Lenses

Bits of glass to mount on your camera.

Lens 06/09 2013

Minolta 70-210mm f/4

The so called beer can lens from Minolta, a really excellent midrange zoom with a stunning optical quality and a very good mechanical ditto
Lens 04/09 2013

Nikon 55mm f/3.5 macro

An old macro back from the 70's. Not able to keep up with the modern lenses, but very nice in build quality - and it was a gift, so I'm not complaining - and it works on my Nikon belllows thanks to being an AI lens with an aperture ring.
Lens 04/09 2013

Nikon 40mm f/2.8 macro

A great little macro lens, cheap and sharp, but with a little too close working distance for my taste.
Lens 04/09 2013

Sigma 50mm f/1.4

A great and bright normal lens from Sigma that acts more like a short telephoto lens on my DX bodies. Great for portraits on DX, very shallow DOF and really nice bokeh - and of course very bright. I love to shoot with this lens wide open.
Lens 04/09 2013

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8

A fantastic telephoto zoom, probably only outdone by its successor, the VR II model
Blog entry 28/08 2013

My latest lens acquisitions

I bought a couple of great lenses used recently. Unfortunately one didn't work.
Blog entry 27/08 2013

The Petzval craze

OK, I admit it... I also signed up for a Lomo Petzval lens
Article 24/07 2013

Macros for Nikon DX

Four Nikon Macros
I have Nikon DX bodies exclusively and shoot a lot of macro, so I bought both the 85mm f/3.5 and the 40mm f/2.8 DX Micro-Nikkors to supplement a couple of older macros I have.
Article 15/06 2013

Nikon Bellows PB-3 on a DSLR

Many Nikon macro bellows are known not to fit on modern SLR's, but I managed to make a very easy conversion to fit my Model III on all my Nikon bodies
Article 06/10 2011

Sigma 50mm f/1.4

I have a weakness for bright lenses and always had great experiences with Sigma. So when I wanted a bright 50mm, I found it natural to look closer at Sigma's offering.

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