Digital photography, it's definitely funny!

Couple of test shots from the newly aquired Russian Юпитер 37A, designed from the zeiss jena sonnar 135/3.5 after the zeiss factories got bombed in the war.

Not bad for B2000

Couple of test shots from the newly aquired Russian Юпитер 37A, designed from the zeiss jena sonnar 135/3.5 after the zeiss factories got bombed in the war.

Not bad for B2000

Beautiful rendition, RW. Congratulations for your "cheap purchase"!

For sure the best can expected from the Sonar lens formula. As seen above, the OOF background should be great too...

Russians/Soviets made some superb lenses.

Same-same, but different ...

Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II, ST 55/1.8, Ilford HP5+ 135 film

Scanned wet print on warm tone Foma paper

Some of my garden flowers!

Portulaca (pink) and Plumbago (blue)

Cosmos (yellow) Italian basil, purple fountain grass and a few weeds!

Following Rythmnworx's path above, today first quick test of a vintage Asahi Pentax SMC Super Takumar 135 f/3.5 lens full open.

And as expected, smooth transition in OOF distances, and bubbles in the background.

The bubble test I've been itching to do, but my fairy lights are in the loft and my LED strip needs batteries.

Heres a link from a while back http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/709345-three-kings/

Also FR's jupiter 11 butterfly shot http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/695151-by-jupiter/

I'm in a bit of a quandary as theres some nice cheap old glass I'd like but am limited by the long registry distance on F-mount.

Luckily the 37A is adaptable whilst retaining infinity focus, I think maybe all Russian A (adaptable) lenses are.

I'd like a Helios 44-7 amongst others, maybe one day I will switch to fuji/OM/sony

Anyway to avoid clogging the thread with my waffle, heres a shot from the nik 200 f4 ais

The bubble test I've been itching to do, but my fairy lights are in the loft and my LED strip needs batteries.

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Lotus are easy models to work with: they never complain, nor are ever tired, thirsty or anything...

The proof...

You see?..

Double flowered Hibiscus... with tiny bubbles!

1st Dragonfruit of the year has flowered. Never thought at the time that I should have taken a shot down from the front of the flower.

I'll slip down there now to see if I can get a good shot.

One of my versions, of the Peacock flower ...

Also pre††y in pink

and yellow~!

Double flowered Hibiscus... with tiny bubbles!

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Phrae - Muang Pee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phae_Mueang_Phi

Very easy to find it, follow the road marks ..

Flower with buds not bubbles!...

Ants like it too

Ok-ok:no bubbles this time...

Thanks to the soviet Helios-44 58 f/2 M39 lens at f/5.6.

^^^ Which version is it?

I could of had 2 of these for 500 baht for both, 44M and a 44-2, not adaptable to my camera with infinity focus though as far as I know.

jesus christ, this shitty server TV use

That's one of the things they are working on! I removed the extra posts!

I am not sure if I posed this photo before, sorry if I did.

Here is another one, a not often seen orchid but my wife is quite good at taking care of them, thankfully as I don't have a clue how to do it, 555:

I think they have fixed the posting problems!

False azalea, tomorrow's flower

^^^ Which version is it?

I could of had 2 of these for 500 baht for both, 44M and a 44-2, not adaptable to my camera with infinity focus though as far as I know.

Thanks for your interest RW

My copy is an early one: Helios-44 M39, aperture pre-set, 8 blades, and... a ugly aluminium finish look nowadays!

In this old Helios-44 M39 family (50s-60s?) I like the softness full open and as well the soft contrast. It's an old fashion photography lens for a vintage look pic. Very good in B&W especially for a vintage rendition if appreciated...

Another flower with the Helios-44 lens full open:

As you can see, delicate softness all over the pic, even the focus fading goes smooth.

Great for me, but not for everyone I guess

Cheers

Razor sharp this one, RW!

What's the lens?