Category Archives: Lenses

I’ve got a Nikkor f1.2 lens! No, of course it’s not a regular one!! There have been a couple of versions of this lens, the first one appeared in the mid-60’s. Back then, in the pre-digital years, engineers and other folk who had the need to record oscilloscope data had a challenge. This lens wasContinue reading “Nikkor O (CRT) f1.2”

I enjoy using my Pentax Spotmatic SP-F. It started with the camera and it’s 55mm f2 lens. It’s just so smooth to use, and I don’t use it often enough. I then found a reasonably priced 35mm f3.5. I say reasonably, but in my humble opinion, if the average selling prices for these lenses wereContinue reading “Super-Takumar 135mm f2.5”

After saying to myself “this year I wasn’t going to buy any more camera gear, but instead spend a little on making photo’s or rather going places to facilitate that” – then comes along a lens! Namely a Canon 24mm F2.8, the original dating from 1988. I paid £85 for it, which I thought bitContinue reading “Canon 24mm f2.8 from 1988”

Back in the spring I brought a second hand Tamron SP 17mm. Originally I wanted it to use on a 16mm movie camera, and it served it’s purpose well enough. Then I thought why not simply change the mount and try it on the Pentax ME Super? So that’s what I did. There are twoContinue reading “Tamron SP 17mm”