Sample photographs made with a vintage Konica Hexanon AR 50mm f/1.4, serial no. 7670226, adapted to a full-frame Sony A7R […]
Quantaray AF 28–90mm f/3.5–5.6 Macro — Sigma in Disguise
A bargain-basement zoom with a respectable Japanese pedigree. Introduction The Quantaray 28–90mm f/3.5–5.6 Macro comes from an era when camera […]
Minolta AF 70–210mm f/4.5–5.6 II
Minolta AF 70–210mm f/4.5–5.6 II — The $15.15 Lens (you can buy this for $15.15 if it’s still available) This […]
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135mm f/2.8 Review — Budget Bokeh
Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135mm f/2.8 — Budget Bokeh The humble 135mm may be one of the great bargains in […]
Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC: Perfectly Capable, With One Surprise
Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC: Perfectly Capable, With One Surprise The Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC is one of those […]
Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.4 (s/n 4059733)
This is one of those vintage lenses that makes you wonder why you would spend very much money on a […]
Cash it or Smash it: Promaster 28mm f2.8 SN-86698
Link to full resolution images: LINK Sale link on Ebay: Link Link to Video: LINK (I let the robots write […]
“Scanning” Negs with a digital Camera-Reposting from my old Blogspot site.
For years I used a Nikon Coolscan to scan my slides and negs. Those scanners use a less-common Firewire […]
Open It (Part 1)
How to open many different camera types. Includes samples of various (Nikon, Minolta, Sears, Speed Graphic, etc) 35mm SLR’s a […]