Category: Cameras
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Some lenses are soft in the corners – 100F and the English sea
Dealing with lenses soft in the corners
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C/Y lenses on Canon EOS cameras
The use of obsolete Contax / Yashica lenses on Canon EOS bodies is relatively common, but some exotic combinations of lenses and bodies are little documented and their compatibility unknown. I have now had some experience adapting two C/Y lenses on two Canon EOS bodies and I can report the results, unfortunately not enthusiastically.
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When the camera makes the picture
They say 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 Contax 167MT. The rest was taken care of by the old Sonnar 135/2.8 with…
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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, and a 120 back, all mounted together, and still have a little bit of space…
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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, with TILT, onto NEXes, and finally a Nikon extension tube – but I also have…
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The Finchale Priory is…
…a “listed building” but, more importantly, is a very, very cold place… when it’s cold. Photographically, the Priory is the first time I combined my “new” Minolta Spotmeter with my Bronica. B&W or colour, that day I had 400 ASA film that did not prevent the camera shaking due to photographer’s shaking due to the…
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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, and continuous autofocus.