at June Lake Ca. Again, looking at the ground glass and the neg, you think there's only mush, and then when you scan it, kapow, the Pinkham has done it's magic.......again!


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/29Roadster/6585s/JuneLake_2s.jpg
june lake #2

Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality Series IV #2b 13 1/4" lens, wide open.
6.5X8.5 back on the Kodak 2D 8X10

Jim Cole
23-Oct-2011, 06:25
Again, looking at the ground glass and the neg, you think there's only mush, and then when you scan it, kapow, the Pinkham has done it's magic.......again!



Yep!

Jim Galli
3-Jan-2012, 19:46
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/NAMuseum/300SL_GullWing13PnSbs.jpg
gullwing

The only gull I want..........

stradibarrius
4-Jan-2012, 12:34
Ustas, this is an outstanding shot that displays emotion as well as being a nice photo. Well done.

Petzval Paul
18-May-2012, 12:15
73809
11" Semi-Achromat, 6"x8" negative.

Took this on Wetplate Collodion day (May 5th) but wasn't really thrilled with it, technically speaking. I used "poor boy" collodion and it was the emulsion was so weak that it was getting torn even just by some atmospheric debris floating around and settling in the washing trays. I need to get some ether... Still, lens works awesome! On non-panchro emulsions, it really has an amazing quality.

Serge S
18-May-2012, 21:56
Ustas: striking image, very painterly feel as well

Jody_S
18-May-2012, 22:11
73809
11" Semi-Achromat, 6"x8" negative.

Took this on Wetplate Collodion day (May 5th) but wasn't really thrilled with it, technically speaking. I used "poor boy" collodion and it was the emulsion was so weak that it was getting torn even just by some atmospheric debris floating around and settling in the washing trays. I need to get some ether... Still, lens works awesome! On non-panchro emulsions, it really has an amazing quality.

You might not like it, but that's an amazing image.

Petzval Paul
19-May-2012, 09:07
Thanks, guys! You make me feel better about it :)

Jim Galli
9-Jun-2012, 20:24
Had room in the Jobo for an extra sheet today, and made this;


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/16SeriesIVno4/ReadingRoom_PinkhamSmith16inIVs.jpg (http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/16SeriesIVno4/ReadingRoom_PinkhamSmith16inIV.jpg)
my attic reading place

16" Series IV #4, wide open, of course. Always amazed at what turns out to be there after looking at the neg against a light source. This Pinkham has never disappointed me

evan clarke
10-Jun-2012, 13:24
You guys are sick...now I'm sick too..gotta quit looking at this website....

Jim Galli
10-Jun-2012, 13:28
You guys are sick...now I'm sick too..gotta quit looking at this website....

It's a bottomless pit Evan. Don't get close to the edge. Stop right there!

evan clarke
10-Jun-2012, 13:42
Wayyy too late...

evan clarke
12-Jun-2012, 13:59
So sick, I bought the new Cooke Portrait a few months ago, bought a Shen Hao XPO for it to live on and now have an f4 Sinar shutter for it, a little Lancaster meniscus and around ten loose meniscus lenses for a few sources for which I am machining barrels.sick,sick,sick..


P.S. and a veritar in shutter...

Jim Galli
12-Jun-2012, 14:47
So sick, I bought the new Cooke Portrait a few months ago, bought a Shen Hao XPO for it to live on and now have an f4 Sinar shutter for it, a little Lancaster meniscus and around ten loose meniscus lenses for a few sources for which I am machining barrels.sick,sick,sick..


P.S. and a veritar in shutter...

Can't wait to see some pics!

ustas
21-Jun-2012, 01:47
Nothing special, just decided to recall the P&S flavor)


http://s002.radikal.ru/i199/1206/62/e0466f4f9674.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

P&S VQ open wide
13x18 Svema

ustas
2-Jul-2012, 03:28
http://s51.radikal.ru/i133/1207/91/632cbc70db17.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

Playing 13x18 "open wide" game with Pinkham, Smith and a kitten.

wentbackward
2-Jul-2012, 04:32
Ustas, I can never see your images these days, always a white box with something written in Russian that links to a website with some very disturbing images.

Shame, I always love to see your work
Paul

ustas
2-Jul-2012, 05:00
This really sucks!
can anybody advise me a site to host images?

wentbackward
2-Jul-2012, 06:13
I bit the bullet and use zenfolio for $100 p.a. It's ok. Interface is a bit quirky. Seems stable.

Peter Mounier
2-Jul-2012, 07:48
Beautiful image Ustas

Peter

Jim Galli
2-Jul-2012, 08:05
Beautiful image Ustas

Peter

I agree. A moving target with a Pinkham. Bravo.

ustas
3-Jul-2012, 01:36
Thank you guys for the kind words!
Another simple image taken with opened wide P&S VQ on 13x18.


http://s017.radikal.ru/i421/1207/c1/efec5a5b6082.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

Jim Galli
3-Jul-2012, 07:05
Thank you guys for the kind words!
Another simple image taken with opened wide P&S VQ on 13x18.


Gorgeous image. I love how you've chosen your focus.

ustas
5-Jul-2012, 02:48
Thank you, Jim!
One more 13x18 open wide image.


http://s015.radikal.ru/i332/1207/cb/b8e3f44a2e97.jpg (http://www.radikal.ru)

Mark Sawyer
5-Jul-2012, 11:55
All quite lovely, Ustas, (and very cute on the first one! :) ) The last has a special touch of something slightly surreal, with an in-focus reflection off an out-of-focus surface.

Mattk
4-Dec-2012, 15:25
84793Foggy morning drive around the tree. Bi-Quality, wide open.
Ektapan/Rodinal

Hugo Zhang
21-Feb-2014, 17:56
My new pictures of the 16in Visual Quality with the 14x17 negative.

Jim Galli
21-Feb-2014, 18:08
My new pictures of the 16in Visual Quality with the 14x17 negative.

Really gorgeous Hugo!

Steve M Hostetter
22-Feb-2014, 09:09
My new pictures of the 16in Visual Quality with the 14x17 negative.

WOW the second one especially

Hugo Zhang
27-Feb-2014, 09:33
Thank you, Jim and Steve!

Jim, you have the same lens, right? Take it out and shoot. :)

Jim Fitzgerald
27-Feb-2014, 09:48
Hugo, nice! Another lens on my short list!!

Dave Wooten
27-Feb-2014, 10:19
My new pictures of the 16in Visual Quality with the 14x17 negative.

Really nice! A
Is this near 1:1? How much bellows?

Hugo Zhang
27-Feb-2014, 10:24
Hi Dave,

Yes, maybe even more than 1:1 and I racked bellows way out and it surprised me that the lens covers 14x17 at this distance. :)

Dave Wooten
27-Feb-2014, 10:32
Was this a 14 17 back on the 16 20? Just curious. A 1:1 full face portrait might be possible with that lens on 14 x 17.

Hugo Zhang
27-Feb-2014, 11:05
Yes, 14x17 back on my 16x20 camera.

Dave Wooten
27-Feb-2014, 11:32
...I am wistful...:)

goamules
28-Feb-2014, 06:53
My new pictures of the 16in Visual Quality with the 14x17 negative.

I like the second one.

evan clarke
28-Feb-2014, 10:55
Ah Hugo, is this just to torture me. Beautiful

tom thomas
28-Feb-2014, 11:21
Thank you, Jim and Steve!

Jim, you have the same lens, right? Take it out and shoot. :)

Jim, Have you shot any with this lens you got from me?

Hugo Zhang
28-Feb-2014, 11:26
Ah Hugo, is this just to torture me. Beautiful

Yeah, while you are waiting for your 14x17 camera, try to find a 16" P&S Visual Quality. :)

Jim Galli
20-Dec-2014, 11:22
Thread revival!


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/Bi-Quality/Pinkham_Bi-Quality_02s.jpg
50 years too late.
Associated Gasoline Station, Tonopah, NV.

Pinkham Bi-Quality wide open on 8X10 Efke 100

seven
25-Dec-2014, 16:13
127171


P&S Semi achromatic series I 16" @F8 or so, on expired Polaroid 554

pierre506
25-Dec-2014, 17:21
127171


P&S Semi achromatic series I 16" @F8 or so, on expired Polaroid 554
So nice~

Jim Galli
18-Dec-2015, 00:02
http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/GromisDowning/GroomParentsPinkhamS.jpg
grooms family and bride, gromis and downing

Pinkham Series IV #3 wide open

Peter De Smidt
11-Mar-2016, 10:22
That's a terrific photo, Jim!

Scott Schroeder
11-Mar-2016, 18:55
I agree with Peter, that's a very nice portrait Jim. Such a great feel and presence to it.

Ari
11-Mar-2016, 19:03
Make that three of us, and "presence" is certainly the right word, though one could easily add a few more superlatives.

Jim Galli
12-Mar-2016, 19:24
That's a terrific photo, Jim!


I agree with Peter, that's a very nice portrait Jim. Such a great feel and presence to it.


Make that three of us, and "presence" is certainly the right word, though one could easily add a few more superlatives.

Thank you ALL. What a nice surprise to come home to. Jim

HiHoSilver
12-Mar-2016, 21:49
Probably the most unique wedding portrait I can remember. 'Never seen anything like it. 'Very handsome. But w/ your work, Jim - that's no surprise.

Jim Galli
16-Jan-2018, 20:44
OK, your 2 year hiatus is over. I've got a new (2 me) Pinkham thanks to Petzval Paul, and I'm burning some film.

Pinkham & Smith Semi Achromatic 11" wide open;

Keith Fleming
16-Jan-2018, 21:44
All is right in the world again. Jim Galli is posting new images! Keep 'em coming!

Keith

Jim Galli
17-Jan-2018, 08:03
All is right in the world again. Jim Galli is posting new images! Keep 'em coming!

Keith

Y'ur killing me, but . . OK! :~')) Having way too much fun with the new lens and my muse. La puta negra (ala edward and charis weston)

Petzval Paul
17-Jan-2018, 10:02
You're really doing that lens way more justice than I ever could have! What an awesome glow.

William Whitaker
17-Jan-2018, 11:04
Those fenders are the most voluptuous anatomy I've seen on an inanimate object!:D

Mark Sawyer
17-Jan-2018, 18:46
I'm waiting for the real test. What lens will Jim use on the '57 T-bird?

Jim Galli
17-Jan-2018, 19:24
All is right in the world again. Jim Galli is posting new images! Keep 'em coming!

Keith


You're really doing that lens way more justice than I ever could have! What an awesome glow.


Those fenders are the most voluptuous anatomy I've seen on an inanimate object!:D


I'm waiting for the real test. What lens will Jim use on the '57 T-bird?

Thanks guys. And Mark by the time I get done paying for the T-Bird I'll be shooting with the bottom of a coke bottle. All the lenses are getting sacrificed at the alter of Thunderbird. Well, maybe not all.

Will, yes, she's built for comfort ;~'))

Jim Graves
17-Jan-2018, 23:51
Yup ... I'm curious to see how the 57 T'Bird looks via P&S ... The 57 has all those sharp angles ... and the P&S likes those fat Rubenesque fenders ... will Jim have to join the f-64 club?

And here is a photo with the same lens as the pic Jim G (the original Jim G) posted in post #187 on this thread ........

173838

goamules
18-Jan-2018, 06:11
Great to see your new work, and nice to hear Paul provided the lens for you. Maybe this can motivate some more of us with classic soft focus lenses to use them more this year. I shall try.

jp
18-Jan-2018, 13:39
The T-bird has enough chrome. It will glow nicely.

Jim Galli
22-Jan-2020, 15:07
A New Pinkham Smith lens yesterday and pictures developed last evening. It is a Series IV #2 12" focus in barrel.

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-21-20_01s.jpg

Although not made for 8X10, I was shooting in fairly close last evening, and 810 was what I had handy.

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-21-20_02s.jpg

Film was Aviphot 80 and it was dim light last evening so easy to shoot wide open, which is what I love best.

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-21-20_03s.jpg

The truck is my '39 Ford Tonner. Sheridon Beer O. Peterson Riverton Wyo Ph. 319

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-21-20_04s.jpg

What a pleasure these antiques bring to me. Hope you enjoy just a little. One more, below.

Jim Galli
22-Jan-2020, 15:10
The final image in the series was stopped down to f11. I wanted the buckaroo pony in the license plate on the cab roof to pop.

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-21-20_05s.jpg

My mini series are always 5 as that's what goes in the JOBO. Great reason, right? This is Serial #2465 for you guys keeping track (Rudi)

Peter De Smidt
22-Jan-2020, 15:28
Terrific work, Jim!

Hugo Zhang
22-Jan-2020, 15:31
Jim,

Really nice pictures and you paid quite a few pennies for that lens. :)

Jim Galli
22-Jan-2020, 15:37
Terrific work, Jim!

Thanks!


Jim,

Really nice pictures and you paid quite a few pennies for that lens. :)

It was far better than presented on Ebay. Not a bad old lens at all. I'll clean up the goop on the aperture ring and wax up what paint is there and it will be as good as most that I have. The glass is sweet, as is the aperture. That's really all ya need.

Tin Can
22-Jan-2020, 15:37
Very good Jim

I like both your toys, the lens and the tonner!

jp
22-Jan-2020, 15:41
Very smooth looking! Does it get swirly given the chance?

Jim Galli
22-Jan-2020, 16:08
Very smooth looking! Does it get swirly given the chance?

Unknown. In Tonopah, you have to go looking for trees. We shall see. Love my Pinkhams!

Drew Wiley
22-Jan-2020, 16:10
I presume that's the new car dealership in Tonopah, Jim, and not the used car lot? Lovely lens rendering. Or is that the truck left over from your moonshine running days?

rrunnertexas
22-Jan-2020, 18:01
Mmmmmmmm, love the truck and the lens. Excellent work! Thank you for sharing!

russo turisto
22-Jan-2020, 22:20
Very nice photo, Jim.
What is your aperture in the first four photos?
Did you use the hood or compendium? Probably, such SF lenses lose tonal contrast (tonal resolution) from parasitic light. But on your photos everything is super.

Jim Galli
22-Jan-2020, 22:42
Thanks for the kind words. The first four photos are wide open which is f4.5 for this lens. No hood or compendium.

paulbarden
23-Jan-2020, 07:29
Extraordinary photos, Jim. They have presence like no other. If you were to shoot these same images with a Verito, would they look quite similar? How would they differ?

Jim Galli
23-Jan-2020, 08:38
Extraordinary photos, Jim. They have presence like no other. If you were to shoot these same images with a Verito, would they look quite similar? How would they differ?

Thanks Paul. Yes, very similar at about a quarter or less of the cost. They are different formula's of glass to arrive at a similar effect. Perhaps I'll do a few side by side pics to compare. The Verito's remain relatively inexpensive because they probably made 100 Veritos for every one Pinkham.

Jim Galli
24-Jan-2020, 16:36
Extraordinary photos, Jim. They have presence like no other. If you were to shoot these same images with a Verito, would they look quite similar? How would they differ?

I thought this would be a worthy exercise and so last evening as the light waned, I made identical (tripod location) images with this Pinkham & Smith Series IV #2 f=12" lens and with a Wollensak Verito f=11 1/2" lens. All are shot wide open. There was more difference than I was expecting. The Pinkham clearly wins in resolution, even at full aperture.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/11_5Verito_01-23-20_01s.jpg
verito picture no. 1


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-23-20_01s.jpg
pinkham & smith picture no. 1

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/11_5Verito_01-23-20_02s.jpg
verito picture no. 2


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/12Pinkham2465IV/12Pinkham2465_01-23-20_02s.jpg
pinkham & smith picture no. 2

I'll let you folks form your own opines That half inch made a large difference in the field of view. Both were focused at the same plane with same movements.

Tin Can
24-Jan-2020, 16:52
Pretty close on my monitor

So focus was grille center 1&2 then Ford 3&4...

Jim Galli
24-Jan-2020, 17:37
Pretty close on my monitor

So focus was grille center 1&2 then Ford 3&4...

Yessir.

Dugan
24-Jan-2020, 19:29
Thanks for the comparison! Good to see real-life examples.

cowanw
24-Jan-2020, 20:24
I have always thought of the Verito as a lens for a 65+ year old and the Pinkham as a lens for a 20-65 year old.

paulbarden
24-Jan-2020, 21:44
I thought this would be a worthy exercise and so last evening as the light waned, I made identical (tripod location) images with this Pinkham & Smith Series IV #2 f=12" lens and with a Wollensak Verito f=11 1/2" lens. All are shot wide open. There was more difference than I was expecting. The Pinkham clearly wins in resolution, even at full aperture.
I'll let you folks form your own opines That half inch made a large difference in the field of view. Both were focused at the same plane with same movements.

Thanks for doing this exercise, Jim. Very informative to see the two lenses compared in this manner. If you didn't have the two to compare side by side, it'd be difficult to say one was superior to the other. As you say, in terms of resolution of important details, the P&S clearly excels. But the Verito has that bit of motion blur in the background that is very appealing too. Too bad ya can't have the best of both lenses!

Mark Sawyer
24-Jan-2020, 22:58
I have always thought of the Verito as a lens for a 65+ year old and the Pinkham as a lens for a 20-65 year old.

The Verito came in around 1913, and stuck around through the late 30s at least, and continued as the Veritar through the late 50's. By comparison, P&S was a flash in the pan, going through a number of designs in half that time, produced in relatively small numbers.

But you know, Pinkham & Smith...

Mark Sawyer
24-Jan-2020, 22:59
And as always, lovely images, Jim! A true pleasure to see your work again!

Jim Galli
24-Jan-2020, 23:20
Ad as always, lovely images, Jim! A true pleasure to see your work again!

High praise indeed as I esteem your contributions with the best . . . and I miss the pixie.

Jim Cole
2-Feb-2020, 15:51
High praise indeed as I esteem your contributions with the best . . . and I miss the pixie.

I've been away for a few years but I have two things to say:

1) Great work with the P&S, Jim.

2) Like Jim, I really miss Mark's pixie images. Is she coming back?

Jimi
3-Feb-2020, 02:59
2) Like Jim, I really miss Mark's pixie images. Is she coming back?

I sure wish that all of the pixies were collected online somewhere so that one at least could see them - they are photobucket shadows of their former selves these days. They have always been an inspiration to me. As is many of the P&S photographs here in this thread. Keep'em going!

cowanw
3-Feb-2020, 08:35
The Verito came in around 1913, and stuck around through the late 30s at least, and continued as the Veritar through the late 50's. By comparison, P&S was a flash in the pan, going through a number of designs in half that time, produced in relatively small numbers.

But you know, Pinkham & Smith...

I meant the subjects of the portraits were those ages.

Mark Sawyer
3-Feb-2020, 12:35
I've been slowly rebuilding the pixie thread, replacing the Photobucket links with Flickr links, but still have a few to go. It kinda took the wind out of my sails when Photobucket went from "free forever, we promise" to "$400 per year or else". Perhaps the saddest thing about this forum is haw few images survive in the old threads. The internet is not forever after all.

But I'm still working. They just don't make it onto the web very often...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49484485997_964d1da2f8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ioLVF4)1s (https://flic.kr/p/2ioLVF4)

Jim Galli
3-Feb-2020, 13:00
I've been slowly rebuilding the pixie thread, replacing the Photobucket links with Flickr links, but still have a few to go. It kinda took the wind out of my sails when Photobucket went from "free forever, we promise" to "$400 per year or else". Perhaps the saddest thing about this forum is haw few images survive in the old threads. The internet is not forever after all.

But I'm still working. They just don't make it onto the web very often...

Mark, I've been paying $6.50 a month since late 2001 rent fee to have my junk live in a server somewhere that I have some control over. It may go dark some day also, but so far, (some might say for better and many might say for worse) my stuff survives when I post and link to my storage place. Just did the math. $1400 over 18 years so I can torture people with MY pictures ;~'()


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/14No.3SeriesIV/PnSSerie4No3S.jpg
puta negra fode

Tin Can
3-Feb-2020, 13:01
Love it

so much an IRL version might be


I've been slowly rebuilding the pixie thread, replacing the Photobucket links with Flickr links, but still have a few to go. It kinda took the wind out of my sails when Photobucket went from "free forever, we promise" to "$400 per year or else". Perhaps the saddest thing about this forum is haw few images survive in the old threads. The internet is not forever after all.

But I'm still working. They just don't make it onto the web very often...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49484485997_964d1da2f8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ioLVF4)1s (https://flic.kr/p/2ioLVF4)

Jim Cole
3-Feb-2020, 15:44
I've been slowly rebuilding the pixie thread, replacing the Photobucket links with Flickr links, but still have a few to go. It kinda took the wind out of my sails when Photobucket went from "free forever, we promise" to "$400 per year or else". Perhaps the saddest thing about this forum is haw few images survive in the old threads. The internet is not forever after all.

But I'm still working. They just don't make it onto the web very often...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49484485997_964d1da2f8_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2ioLVF4)1s (https://flic.kr/p/2ioLVF4)

Ahh, thank goodness. Thanks, Mark!

Dugan
3-Feb-2020, 18:47
Mark, I've been paying $6.50 a month since late 2001 rent fee to have my junk live in a server somewhere that I have some control over. It may go dark some day also, but so far, (some might say for better and many might say for worse) my stuff survives when I post and link to my storage place. Just did the math. $1400 over 18 years so I can torture people with MY pictures ;~'()


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Pinkham-Smith/VisualQualitySeriesIV/14No.3SeriesIV/PnSSerie4No3S.jpg
puta negra fode

That image is Gorgeous.

Jim Galli
3-Feb-2020, 20:04
That image is Gorgeous.

Thanks! That makes it all worth while!

Mark Sawyer
4-Feb-2020, 00:44
Such curves, indeed a lovely image! A little more torture, please! :)

It would be nice to thing such images would survive us and not disappear into the ether when we depart and miss our server/hosting payments...

Mattk
15-Jan-2021, 22:27
Pinkham Bi-Quality Expired Tri-x Hc-110
Working on lighting.

russo turisto
16-Jan-2021, 03:39
Pinkham Bi-Quality Expired Tri-x Hc-110
Working on lighting.
film format and aperture?

Mattk
16-Jan-2021, 06:04
This was f/4.5 and 4x5.

Jim Graves
16-Jan-2021, 17:36
Matt .... Beautiful, just beautiful

Mattk
17-Jan-2021, 15:01
Thanks Jim! This started out as a test of a Cooke I just picked up. Had a holder left and thought “man, I haven’t used that Pinkham in a long time”. I’m also trying to improve on my lighting. I probably should of had a bounce card camera left as I would have liked a bit less fall off on her right side. Work in progress!