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Warped fish eye reflection of St Paul's Cathedral in Central London. Vintage Prime Lens Used Vivitar 28mm f2.8 AUTO Ref K04 with Pentax K to Micro 4/3 Adapter. Manual Focus only
Ever seen a $200 lens that looks nicer on a Fujifilm X-T than this adapted Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED-IF AI-S Manual Focus w. Metabones NF-X-mount Adapter?
I just happened to come upon this near mint Nikkor on eBay and had to buy it. I was longing for the Fujifilm XF100-400 lens for some time now, but current exchange rates (worthless Can$) and no sales moved this purchase into the unknown future. Plus the family demands a new sofa first.
I'm a big fan of old Nikkors and this lens does not disappoint. It's all metal (imagine that) smooth operating all around and the sharpest tele-lens I ever had. Of course it's all MF, and that needs to get used to, but I'm already getting the hang of it (again).
It fits the X-T2 perfectly, as it is rather compact (not counting the sun-shade and adapter).
This combo feels like 1980's all over again, when I was shooting with a Nikon FM2 and various non-Nikon brand lenses. Never could afford Nikon's lens prices then, so I only had a 50mm f1.8 E-lens plus some Tamron and Tokina Zooms.
I kept my Tokina AT-X 100-300mm f4 MF lens and have been using it on the X-T1 and X-T2, but the Tokina is rather soft at 300mm.
The Nikkor 300mm however is sharp at all f-stops, I don't see light fall off as some have suggested, but there is some magenta fringing under certain conditions at the edges.
Motivated by this lens purchase I looked through my old Nikkor lens catalogs, to see if there are other legacy lenses worth to consider, but very few make more sense than tele-primes (looking at it from the perspective that I already have the XF10-24 and XF 18-135 lenses).
Other lenses I would consider are the Nikkor 28mm f2.8, the 85mm f2, the PC Nikkors and the Micro 105mm f2.8 lens.
I was shooting a few birds around the feeder the other day and some turned out really nice and sharp with excellent color rendition.
I have also purchased a Nikkor TC-14B which extends this lens's range from 450mm to 630mm for even further reach. That should work well for long range birding.
The product shots were done with my Full-Spectrum Infrared Panasonic GX1, with some color reverted. The reverted shots look pretty cool, but I'm always fascinated just to see the color variations of the anodizing and diverse metals used for these products.
Frankfurt am Main, metro station Alte Oper
Panasonic DC-G9
obiettivo 7artisans 25mm
ISO 800 - 1/5 sec - f 1.8
Handheld & manual focus
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Dörflicher Brotbackofen zu Sonnenaufgang: Brandenburg (LOS) - Germany
smc pentax-m 28mm/3.5, Pentax k-5, manual focus
Sony a6000 with JcPenny Coated Optics Prime Lens 135mm f/2.8 for Minolta, adapted to E-mount. Manual focus
Ever wonder what it's like to be in the middle of a mosquito swarm?
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Nikon "Nikon D90" D90 "MF lenses" "Manual Focus" "Leica Macro" "Leica 60mm" "Leica 60 2.8" "Leica Macro Elmarit" "Leica Macro 60" "Leica macro Elmarit 60 2.8"
I have a old 28mm f/2.8 lens from my SLR days with Pentax. I put it on my K10D, which i havent used since buying the Canon. Catching a baby rocking backwards and forwards as he learns to crawl is not the best time to use it, but I liked the idea of 28mm.
As you can see, I nailed the focus, luck and timing, one in 20. But when you do nail it, it is unlike anything I have caught before. No eye pop here, just a slight sharpen.
All natural light. I moved away from the Pentax because I was disappointed with its results, I am now knowing that a workman should never blame his tools. Now how to convince my wife that I need 2 DSLR's.
Or I sell the pentax gear and buy a new 28mm and a 100mm macro.
Stranger Portrait - Maggie (Vintage manual focus lens). I had just taken a candid photo of Maggie who'd just asked another guy for a light for her joint. She had seen me take the shot and remarked that she always enjoyed a joint mid-morning. She then said her name was Maggie, that she was totally fine with her size and that she also loved men! A bit more information than I really needed.
Following a brief conversation she asked me to take her photo and immediately jumped into a few poses. All in all a very unexpected few minutes but Maggie turned out to be a very friendly and interesting character .
Her story was inspiring and when I think of it it makes my problems seem trivial. She spends all day tending a small cart in a quiet side street from early in the morning until late in the evening selling water and snacks to visitors. She's always grateful for even a small purchase. She grew up without a mother, who was killed in the war and now looks after her father who is old. She always smiled and said hello when we passed by. She reminds me of my mother.
Leica R 50mm Summicron at f2
This man was doing his best to raise money for some of Sacramento's most worthy charities including one that I happen to be involved with, Loaves and Fishes, which among other things, provides a hot meal to about 600 people every day.
This photo was taken on a film-only photo walk of Sacramento. I managed to get Bjarne, Eric, and Pedro to join me for some old-school fun.
Nikon FE2 plus Nikkor 50 / 1.4 AI at f/ 1.4. I don't feel that I deserve much credit for this shot. This lens is just gorgeous.