Details of nature

This time of year sure makes for good opportunities for experiencing nature. I have taken two photos I wanted to share with you guys and gals. The colour one I took with a recently aquired FA 55 mm 1.4 (thanks Duplo!). The black and white with my manual SMC Takumar 55 mm 1.8.





Take care!

[dantuyhoa]

Very nice !

Is that 55/1.8 screw mount ?? Or I just confuse them altogether ??

[maleek]

Thanks for your kind words. And there is no confusion on your behalf. It's screw mount alright.

[dantuyhoa]

That second photo look very nice . I see some screw mount lens in my area for sale often and cheap , too ! So don't mind me asking some stupid questions :

How is it using the 55/1.8 ? Easily or complicated ?

What kind of adapter you get : Pentax or 3rd party ?


Thanks in advance :-)

[maleek]

Thats not stupid.

Of course the manual lenses are somehwat more challenging to use due to lack of autofocus and auto-exposure. I found it hard to get the focus spot on with people using the largest aperture, if I stop down a little it gets easier though. It's not for snapshots (for me at least, but I think it's a matter of training as well), but if you are willing to plan your shots a little it is very rewarding.

I use the Pentax adapter. I actually bought a third-party version from Hong Kong first, but it did not work properly. Some people say that there is third party versions that work fine. But I was out of luck I guess. :

[dantuyhoa]

Thanks maleek

I found some posts on that adapters . Very cool .

This will surely motivate me to get some m42 lens .

Happy shooting :-)