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Category Archives: Cameras
C/Y lenses on Canon EOS cameras
Although the use of old Contax / Yashica lenses on Canon EOS bodies is relatively common, some exotic combinations of lenses and bodies are little documented. I have now had some experience adapting these lenses and I can report the … Continue reading
Posted in Cameras, Film photography, Photography
Tagged adapter, adapting, C/Y, Canon, Contax, EOS, film camera
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When the camera makes the picture
Usually, it’s not the camera, but the lens, that makes the picture. Especially with film, the camera is often irrelevant. Yet, this image taken in the Wharton Park could have hardly been done without the useful spot meter of my … Continue reading
Posted in Cameras, Contax, Film photography, Photography
Tagged Carl Zeiss, Contax 167MT, film photography, Neopan, Sonnar, spot meter
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Camera bag for Bronica SQ?!
Surely I cannot expect manufacturers to create new bags for an old Bronica SQ system. Yet, I believe I found a a very good one to carry a bulky Bronica SQ-A, with a 150/4.0 + hood, a metered chimney viewfinder, … Continue reading
Tilt macro lens for Sony NEX cameras
I reckon there are easier solutions, but the most complicated one I could find is this one. I bought a Sony NEX-5 (obvious), then an adapter to fit Bronica SQ lenses onto Nikon bodies, then theLensbaby to mount Nikon lenses, … Continue reading
Posted in Bronica, Cameras, Photography
Tagged Bronica, macro, Nikon, Sony NEX, SQ, tilt lens, Tilt Transformer, Zenzanon
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Tilted lens vs. normal
Durham photographed with a tilted lens. Continue reading
Posted in Cameras, Durham, England, Photography
Tagged Durham, Lensbaby, Nikkor, Sony NEX, Tilt Transformer
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Autofocus for macro
Who says that autofocus is not for macro shots? Well, many, and usually it holds true. Not if the object does not stay that still… like a Post-It in the air. Solution: Fuji S3, Nikkor AF-D 50/1.4, B+W close-up lens, … Continue reading
Posted in Cameras, Photography
Tagged autofocus, close-up lens, Links to books, macro, Nikkor
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Sony NEX-5 usage follow-up
The Sony NEX-5 adapts very well with use with C/Y lenses. Continue reading
Posted in Cameras, Digital photography
Tagged adapter, amazon, Carl Zeiss, Contax, NEX, Sony, Sony NEX-5, Tamron
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Portrait cameras
People talk of good portrait lenses, but usually forget about good portrait cameras. My Bronica SQ-A is a great camera, but not a great portrait camera. Unless used in a studio, on a tripod, with the mirror locked up and … Continue reading
Posted in Bronica, Cameras, Film photography, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged Bronica SQ-A, portrraits
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Short review of Sony NEX-5
First thing first: I prefer a Contax 139, or a Nikon FM2, to the Sony NEX-5. But this comparison would be too much heterogeneous: the NEX is a digital camera. As such, the NEX is a great camera, and I … Continue reading →