Photographers often like to speak about bokeh, the ability of a lens to render the out of focus area. Especially prime lenses with a fixed focal length and a wider maximum aperture are able to render a nice blurred background.
Vintage Lens Alarm: Pentax SMC Takumar 300/4 M42
Flee markets are very nice. You can find old photo gear for a bargain. I wasn’t even looking for a new lens but when I saw the Pentax Super Takumar 300/4 in the multi coated version with M42 mount for a quite reasonable price, I had to get it. Olympus just released the similar m.Zuiko Pro 300/4 which is probably the best lens for Micro Four Thirds but for my needs out of reach. Why not try a much more cheaper old vintage lens option with an M42 adapter on my camera? It certainly is not as sharp as the brand new m.Zuiko 300/4 and you have to focus manually but for occasionally use this might fit very well my pocket.
Photo Gallery: Serra De Tramuntana
Serra De Tramuntana (Mallorca)
This Site Is Now SSL Secured – Thank You Letsencrypt.org
From today on this site is secured and certified via SSL. In the past it was difficult to get a certificate for your website that is accepted by your browser and you had to pay for it. Letsencrypt.org is a new certificate authority, free and relatively easy to set up. It took me 1 hour (including research) to get the certificate for my domain and set up the Apache2 webserver and my site.
Vintage Cameras, Vintage Lenses
“Praktica”, “Carl Zeiss Jena”, “Pentacon” or “Meyer Optik Görlitz” are very well known brands in East Germany and beyond. When I started with photography, my first camera was a Praktica. On Berlin flee markets you can find them quite often. Carl Zeiss Jena lenses, which are often coupled with Praktica cameras, are still a nice choice as adapted vintage lenses on modern digital cameras.
Photo Gallery: Qingdao And Laoshan Mountain (China)
青岛和崂山的影集
Photo Gallery: Berchtesgaden Alps
贝希特斯加登阿尔卑斯山的影集
Photo Gallery: Mountains, Fjords, Fjell, Glaciers, Lakes, Rain – Norway
Images of Norway (Jotunheimen, Hardangervidda)