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Fuji Lenses you have run across with great "character"
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Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality Lens, X-T1
Some time ago I acquired a Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3 inch lens, made for the motion picture industry. P&S was famous for large-format soft-focus lenses made for the Pictorialists.
The lens is stamped "Gillies Visual Quality"; I have found a reference stating that J. Wallace Gillies, of Pinkham & Smith, adapted the lens for the motion picture industry.
The lens will cover full-frame 35mm without problem. The lens is tiny, with ~34mm mounting threads. 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 Capra films.
I mounted this lens in a gutted Nikon Series E 50mm lens body, and use it on the X-T1 with a Nikon adapter. It certainly has that glowing Pictorialist "character"...
Some time ago I acquired a Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3 inch lens, made for the motion picture industry. P&S was famous for large-format soft-focus lenses made for the Pictorialists.
The lens is stamped "Gillies Visual Quality"; I have found a reference stating that J. Wallace Gillies, of Pinkham & Smith, adapted the lens for the motion picture industry.
The lens will cover full-frame 35mm without problem. The lens is tiny, with ~34mm mounting threads. 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 Capra films.
I mounted this lens in a gutted Nikon Series E 50mm lens body, and use it on the X-T1 with a Nikon adapter. It certainly has that glowing Pictorialist "character"...
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cwolffensperger
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Some time ago I acquired a Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality 3 inch lens, made for the motion picture industry. P&S was famous for large-format soft-focus lenses made for the Pictorialists.
The lens is stamped "Gillies Visual Quality"; I have found a reference stating that J. Wallace Gillies, of Pinkham & Smith, adapted the lens for the motion picture industry.
The lens will cover full-frame 35mm without problem. The lens is tiny, with ~34mm mounting threads. 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 Capra films.
I mounted this lens in a gutted Nikon Series E 50mm lens body, and use it on the X-T1 with a Nikon adapter. It certainly has that glowing Pictorialist "character"...
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Wow, it's got some wonderful soft glow to it!
Lawrence A.
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- Larry
Well, since my last post on this thread, I've acquired an X-Pro 1 and just got the adapter for my 1953 50 f2 Summicron. It's two years younger than I, but is still performing closer to its prime than I can manage these days. There's a quick grab of my dog Ellie from this afternoon.
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Lawrence A.
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- Larry
50mm f2 Summicron from 1953 again. I love this lens on the X-trans sensor
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Lawrence A.
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- Larry
OK. One more from the Summicron 50mm f2 thread mount. Then I'll stop.
My favorite panaderia, Golden Crown, on Mountain Rd. in Albuquerque.
My favorite panaderia, Golden Crown, on Mountain Rd. in Albuquerque.
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