Pictures Taken With Vintage Lenses.............
I participate in our photography hobby by using old, vintage manual lenses...Minolta, Sigma, Tokina, and Samyang lenses. Below are a few recent pictures taken with some of my vintage lenses.
The old tractor picture was taken near Blanco, Texas using my Sony NEX-6 camera using a vintage Minolta MD Macro Zoom 35-70mm F3.5 lens.
The old pickup truck was taken in Marion, Texas using my Sony NEX-6 camera and a vintage Tokina SD 35-200mm F4-5.6 lens.
The haunted house picture was taken in San Antonio, Texas using my Sony NEX-6 camera and a Minolta MD W.Rokkor-X 28mm F2.8 Prime Lens.
To me, photography is all about having fun, and I am having lots of it using these old vintage lenses. Tejaswrangler :)
SnappyHappy
Loc: Chapin, SC “The Capitol of Lake Murray”
Your old lenses still have plenty of life in them. :thumbup:
tejaswrangler wrote:
I participate in our photography hobby by using old, vintage manual lenses...Minolta, Sigma, Tokina, and Samyang lenses. Below are a few recent pictures taken with some of my vintage lenses.
Nice shots. I have a few old lenses that I pull out from time to time. They are all pretty big and bulky, not what I want to carry around, say on a vacation trip, but they all take good pictures and I often pull them out when I'm near home and need whatever it is that is special about them - macro, long lens or whatever. I'll probably keep my eyes open for a chance to get other specialty items, like maybe a fish-eye lens.
What you lose by going to vintage lenses is not just size and weight advantages, but probably auto-focus and possibly IS as well. I say possibly because in some cases IS is completely in the camera.
I just picked up a 16 mm Hassalbad 2.8 pancake lens that I found on sale cheap - apparently Hassalbad is finding itself in hard times and is dumping a lot of its lens inventory. It came in the brown truck the other day and I went out on a shoot yesterday to see how I liked it. I shoot RAW and have not processed what I shot yet but for now I'm not sure I like what I've bought.
The lens is nearly the same size as the 18-50 mm lens that came with my A6000. It's small enough to fit easily in my bag so that part is OK. Focus seems to work well but IS not so well. Before ordering I called B&H and they assured me that IS would work with the lens - but my camera does not agree. When I checked on whether IS was turned on, my A6000 informed me it was not supported with this lens. It's a slightly faster lens than my kit lens but no IS. Hmmm, how good is that?
Well, after I've processed my photos from yesterday I'll make a decision whether I want to send my new lens back.
Very clear and sharp captures with good color. Your lenses are still winners.
Carlo
Loc: Maryland, NW.Chesapeake Bay
Great Images you captured with your Vintage Lenses..!!!
Enjoy..!! :thumbup:
Tom DePuy wrote:
:thumbup: :-)
Tom DePuy, thanks for viewing my pictures and the thumbsup. Tejaswrangler :)
rlaugh
Loc: Michigan & Florida
And giving us great shots to look at...good job!
SnappyHappy wrote:
Your old lenses still have plenty of life in them. :thumbup:
SnappyHappy, yes, the old vintages lenses still have plenty of life in them and are fun to use. Thanks for the thumbsup. Tejaswrangler :)
pecohen wrote:
Nice shots. I have a few old lenses that I pull out from time to time. They are all pretty big and bulky, not what I want to carry around, say on a vacation trip, but they all take good pictures and I often pull them out when I'm near home and need whatever it is that is special about them - macro, long lens or whatever. I'll probably keep my eyes open for a chance to get other specialty items, like maybe a fish-eye lens.
What you lose by going to vintage lenses is not just size and weight advantages, but probably auto-focus and possibly IS as well. I say possibly because in some cases IS is completely in the camera.
I just picked up a 16 mm Hassalbad 2.8 pancake lens that I found on sale cheap - apparently Hassalbad is finding itself in hard times and is dumping a lot of its lens inventory. It came in the brown truck the other day and I went out on a shoot yesterday to see how I liked it. I shoot RAW and have not processed what I shot yet but for now I'm not sure I like what I've bought.
The lens is nearly the same size as the 18-50 mm lens that came with my A6000. It's small enough to fit easily in my bag so that part is OK. Focus seems to work well but IS not so well. Before ordering I called B&H and they assured me that IS would work with the lens - but my camera does not agree. When I checked on whether IS was turned on, my A6000 informed me it was not supported with this lens. It's a slightly faster lens than my kit lens but no IS. Hmmm, how good is that?
Well, after I've processed my photos from yesterday I'll make a decision whether I want to send my new lens back.
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pecohen, thanks for viewing the pictures, and for your interesting input on the subject of vintage lenses. Please have a great day. Tejaswrangler :)
Cwilson341 wrote:
Very clear and sharp captures with good color. Your lenses are still winners.
Cwilson341, thanks for viewing the pictures and taking the time to post a response. Please have a great day ! Tejaswrangler :)
Carlo wrote:
Great Images you captured with your Vintage Lenses..!!!
Enjoy..!! :thumbup:
Carlo, thanks for the kind words and the thumbsup. Please have a great day! Tejaswrangler :)
rlaugh wrote:
And giving us great shots to look at...good job!
rlaugh, thanks for viewing the pictures and kind words. Please have a great day! Tejaswrangler :)
You would never know they are vintage lenses...great IQ on all three photos. Thanks for taking these photos and sharing. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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