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10. All Sean McCully wants is the lens of his digital single.
Lens reflection camera
He doesn't know, he's looking for the holy grail of amateur photography --
And hope to do it cheaply.
"I just wanted to shoot family and friends indoors without a flash," he said . ".
He also wants his digital Canon 40D to be able to take photos in a smooth background and only have the smallest focus area.
Canon sells a lens that is perfect for him
If not for the $1,500 price tag, McCully. So Mr. McCully, a 32-year-
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He turned to his closet, where, like many people who have recently converted into digital photography, he had a bunch of hands-on
His focus on the film.
Especially a lens, Canon FL 55-millimeter f1.
Was Mr about 40 years ago.
McCully's father is almost the same as Canon's contemporary products.
But it's not appropriate.
McCully's digital canon
"I realized I might figure out how to make this thing work," he said . ".
In addition to a cheap metal ring, a Dremel tool and a Sander found on eBay, his ad
McCully is able to convert the old lens so it can be installed on his new digital camera.
So he refutes an axiom of photography that looks as immutable as the laws of physics: when buying a lens for D. S. L. R.
Camera, "low cost" and "Super
"Wide Aperture" is the term of mutual exclusion. (
Lenses with wide aperture or large optical openings can be shot in dim light and produce a very blurry background. )
Most D. adsS. L. R.
Users, turning off the switch of the camera autofocus system is nothing more than a curious, remains of some kind of mechanical evolution.
But the new interest in deliberately distorting the lens to focus has created a healthy market for optical products of value for decades that have been collecting dust in closets, and store shelves as cameras.
Photographers are more than happy to hold down the shutter button in a practice called "machine"
Gunning "or" spray and pray "are now searching online for vintage lenses with exotic names such as Binde tucumar, woygert Nader Nocton,
Paul Yates, network technology training manager at Toronto Q9, said he was shooting almost exclusively with retro lenses these days, although he has been firmly locked in the autofocus camp.
Not only did he shoot for good deals or slower, but because each shot was connected to his D. S. L. R.
Even with the same focal length of the lens, the camera creates a unique look.
"I might buy five 50.
Mm lenses, because they each produce images with different features . "
Said Yates, 38.
He also said he believes that the lens for manual focus will usually exceed the precision of the few autofocus lenses he still has.
"There is tactile quality in keeping the metal focus ring," he said . "Yates.
"Damping of the ring-
Resistance-
Let me be good-
Adjust the focus so precisely. When I manual-
Focus with an updated lens and they just feel different.
"Usually, all it takes to get many retro lenses to work on a new camera is a simple twist --
On the adapter, it costs $10 to $30.
Because each adapter is unique for a specific lens installation and camera combination, and with the development of the camera device, the adapter is relatively cheap, the photographer usually buys a separate adapter for each lens.
Although some manufacturers, such as Pentax, sell their own products, they can be found on eBay.
Many vendors sell general purpose adapters, but it is better to search the web for reviews of the quality and compatibility of a particular lens, camera and adapter combination.
Online photography communities such as Freddy Miranda.
Com, ManualFocus.
Organization is a good place to start this research.
But just like shooting with a manual lens, it can be complicated to buy them.
Due to mechanical and optical reasons, some brands of D. S. L. R.
We have more retro lenses than the rest. Nikon D. S. L. R.
You can shoot dozens of old-fashioned Nikon lenses without an adapter.
But Nikon cameras, if any, don't work well on most retro mirrors from manufacturers like Olympus, Pentax and Zeiss.
Advertising Canon cameras have the opposite features.
They are not compatible with most old-fashioned Canon lenses, but cheap adapters can be fitted with a third of dozens of brands-
Party retro lenses. Olympus D. S. L. R.
If you have an adapter, Canon cameras can install most of the same retro lenses as well as retro Olympus lenses.
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Almost every Pentax lens can be installed, the third one
Use Pentax's party footage-style lens-mount. Sony D. S. L. R.
Is the worst compatibility among major manufacturers.
These cameras work with certain Minolta lenses and use the lens known as the M42 screw holder with the adapter.
Hundreds of manual focus lenses for D. S. L. R.
The price is different from the unlikely Sears
The limited edition of legendary Leica noteclux costs less than $10 and could cost more than $10,000.
For those who are interested in trying to focus the lens manually, here are some popular options that can be found under excellent conditions of use on eBay or at the camera store with used gearThe decades-
Old Olympus Joko 28-millimeter f3. 5 and Zuiko 50-millimeter f1.
The price is $30 to $60.
Similar autofocus lenses sell for $100 to $300, depending on the manufacturer. The wide-
Aperture bin s-m-c Takumar 6-10millimeter f1. 4 ($80 to $100), and SMC 50-millimeter f1. 2 ($300 to $500), are one-half to one-
The price of the quarterly comparable autofocus lens, and some of the container/Yashica Zeiss 85-
MM and 135-
Mm telephoto lens (
$150 to $600 depending on version and maximum aperture). And the wide-
Olympus Zuiko 24-millimeter f2. 8 ($125 to $175)
Can produce such an amazing image that it is advantageous compared to several lenses that cost more than $1,000 --
Even when used on cameras like the Canon 5D and 1Ds series, it is well known that this can exacerbate the corner softness and other defects of most optical systems.
While vintage lenses are usually cheaper than modern lenses, smaller in size and more sturdy in manufacture, there are some precautions to use them on new cameras (
In addition to the potential danger of buying antique machinery and equipment in a state of disrepair. )
In addition, it can be difficult to get used to manual focusing, especially for young photographers born in the digital age.
Most people need to learn the art and science of manually adjusting aperture
Stop the retro lens.
The photographer is not required to shoot in full-manual-
Everything for decades, but not everyone thinks it's an annoying thing to use vintage lenses.
Some people even think this is an advantage because it carries a little nostalgia.
Advertising, he said, "is more like a photographic process I used to do in the past . "McCully.
"It slowed me down and made me think about what I was shooting.
What's more interesting.
"A version of this article appears on page 7 of the New York edition with the title: retro lenses on digital cameras.
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