You make a lot of mediocre photographs using old M42 screw lenses on digital cameras, and some, probably many, are execrable. But then you get the odd half-decent one, meaning you have triumphed against the odds. Not all the pictures here are a triumph against the odds, but there are a few, I hope.
You make a lot of mediocre photographs using old M42 screw lenses on digital cameras, and some, probably many, are execrable. But then you get the odd half-decent one, meaning you have triumphed against the odds. Not all the pictures here are a triumph against the odds, but there are a few, I hope.
Shot with a Chinon f/1.7 55mm Auto M42 lens on a Canon EOS 20D camera. The lens was probably made by Tomioka and strongly resembles the more expensive f/1.4 version. Made in Japan and the engineering and construction are exemplary. More impressive still is the optical quality, particularly when stopped down (probably true of all optics!). A surprisingly good experience. Wide open, this lens would be useful on an APS-C format camera for flattering portraits.
100 ISO.
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