I had to look that up. You've certainly done a good job with it.

Yes there are ! ....... Old Glass Rulze !

But more seriously, the more old glass you use the more characteristics you find and each will suit a different style. To mix up old and new, a DA*300, a Trioplan 100 and a Primotar 135 will all produce beautiful soft bubble bokeh whereas a Pentax-A 50mm macro, a Radionar 105 or an Aldis Uno 120 can each make tack sharp contrast that risks cutting the paper. What sort of picture do you want to make? And we haven't mentioned putting coloured filters on them when shooting B&W.

That one ought to go on a wall Nigel.

I don't do these but ....

There are two components to this scene - a horizontal one (across the waterfall) and a vertical one (the trees and the falling water). It strikes me that if you get a nice ICM effect with one you will automatically get a jarring one with the other. The most common ICMs are of woodland full of vertical tree trunks - one component.

This is pure logic so if I'm wrong, please shoot it down.

First thing I do with a 'new' cased lens is stick my nose in it. If it smells sweet it's fine. They all get a good dose of silica gel sachets which can be readily had in bulk off Ebay. They all live in an open bookcase in my office where the air can get round them - and certainly not in a closed photographic bag, which is only used to carry them around now and then.

If I got just one, remotely as good as those, I'd be very happy.

That top one is exceptionally creative.

I am slowly going through my collection of 300mm lenses. Yet to come is a Tair (ex Lennybloke) and a Pentacon (Meyer Optik) monster.

This very early Tamron adaptall is quite scarce and punches well above its weight on a K1.







Comments are welcome.

Remind me to stay home on Monday!

I will go out with a camera on purpose!