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Re: [Theme] Pictures taken with vintage lenses
« Reply #105 on: May 09, 2025, 00:12:37 »
Testing that macro lens, I discover things that are impossible to see with the naked eye, like the two green individuals that appear on the right.

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Re: [Theme] Pictures taken with vintage lenses
« Reply #106 on: May 09, 2025, 01:50:56 »
1978 35mm f2 AI on a Z6.
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Re: [Theme] Pictures taken with vintage lenses
« Reply #107 on: May 09, 2025, 07:14:57 »
Testing that macro lens, I discover things that are impossible to see with the naked eye, like the two green individuals that appear on the right.

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Re: [Theme] Pictures taken with vintage lenses
« Reply #108 on: May 10, 2025, 21:11:01 »
OK, here are two images taken with a vintage lens -- Kowa 55mm f/0.8 -- probably harking back to the '60s. Camera is Z fc.

As photographers, we need to keep in mind to work *with* not *against* the tools we have at hand. As such, there never is just a single, "correct" image of any subject. I'd say there are infinite numbers. In this case, the two photos were taken a few seconds apart and both depict the exact same subject.

Is sharpness our only acceptale criterion for a "good" photo? Sometimes, sometimes not. We have the liberty to select any rendition imaginable.

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Re: [Theme] Pictures taken with vintage lenses
« Reply #109 on: May 12, 2025, 21:46:13 »
Birna, translucent images with your signature. I continue with the lens above, seeing results.

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Re: [Theme] Pictures taken with vintage lenses
« Reply #110 on: May 13, 2025, 23:59:56 »
More photos with the lens above, they are of my garden, two unknown beings who live here, and I don't charge them rent.