David Michael Self · @dmself
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flower filled with .

(Canon EOS M50 with a vintage Canon FD zoom lens 70-210mm 1:4. Because this camera doesn't want to work with this lens, it's manual focus and manual aperture.)

#oldglass #newcamera #insect #plant #ants #Cucumber #Photography #macro

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David Michael Self · @dmself
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I'm trying some . This is a baby . for scale.

(Modern Canon EOS M50 with a vintage Canon FD 28mm 1:2.8, and a +4 closeup filter.)

#oldglass #newcamera #insect #plant #ant #Cucumber #Photography #macro

Last updated 1 year ago

David Michael Self · @dmself
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I am using a 1980s telephoto lens (Canon FD 70-210mm f/4) on my new digital camera (Canon EOS M50 mk2).

It's a bit tricky to get these in focus, but I am able to photograph them from 25 yards away. I expect images to improve as I learn to program the camera properly for manual lenses.

Pic 1: Northern Cardinal, female
Pic 2: Downy Woodpecker, female
Pic 3: Carolina Wren, blurry

#newcamera #oldglass #vintagephotography #Photos #bird

Last updated 1 year ago

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· @love_create
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Ken Rockwell inspired me to get this sharp old lens...
He says it's "Nikon's lightest professional telephoto zoom of all time."
And: "Like all Nikkor manual focus lenses, the Nikon NIKKOR 80-200mm f/4.5 N AI is built to the highest mechanical standards of any lens ever made." "Remember that this was nearly a $2,000 lens in its day, Nikon's glory days of being the undisputed professional leader."
"This Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/4.5 N is one of Nikon's 10 Best Lenses because it's super sharp, made better than any other Nikon lens today and sells for only about $50 used."
"It's as sharp as one of the world's best lens makers can possibly make it."

mail.kenrockwell.com/nikon/80-

#nikon #oldglass #nikonlens #manualfocus

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Ice Nine · @IceNine
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And onto old meets new - the last version of the non-AI Nikon 28mm f3.5 lens meets new - the aperture ring has been replaced with a 3D print of a converter, enabling it to be used on modern cameras as an AI lens.

3D printing thanks to the local library.

#nikon #oldglass #3dprinting #loveyourlibrary

Last updated 2 years ago