This is a plant which is eatable, not only to humans obviously but to bugs too ;) The image was made woth Pentacon 50mm/1.8 m42 lens with zebra-look on a Canon EOS 350D.

Bug eating plant

I think this was shot with the S-M-C Takumar 55mm/1.8. This weeend we had a classic car-meeting where I live in Sweden (Garphyttan/Ånnaboda), and the cars passed through my village. Sadly I couldnt afford to visit the actual meeting but I got some shots along the road at least.

Classic car

Yesterday I was on a trip to the national park nearby and took images of some plants and flowers. The day before had bad weather and rain, so drops still clinged to the leafs. The photos was created with manual m42-lenses of different brands.

This is another picture from yesterday. The sunrise was making the forest on the other side glow. A bit harsh light for photography really, but I liked the contrast and the calm water. Like the prebvious this is also shot with the (Carl Zeiss) aus Jena S* 135mm/3.5 zebra on my Canon EOS 350D.

I went on a trip this morning. Some blackthroated divers were swimming in the lake. Took a shot with the aus Jena Sonnar 135mm/3.5 zebra M42-lens. For some reason I had a hard time getting focus this morning, but this is ok I think.

This Pentacon 50/1.8 lens my wife brought home from the fleemarket is growing on me. It cost very little together with the Praktica-camera, and was a bit smashed in the filterthreads (I fixed this brutally by forcing a broken filters ring on the front on the lens = new filterthreads). Maybe you saw the bokeh-shots? Well, here’s a tulip I shot at my wifes exhibition.

Pentacon tulip

A member on the YashicaForum posted pictures of and with this great Yashinon 55mm/1.2 lens – which makes me droooool! ;)

I really like the bokeh of many manual lenses. I gave this Pentacon (previous Meyer) a try, and loved it too. These f1.7-f2 lenses are easier to use then the f1.4 I think… it is easier to get the smooth feeling I want.

Soft thorns

Fungus wideopen

I got this from my wife, a Praktica LTL with the Pentacon 50mm/1.8 which she found in the fleemarket. Thanks, Sara :)

Praktica LTL with Pentacon 50mm/1.8

Unfortunately the filtererings on the lens was bad, dented. I fixed it by smashing a greenfilter and attached to the lens. Not great for collectors probably, but I like to use this m42 lens… with filters and hood :)

Just a little note, I sold a picture today for a tv-commercial. 400€. Shot with aus Jena Sonnar 135mm Zebra, an eastgerman lens from the 60′s for which I payed £10 :) You don’t need the newest technology to work with pictures.

Carl Zeiss aus Jena Sonnar 135mm/3.5