Today I got this mice package from c-hylse with a Yashica ML 50mm/1.4 in prefect condition :) I went outside and tried a few shots. It felt good but I’m not used to the f1.4 yet so many of the shots were to short depth.

Image of the lens itself will come shortly :)

When I first tried the russian lens Mir-1V I got the feeling I wanted to use it for portraits. This christmas I took this nice image of my family in the hallway. Like the light. Of course it’s not planned, no poses just snapshot. But I love the warm feeling. Nice m42 wideangle from russia.

My wife and daughter with Mir-1V

More image, not portraits with russian lens Mir-1V from earlier this year.

Took some iceshots on my wlk the other day :)

Icebubbles made with Asahi Opt.Co. Auto Takumar 85mm/1.8

On DIYPhotography.net a new projects has started, where you pair up with a friend and temporarily exchange a piece of gear and then write a review about it. I will try to participate, I like these kinds of projects - it reminds me of the previous $50-dollar film camera project arranged by EpicEdit which was very fun :)

Something New

One thing that comes to mind, would anyone be interested in a long term group where we send cheap M42-lenses round to eachother for testing? I guess it would have to be a closed group where you exchange adresses and place trust in eachother. Well, the idea just popped in my mind…

As I sit here today and watch the images form yesterday, I see things I want to change. Lucky me that the subject is nearby, will give it another go tonight. However, I like this portrait photograph from yesterday made with Asahi Pentax S-M-C Takumar 55mm/1.8 m42 on Canon EOS 350D. Fixed a bit in Photoshop (black and whit, crop, contrast).

Photograph of Sara made with Asahi S-M-C Tak 55mm f1.8

Are you like me - rather the one behind the camera the in front of it? However, sooner or later you will need a picture of yourself, right? For your company, CV, website, book - whatever.

Well, I needed a couple of images for different occasions. So late tonight I took out the cameragear and gave it a try.

• A chair
• Two constructionlights (500W)
• Tripod
• Camera with m42-lens Asahi Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8
• A piece of string
• Some Photoshopping

I tied the string to the tripod and stretched it to the chair. Sitting on the chair I focused on the tripod. Without touching the focus I put the camera back on the tripod. With the string I could tell where the focus in the image is.

I put selftimer on and ran back to the chair. Took the string to my eye (so it would be in focus). The lights were like I wanted them after several attempts. It’s a bit trial and error. I don’t have good flash or studiolights so I have to use whats available, but I think it turned out ok:

Selfportrait with Asahi Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8

Went for a walk and took russian M42-lenses with me, including the Mir-1v. This is the result, photographs in the dark swedish november, in the sundown. Lens mounted on camera Canon EOS 350D.

Mir 1V into sundown

Field portraied by this old russian lens

My daughter carried on my wifes back. She likes to look over the shoulder and look at the cars :) Made som photographs with Mir-1V on Canon EOS 350D. There was very much overcast light (swedish november), and hard to focus with that camera but I like this images as the show the spirit of the moment ;)

Nice bokeh with Mir-1v

Pekaboo with Mir-1v, more nice bokeh

A couple of takumar-lenses used in the darkness of the night in this photographs. The first with Asahi Opt.Co. Super-Takumar 135mm/3.5 and the second Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8, both on Canon EOS 350D.

Parkinglot shot with Super-Takumar 135mm/3.5

House shot with Auto-Takumar 85mm/1.8