BEE ON BEE LAVENDER crop .. through old lens

[FUJI]

During the lens swapping with a photographer mate yesterday, I surprised him with what an old 50mm Super TAKUMAR lens could do.....one of those with a radio-active yellow glow......this is quite a heavy crop...I too am amazed at what it produced here.

 

The lens has an M42 thread so requires an Ebay purchased adaptor so it fits my SONY A55:

 

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FUJI

[NannyFerret]

I like the way the bee and flower are in focus and the others blurred out.

[Leon]

thats cool Fuji!!

 

I was watvhing a write up on Youtube the other day about old SLR lenses, ( I need to learn how to use my camera first!) looked very doable and kind to the pocket

[FUJI]

thats cool Fuji!!

 

I was watvhing a write up on Youtube the other day about old SLR lenses, ( I need to learn how to use my camera first!) looked very doable and kind to the pocket

Just go on Ebay for either......old lenses that will fit your DSLR.....or.......look for lenses with an M42 thread that you can buy adapters for........the thin adaptor may prevent the lens from focusing to infinity, but all else is fine......you do need to set up manually and use manual focus......good fun if you are in the right frame of mind.

FUJI

[NannyFerret]

I've got two M42 lenses and bought an adaptor with another single element in it to adjust it to focus better. It was £9.99 on ebay.
If you get the ordinary adaptor ring without the glass it won't focus properly.

[Black Pearl]

Lovely shot and great technique.