Years ago in the K-7 days I scouted and pre-visualized an amazing shot I wanted to take for a local photo contest, get to the spot and it's a beautiful sunset over the mountains. Just incredible, so of course am giddily snapping away. I even used a tripod; this was serious business. I get home and smugly import the files to lightroom, and discover the camera had been set to the smallest, low quality jpeg setting- 2mp I think it was. Ok, whatever, stuff happens, I can try to fix it up and it'll be fine for web. Except it ended up winning that photo contest and for a long while I got requests for large prints, etc. which in good conscience I had to turn down. I did let a friend use it for her business cards.
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Originally posted by Wasp I bought a Takumar 35mm f/2.3 last year and I have to confess that it has not been used a lot. To make things worse, I bought a whole lot of other stuff to go with it. First it was a UV filter, to protect that front element. I shelled out for an expensive Tiffen, because you know. Then the Takumar lens cap no longer fit as it should, so a center pinch cap was bought right away. Then it was time for an ND filter. It was cheap on an online auction but it was 67mm instead of 62mm. So I got a step-up ring as well. Unmounting the M42 lens adapter from the body was a chore that involved finger nails. So I got another adapter, just because it came with a wrench.
The thing is, I haven't taken very many pictures with this lens. The ND filter has not seen any actual use yet. That wrench proved be less useful than my finger nails.
To get the best out of this Tak, one has to work at it. The subject, the light and the angle has to be just right. There has been just a bit of buyer's remorse. In retrospect, I could have bought other stuff that would have seen more use. I am however, determined to keep it and lean how to use it. Next on the shopping list, a lens hood in 62mm. And a Cokin filter holder ring. Perhaps a polarizer as well...
OT: *Try that lens with a 12mm extension tube, it's great for macro work*