Kerfuffle~'s photostream  

So I've been having discussions with duncansalchemist about our Helios 44-2 2/58 lenses, and the adapters they require. Because we both have Nikons, which have a slightly larger flange-to-sensor distance than the lens was designed for, we need an adapter with a corrective glass lens if we want to be able to preserve infinity focus. (Canons don't have this problem. Snots.) We each started getting suspicious that the glass might soften our shots, though. And this experiment seems to give credence to that. I guess it makes sense -- craptastic glass between the sensor and the lens doesn't sound like the best combination.

I'm finally able to take snow pictures with the D7000. Weeee! I've been pretty happy so far -- it seems to be handling the white balance and metering nicely.

That wee flake has a lot of detail to it -- click to embiggen.

Some lovely, as yet unopened rye whiskey from a distillery in Three Oaks, Michigan, photographed with my much beloved new Helios 44-2 lens.

This is Fergus's 12th photo for the 12 Months for Dogs group, but it won't be his last -- we've signed up to continue on in 2012. And Ollie will be joining us!

Happy New Year!

I can't believe we made it through the whole year! This is Ollie's last photo for the 52 Weeks for Dogs group. He was a tough little subject, as I knew he'd be, and I bored myself silly with some of the uninspired shots I took of him, but we had fun, and we had 52 opportunities for some nice one-on-one time.

This shot was taken with my "new" Helios 44-2 lens, which I received as a Christmas gift from my beloved mum! Weee! I'm having a great time playing with it, and it's adding just the motivation I need at this time of year to pick up my camera!