Nearly forgot to #TLRTuesday , this was from my first proper trip out with the #MinoltaAutocord, a really lovely camera with a great focusing mechanism and another cracking lens (all the TLRs of the era seem to be quality!). (sorry, the conversion on this could have been better).
Trying to keep some #TLRTuesday momentum, this from my #MinoltaAutocord .
As discussed a few days back, I'm an indoctrinated reluctant fan of vintage steam and internal combustion engines.
Annoyingly this scan has made me realise that I have a serious problem in my #darktable conversion flow that is causing some out of gamut pixels. Not a major problem, but I need to work it out.
There's not much to choose between the #MinoltaAutocord and #MPPMIcroFlex lenses. Both lovely more than sharp enough for my eyes, and both give lovely focus fall off.
Just scanned the test roll from the #MinoltaAutocord. Hard to tell as the weather was a bit dull, and I didn't get as good a variety of test pics. The lens is definitely more than sharp enough. Going on gut instinct, the #MPPMicroflex feels like it has better overall sharpness. The minolta taking lens could do with a clean.
Still lovely though, and that focusing lever is a dream (it's hard to go back to the knowledge focusing on the MPP
I seem to have a medical condition that means that globally stupid political actions cause me to buy a TLR.
This week it's a #MinoltaAutocord! Got it for cheaps on ebay, all looks good so far (ignoring the flappy bits of leatherette lifting, should be easy enough to fix).
Shutter speeds, aperture, focus racking, self timer works (always a good sign of general condition). The ground glass is a bit dirty, but generally all good.
Tristan Colgate-McFarlane