Thought I’d loop back. It’s not the Contax CY 35mm (also a great lens), this one came out of a Yashica T3 or T4 I think, when they were working with Contax. It’s a small teaser with a quite steep ray angle, so it was made for 35mm, but it behaves as poorly as almost any film lens I’ve ever seen.
Purchased the patted lens, I assume the camera was dead and someone tore it out. I bought it cheap when they got tired of messing with it. Drilled a whole in a plastic M body cap, it could be mounted about 1mm further out for more close focus range but haven’t felt like messing with it again. So it’s a fixed 35mm f/3.5 with no aperture control and so-so close focus. And it looks pretty terrible at the borders on FX. But it’s probably the most fun I’ve had on the Zfc.
Taken with the Z6II & 40/2 to fit the thread! And just realized I mounted it upside down...
akul wrote:
I did not know it does not quite cover full frame. I loved my Planar 50/f1.4, which got broken. I keep saying I will buy another one, but there are many other lenses I want to try, and now, it is harder to find. Oh well.
Some from a few months ago already. Time is flying a bit too fast now.
Our Magnolia in all its glory, view from my balcony.
The last two frosty nights unfortunately killed the blossom, after a unusually warm and sunny end of march.
Nikon Z 6 & NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, ƒ/11.0, ISO 1600 Magnolie1 by Vento, auf Flickr
Nikon Z 6 & NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 15,5mm, ƒ/5.6, ISO 360 Magnolie2 by Vento, auf Flickr
Nikon Z 6 & NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 30mm, ƒ/4, ISO 100 Magnolie by Vento, auf Flickr
Cat Woman. Captured on the streets of Morocco during a stay last month (March 2022). Nikon Z7, 85 f/1.8 S, ISO 140, f/4, 1/320s.
https://www.keithlaban.co.uk/Cat_Woman_large.jpg
Stunning. Goodness that 85/1.8 renders nicely.
Morocco is a great location but I find the locals to be very camera-adverse, especially in the urban centres. How are you managing this when you photograph there?
Alistair1 wrote:
Stunning. Goodness that 85/1.8 renders nicely.
Morocco is a great location but I find the locals to be very camera-adverse, especially in the urban centres. How are you managing this when you photograph there?
Thanks.
As much as I love Morocco I have to admit the country is a source of much frustration with regards to photography. The mere sight of a camera will often cause offence. My approach is to be respectful and accept that more often than not requests to photograph people will be declined. I can't get back to India soon enough, where I'm often requested by people to take their photograph!
