Canon FD 50m f1.8 magic

 I have had this lens for a while, but for some reason, I was not able to get into it.  But recently, I picked it up again to try it out, just to verify how the FD breech lock lens gets attached to the mirrorless camera adapter, since getting it mounted to ensure the aperture ring will adjust correctly is a bit tricky.  I will post some tutorial on it, because I got a little frustrated with the whole process. 

Camera today - Panasonic G3, Fotasy FD to M43 adapter. I think I had -1 EV, so they looked a bit dark.

Anyways, I really like the way the color was rendered, now I am going to test my other 50-55mm range lenses and see how they perform.

Sunny day out and about - Dunedin

 I live in Clearwater, FL, but there's not much going on in downtown Clearwater except for the new concert venue, The Sound, because most of the buildings there are taken up by the Scientologist. But we are only a few minutes away from downtown Dunedin, it's definitely a lot livelier with more people and things to do.

Pictures today are taken from an actual camera, Panasonic GH3 and Lumix 25mm lens.

ATM - I thought it was a pay phone at first....   😂

Lens Test - Nikon 28-105mm 3.5-4.5D

 This is a bargain of a lens I purchased from KEH. 

The range this lens provided was fairly nice.  It is much lighter than the 35-70mm, plus it has a nice 1/2 Macro feature. 

I tested this out with my new Nikon to Sony E mount adapter, no electronics, so all manual focus. 

Camera - Sony A7Sii.  

Nikon 35mm f1.8 DX. ISO200, 1/13sec. Shot handheld.

This lens' focusing motor stopped working.  Kind of pissed.  Apparently a common issue. 

Taiwan - visited old places 50 years apart

On this last trip, while walking through a city part, I remembered I had a picture taken on this bridge when I was little, thought I would reproduce a shot.

 

March 1973

Thank goodness my parents had a camera with date feature. I don't think it was a polaroid, not sure why it's square. 

Back from a pause/gap...

Hmm, it's been over 9 years since my last post here. 

Don't know why, just have lost the interest in using a camera past few years.

I still take some pictures with my cameras, but I got to the point where I don't even upload them to the computer.  Most of the time, I just use my cell phone.  

In Summer of 2023, we took a trip to Taiwan, I didn't even bother bringing my camera on the trip, I documented the whole trip with my cell phone..

In late 2023, some random video on YouTube popped up with some adapted vintage lenses.  Knowing I had a collection of older Pentax M42 and Canon FD lenses, and Micro 4/3 adapters, I thought I would give them a shot again. 

This collection of test shots are made from Pansonic DMC-G3 and Canon FD 50mm.  Camera set to aperture priority. 

Fresh Thai Basil in Winter (yeah, I am still living in Florida).

ISO 800, 1/500 sec