Vienna, Belvedere Palace 2020-04-18
This "miniature" view of Prinz Eugen's Belvedere Palace was taken with the Pentax Q7 and the so-called "09 Mount Shield Lens". It is a tiny meniscus lens in a plastic mount the size of a 2 Euro coin and not much thicker. It weighs next to nothing. Focal length 11mm (equivalent to 53mm in "full format"), aperture fixed at f:9, focus fixed at 2 metres. You can leave it on the camere as a body-cap - hence the name "Mount Shield Lens".
Note the complete absence of tourists!
I love to walk around with a PENTAX Q and the so-called "Toy Lenses". These are tiny manual-focus primes with a fixed aperture. They were rather misunderstood and never caught on. I think that's a pity. If one takes the trouble, they can give beautiful results. They are NOT toys, and are anything but simple to use well. As with any equipment, you have to recognise the possibilities and respect the limitations.
Vienna, Belvedere Palace 2020-04-18
This "miniature" view of Prinz Eugen's Belvedere Palace was taken with the Pentax Q7 and the so-called "09 Mount Shield Lens". It is a tiny meniscus lens in a plastic mount the size of a 2 Euro coin and not much thicker. It weighs next to nothing. Focal length 11mm (equivalent to 53mm in "full format"), aperture fixed at f:9, focus fixed at 2 metres. You can leave it on the camere as a body-cap - hence the name "Mount Shield Lens".
Note the complete absence of tourists!
I love to walk around with a PENTAX Q and the so-called "Toy Lenses". These are tiny manual-focus primes with a fixed aperture. They were rather misunderstood and never caught on. I think that's a pity. If one takes the trouble, they can give beautiful results. They are NOT toys, and are anything but simple to use well. As with any equipment, you have to recognise the possibilities and respect the limitations.