My father recently purchased a Canon 5D Classic. Looking at Youtube videos to investigate which lens might be most appropriate it became apparent that pictures from the “Canon 5D mark I” all exhibit a rather special and pleasant look. This got me thinking… how can that be? and why did it stop?
I am not into poetry, but I was preparing a set of videos on my thoughts on various subjects and found some of my “script” rhyming. As a result I got sidetracked and had a go… Thought I would share it with you for fun. Alex.,
Using the Quenox adapter with in-built lens for M42 to Nikon F-Mount with Mamiya SX AUTO lenses provides some interesting results. Both in colour saturation and bokeh. In this video there are 3 sample pictures for each of the 28mm f 2.8 and the 105mm f 2.8 Mamiya SX Auto lenses. I just wanted to
Nikkor-Q 135mm f 3.5 (Converted) – The following are sample pictures from the lens in various conditions. This, in my opinion, is the best lens I have and it cost only €49 second-hand. As usual the images are direct from camera, no crop, adjustment etc., Only exception is the blur for a surfer’s face… Alex.,
In this second part, I talk about the benefit of talking to the band, learning their expressions and movement, the benefit of manual aperture control on the lens and the benefits of manual focus lenses. – Counter intuitive perhaps, but it works for me, and perhaps you too… Alex.,
Older lenses actually give more information about their properties than modern lenses. This can give a photographer more control and increase photographic opportunities… In this video I show some of the differences and the advantages. Enjoy Alex.,
This is the introduction to the kit I use, Nikon DSLR’s with Nikkor Manual Legacy AIS lenses. Nikon D610, D5200, P300, Canon G12 Nikkor AIS: 28mm f 3.5, 50mm f 1.8, 80-200mm f 4.5 Nikkor Non ai converted: 135mm f 4.5 Nikkor AFS 35mm f 1.8 FX version Nikkor DR-6 eyepiece I will start to
