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I am really excited about the old manual focus Canon FD 135mm f2.0 lens that arrived today. I spotted on Ebay, and I think got a good deal on it. These shots taken handheld with a Sony a5000 and an adapted Canon FD 100mm f2.8 lens.
Unfortunately, there are not a whole lot of reviews of the 135mm f2.0 or sample images, so I am not sure what I should expect. The little bit that I could find seems very positive. I'll post all my shots goood and bad.
The Canon EF-M was a manual-focus 35mm film, SLR camera which used the Canon EF lens mount. It was introduced in 1991 for export to the non-Japanese market, and was the only manual focus camera in the EF line. It was not sold as part of the EOS range; the camera's official name was Canon EF-M rather than Canon EOS EF-M.
The EF-M was in essence a Canon EOS 1000 without an autofocus system, a built-in flash, or a top-deck LCD. It was priced slightly cheaper than the EOS 1000, and relatively few copies were sold. It was not directly available in Japan, though some were re-imported.
Uniquely amongst Canon EOS bodies it had an optical manual focus aid, a split-image focusing screen as well as a ring of microprisms. This system was common with manual focus SLRs but had since fallen out of use in the autofocus era. The screen can be installed in several autofocus EOS cameras, and can only be obtained by purchasing a used EF-M
For this project I wanted to use some of my old manual focus Nikkor lenses. It was something of a personal challenge to see if I could get everything I wanted in focus, even with automobiles in motion.
Day One - As cars arrived I had a very nice 35mm Nikon Nikkor f/2 pre-Ai mounted on a Sony A7. And I had a Sony NEX-7 with a LensTurbo II focal reducer and a 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P (later version).
Day Two - The contestant cars were displayed in the Grand Palais Ephemere at the base of the Champs de Mars. I used the Sony A7 and a Nikkor-UD 20mm f/3.5 and a Sony NEX-7 with Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 and the 105mm f/2.5 Nikkor-P (later version).
With CV19 numbers spiking again here in Europe, I feared events would continue to be cancelled. But, just like last year, it looks like they were able to squeak in another Tour Auto. This is the old Tour de France Automobile reborn. And this is clearly an event for the well-heeled.
All shots with D610 mounted on tripod, live view focusing. No PP, straight from the camera (NEFs).
Top: centre; middle: left border; bottom: right border.
Lenses are from left to right:
Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5 ai (older circular rear); Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5 ai (newer rectangular rear)I; Nikkor 80-200mm f/4 ais; Nikon 70-210mm f/4 E
At 200mm, again the 70-210mmE is the clear "looser", followed by the older 80-200/4.5.
Note that the N=1, so copy variation need to be considered.
A Taste of Haiti. 3rd edition food festival in North Miami. Manual focus. Sony a6000 with Pentax Takumar 135mm f1:2.5
A statue in Antalya Archaeological Museum (Turkey). Coming from Perga, in the ancient Pamphylia region. Many important and impressive ancient statues (mostly dating to II century AD) were found from the site of Perga; some big and wonderful cenotaphs were stolen from the site and ended to prestigious western Museums (especially in the USA); but they were finally recovered and taken back to their country of origin.
Una statua del Museo Archeologico di Antalya, Turchia. Proviene dal sito di Perga, città dell'antica regione della Panfilia. A Perga sono state trovate numerose e imponenti statue antiche greche e romane (soprattutto risalenti al II sec. dC); alcuni bellissimi e importanti cenotafi furono rubati e finirono nelle collezioni di prestigiosi musei esteri (soprattutto negli USA). Dopo vari processi, essi sono stati stati restituiti al Museo di Antalya, nel loro paese di origine.
The manual focus version of the AF Lens reviewed in February. And for the longest time my go-to manual focus lens. Sharp, Heavy, Well Balanced, and Good Quality it always comes with when I take out a Nikon MF kit.
The full review drops in April 2020.
Nikon FE - AI-S Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 - Ilford Delta 400 @ ASA-400
Ilford Microphen (Stock) 6:30 @ 20C
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC
Nikon sb-28 through white umbrella on camera right. Trigger PT-04 cn. Manual focus with a Carl Zeiss Jena 135 f3.5 lens
PP: (lightroom era) exposure, blacks, color
Since I didn't have work or class today, I got to finally see my doctor for my follow up. The day of Thanksgiving, one of the doctors in the emergency room apparently thought I had a possible blood clot. When you're lying down in bed for several hours and being injected with all types of liquids, you don't listen as much. (Well in my case I wasn't) My mind was elsewhere. I had a possible chance of having a blood clot at the time, even with all the x-ray scans and test. Today, my doctor said everything was fine. More or less it was probably mucus that was built up and got caught up. If I did have a blood clot I would of stayed a day or two in the hospital. Thankfully, I'm fine and my doctor said I'm pretty healthy.
After my doctor's appointment, decided to test out Eric's Nikon 55mm F/3.5 Non-AI lens through out the day. I must say, even this lens is an older lens, that didn't bother me one bit. I appreciate the craft, quality and overall built of older lens. This lens doesn't auto focus, and I like for once I had to manual focus only. At times, I wish this lens did auto focus but I had fun just playing around. All I can say is, this lens is super sharp even at F/3.5. Since Rhandy and Girlie were home all day, we all decided to put up the Christmas tree and lights. It's that time of the year again and boy did time fly this year. Since December is in a few days, I am going to work on my yearly recap. I will try some new stuff but keep the old method going since it works. Stay Tuned.
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The moon shot ( manual focus, no tripod/ freehand, through a window ) from Tuktoyaktuk, NT September 10th, 2014 Image By: Francis Anderson
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Alright, so I don’t yet have my homemade cherry wood pinhole camera totally completed for test shots… just waiting for final gluing to cure after I needed to make a few last minute adjustments last night and very early this morning. But after Steven asked a bit about my plans for my future (and much more ambitious plans) to eventually build a tilt-shift camera… I figured maybe it is time to upload a few sample images of what my homemade tilt-shift lens is capable of. all shot at f/4.
These are simple test shots I just took a couple hours ago while I was walking my dog. Since I really need to work on focusing distance, I was hand-holding my tilt-shift lens in front of the camera- I did NOT secure it to the bayonet mount. Using the front Nikon F-mount bayonet mount on my ‘plunger-cam‘ style homemade tilt-shift adapter, I used my old manual focus Nikon Series E 100mm f/2.8 lens on my Nikon D300 for all these images.
I am prolly able to get nearly 20 degrees of shift and about 14 degrees of tilt. I haven’t measured, so I’m just guessing here. Yeah, some curious light leaks and flares and ghosts on my D300. No big dealio to me at this point. Maybe, kinda cool.
Cheers.
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on 01 jan 2010, i began my journey w/ a new flickr group i've formed, ~365: experimental
the idea is that i strive to push myself daily; experiment, learn, & develop my photography skills further by exploring techniques, ideas, and experiments. hopefully, some of you might consider joining and we can work on our journey together! cheers.
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Nikon, D610, infrared, 720nm, 100mm, f/2.8, E-series, manual, focus.
Tour group taking over the walkway.
Rodenstock RX Heligon 42mm 1:0.75 Canon 550d, 4000/s full manual focus of the 3.7 fps ( lacky focus shut considering aperture of 0.75 and DOF)
Fuji HS20 handheld shots of my three new lenses from Ebay. They are manual focus Canon FD 24/2.8, 100/2.8, and 135/2.8. I look forward to comparing these to other new auto and old manual lenses. They are fairly well-reviewed. The couple year old Fuji HS20 still takes great macro shots up to just a centimeter away.
For the first round of testing, I'll take the 24mm on a Sony a5000 around Vulcan Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sony a5000 is new also, so I'm guessing this will be a challenge.
Manual focusing since Nikon D5500 doesn't have a built in motor, makes job little bit difficult but more interesting ;)
Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, shot on Kodak Ultramax 400 film using a Vivitar 220/SL camera and a Vivitar Compact 135mm f/2.8 Bright Band lens.
and didn't grab anything. Since the movie "eat pray love" spiritual business has exploded in Ubud and even locals have learned using american style manipulative language