Some great images on here.......I have quite a few FD lenses sitting in various cuboards....what would be a good but not too expensive camera to buy to make use of them? Feeling inspired by this thread!! Must have a viewfinder.....
PS: Have several FD cameras eg T90s and will be digging some film out of the freezer very soon as well....
Shooting like this you really could wish for modern coatings, when I used to shoot events professionally my 16-35LII would never flare out like this. Does give a nice dreamy feel to the picture though Anyone know if there is an aftermarket hood that can work with the lens? The canon versions are selling for $50 and up on ebay which is somewhat ridiculous.
Mescalamba wrote:
Hm, FD 80-200 L, predecessor of Magic Drainpipe? Looks really sharp in center.. wonder how it would look on FF.
Can't help you with FF, but I was curious about the extreme corners on APS-C myself and did a little test. These are composite images, the lens was focused with the target centered, and then the target was successively placed into the four corners (no refocusing) and the resulting images combined. I like this setup for a convenient overview of what's going on in the center and corners at the same time.
Although this is my first post, I have been viewing this website for a few years now. My interest in photography goes back even further.
My dad (God rest his soul,) used FD lenses back in the mid 70's when I was a teenager. I inherited his lenses and a couple of Canon A1's
I tried to use his lenses with Micro 4/3 (specifically an Olympus OMD EM-5) but found with the crop factor that I didn't use them all that often.
I have recently changed to a Sony AR7 and should now be using his old lenses much more frequently.
The photo below, was not taken with one of his old lenses but with the Canon FD 20mm F2.8 that I purchased for the Sony.
It was taken last night, (my first time shooting with this camera and lens) close to my home here in Perth Australia. Although the day started out with a partly cloudy sky, unfortunately by late afternoon the sky was blue. Just before I arrived at my location a small fire had started to the west of me, which gave a little colour to the western sky.
This photo was taken at f22, giving the star effect on the sun.
