Fun with “lousy” lenses
There are lenses that are popular as the object of disdain and even hate – but which will give the hobbyist good
"This Is My Father's World"
There are lenses that are popular as the object of disdain and even hate – but which will give the hobbyist good
There’s something fascinating about shooting a manual lens on a modern camera. Instead of relying on the camera to do all the
Earlier this year I caught a decent deal on a Konica TC-Electra with a 50mm prime and a telephoto zoom lens. The
Something I’ve been enjoying since picking up my Canon EOS 6D full frame camera, is the difference between it and my Rebel
One of the convenient things of modern life is the almost omnipresent cellular telephone. One of the curses of modern life is
Last night was a beautiful, mostly clear skies, night. And despite the city light pollution the full moon was clearly visible. There’s
Recently I posted a quick note about using a reverse mounting ring to mount a lens on backwards to allow it to
This year I’ve been working at learning to use my DSLR cameras “off auto”, to one extent or another. Learning to calculate
A few months ago I saw the above mentioned lens on fleabay, listed as “non-functioning autofocus” but claiming good optics and worked
A friend of mine let me have a new in the box Telesar Auto 135mm 1:2.8 OM mount lens he’d had sitting