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47 varieties making up our Osechi for this year, each with a symbolic meaning for the new year.

Taken with an old-timer Nikkor-O.C Auto 35mm f2.0 on Canon 5D Mark II

A toast to a great year to come with namazake and temaki-zushi!

Taken with an old-timer Nikkor-O.C Auto 35mm f2.0 on Canon 5D Mark II

Kanegon attacking iyokan (Japanese indigenous orange) grown on our terrace in Tokyo.
Together with mikan, iyokan is the symbol of Japanese winter. They are grown largely on the warm Pacific side of Mainland Japan where it does not snow or frost in winter.

Taken with an old-timer Micro-Nikkor 55mm f2.8 Ai-S on Canon 5D Mark II

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Testing an old timer Nikon Series E 75-150mm f/3.5 AI-S on Canon 5D Mark II.
We have to agree with Thom that this lens has some of the best telephoto bokeh. The inner zone of out-of-focus highlights is evenly rendered and the bokeh edges are soft and creamy. We can say that the bokeh quality is almost on par with our EF 135mm 2L (Nikon 75-150 shows cat's eye effect in the corner at wide open)