I took my least favorite lens for a walk today. I guess it is my least favorite

[alfredo]

because it is of unknown heritage. That shouldn't matter because it seems to return good results. I have to bump up the contrast a bit when needed, but that's no big thing. It is a Focal 28mm 2.8 M42 lens adapted to my Olympus.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alfredo_tomato/sets/72157638750412674/with/11412204555/

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[dballance]

1. Looks like you got good results.

Am I seeing the sculpture correctly? Looks like a flock birds.

[alfredo]

2. Thanks. It is birds to commemorate flight 5191 a crash that took 49 lives.

[dballance]

3. Nice. I like the B&W treatment. /nt

[alfredo]

4. Thanks. I went out with the intent to do some black and white. I was going to set the camera to

Monochrome, but decided to convert in PP.

[justiceischeap]

5. Nice! I need to find a 28mm manual lens

for my mirrorless. All I have at the moment is a 50mm Minolta, which is too long for most of the stuff I do.

[alfredo]

6. You can find some good Japanese lenses in that eBay thingie.

On reason I don't use mine much is that I have the Sigma 30mm 2.8. That's my everyday lens.

I love my two 50's, the Yashinon DX and Industar 50-2. I have a reverse ring for my Yashinon.

[justiceischeap]

7. I'd like to find a Japanese lens that has a Minolta mount

so I don't have to buy another mount.

However, after seeing your post this morning, I did a search for wider angle lenses on that eBay thingie and I found none in the price range I want to spend (super cheap).

[alfredo]

8. My Yashinon had a bent filter ring so I got a good deal.

I straightened the ring and now it accepts filters. I payed $20.

You have to be patient, and willing to go beyond the first page.

M42 mount lenses are the most common, so they are cheaper. Adapters are cheap too.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Hmm, might have to see if I find a good zoom to 600

For the Nikon. Yesterday was one of those rare days I could have used it.

[alfredo]

10. There's some crappy ones out there, so do your homework.

What kind of camera you use?

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Nikon 5100 and I should have taken the D300

It was one case where full format would have made a real difference. If I win the lottery tonight I will get myself a full format with the 600 lens to go with it.

I can dream.

[alfredo]

12. You did just fine with your purchase. You don't want

A camera that is so heavy it wears you out.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Oh there are a few times I need the full format

And I really did not want to take hubby's camera. It is heavy, but, I cannot reach the controls either.



Anyway this is why. The two zoom in from my body were not as clear as they should.

https://www.facebook.com/nadin.brzezinski?ref=tn_tnmn

Compare and contrast my 3/4 sensor




Full frame sensor.

[alfredo]

14. Check out the Sony A7.

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/sony_a7_review/

Still it would probably be best to stick with the Nikon system.

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. I am not switching systems p

We were joking that if we hit the lottery we could even afford the tv grade video camera, alas I don't have the back for that. Not joking, Nikon 800E. Yes,I went drooling.

[alfredo]

16. You can get the D800e used for about 2 grand.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. I don't have two grand

as I said, went drooling

[alfredo]

18. I'm drooling over the Fuji X100 or the Ricoh GR, but I will probably end up with an Oly EPM2 or EPL5

[postatomic]

19. I hope you at least bought the Lens lunch

I mean, it's already experiencing a 'self-worth' issue because of your comments. Lunch only seems fair.


Normally I have a 'thing' for the sky in my landscapers, but I really like the treatment you used on these. Makes me re-think the whole sky thing.

[alfredo]

20. Sometimes I hear it whimpering in my lens drawer. The sky was

rather flat so it didn't add much to the image. I was using hyper focal so I was focusing on the two thirds point. That took a lot of the sky out of the frame.

BTW, the yellow filter was used for all conversions.

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. Now that is quite a mental image

My mind went to a messy, almost impossible to clean, lunch. An in and out double cheese burger protein style. Trust me, messy does not start to describe it.

[alfredo]

22. My lens likes a good messy Smashburger.