In this issue Wouldn’t it be nice, to choose 1 photo from each lens you own (or owned) and share…
A Picture from Each Nikkor (3)
In this issue Wouldn’t it be nice, to choose 1 photo from each lens you own (or owned) and share…
A Picture from Each Nikkor (2)
In this issue 6. “Taiji in the morning”, 1 Nikkor 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6 @ 74mm~200mm FX FOV, Nikon J1 7. “Dental…
Canon Manual Focus Lenses
This has taken me months to write. Original writings based on personal experience, extensive research, and a fair bit of…
The Chinese Biotar: Haiou-64 海鸥 58mm f/2 (SR)
Is the Chinese Biotar any good? Disassembly and Cleaning Haiou海鸥 Hai’ou (accent mark to aid pronunciation, sounds like Hai O),…
Minolta 50mm f/1.7 MD Rokkor
This lens came in with a bunch of junk cameras, a XG-1, two XG-7, a XG-M and a XD-11, all…
Nikon 135mm f/2.8 Nikkor-Q (and -QC)
135mm f/2.8 Nikkor-Q (top) and Nikkor-QC (bottom) after swapping the milled Ai aperture ring (AR). Richard Haw helped me get…
200mm f/4 K Disassembly, Overhaul and Clean-up
I have two 200mm f/4 K lens in my collection, along with a silver-nose 200mm f/4 Nikkor-Q, a black-nose 200mm…
Canon 50mm f/1.8 FD SC (Version I) Overhaul (with f/1.4 FD SSC Version I notes)
The lens after complete service. Updated October 14, 2018 – incorporated 50mm f/1.4 FD SSC Version I where there is…
