MadameSnippet's photostream  

I'm a relative newbie to photography. Purchased my first DSLR and opened a Flickr account at about the same time in 2009. I shoot stills with Canon EOS 450D and HD with a recently acquired 550D . Until about July 2010, most of the photos in this account were captured with the 18-55mm kit lens.

If it weren't for the urgent need to capture moving images (hence the acquisition of the Canon 550D) I would have happily continued to compose on the kit lens and not known any better. A modest gear budget inspired me to explore old MF prime lenses including non-Canon and M42 on the digital EOS. Now a full month into the affair (and it is *amore* like you wouldn't believe!), I'm certifiably addicted.

So here are the "new" old lenses acquired in the last month. They all require mount adapters.
- Canon FD MF 50mm f/1.8
- Canon FD MF 28mm f/2.8
- Canon FD MF 75-200mm f/4.5 (zoom)
- Pentax Super-Takumar M42 MF 150mm f/4
- Mamiya/Sekor M42 MF 55mm f/1.8
- Pentax Vivitar M42 MF 135mm f/2.8

I'm looking for a good
- Pentacon M42 MF 29mm f/2.8
- or something wider

Only a few of the new photos (including those taken with the 18-55mm kit lens) have been uploaded. I'm terrible at site maintenance!

~ July 22, 2010