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Konica KM Hexanon 90MM F2.8 (05460023)

I don’t use this lens very often. Framing is a little fussy with the castrated 90mm framelines, but I could work around that if I only saw more 90mm pictures. I’ll be trying to use it more, so perhaps I’ll start seeing more 90mm shots. It does take a pretty picture, and it might be [...]

Sale (05170018)

The world appears as if seen through the bottom of a Coke bottle when using the CV 35 1.4 SC wide open.

1pt4 Photography Goes to a Wedding

Of course, my mom has her eyes closed . . . M6TTL, CV 35 1.4 SC, TMY (New TMax 400), TMax Dev On the 4th of July, my cousin Brian got married on a veranda over looking Lake Michigan. The M6TTL, CV 35 1.4 SC and a couple of rolls of the new TMax 400 [...]

Notes from the field, er street, er . . . alley: A Consideration of the Voigtlander 35 1.4 SC

Yes, I do make a habit of looking into dumpsters. You never know where you will find something interesting. After a couple of months on the shelf, I picked up the Biogon again this week. A couple of observations: The focusing tab on the CV did indeed turn out to be addictive, but only for [...]

More mind control rays (04690015)

That robot mind control ray is everywhere.