Playing with my tilt-shift. If you look close you can see that his eye is in focus, part of his whiskers are in focus, the hair between his ears are in focus, but his nose is out of focus.
Shot with an Arsat 35mm f/2.8 Tilt shift, tilted 8 degrees.
I started my photo-a-day project on September 6th, 2004 on livejournal, transferred it here around 2011. All photos were taken on the day they're posted...
hey, I didn't want to hijack the OP thread with this question... can you use Nikon/Canon MF lens on regular Nikon/Canon cameras? And yes m42 doesn't work without an adapter, but so worth it for older Tak glass ;) But I also use a Ricoh from the 1950's so I am just a few years behind the current trend...
I like your stuff... interesting technical shooting stuff... like this Pan/Tilt and the IR stuff from earlier... great stuff that really shows the science to the art...
Nikon stayed with the same F mount since they introduced the F1 in 1959. In 1977 they made a few changes in the way the camera interacts with the lens, so they introduced the AI mount, but they didn't change the mount completely. Many cameras could still use both AI and non-AI lenses, include some of the entry level Nikon DSLRs You can also convert a non-AI lens to AI so that it will mount on the higher end DSLRS. I have converted one lens.
Canon completely changed their mount when went to AF. the old mount was FD, and the new mount is EOS. I don't think you can do it even with adapters. But interestingly enough, because of the shorter distance between the lens surface and the film/sensor plane that Canon has, there are adapters to allow Canon to use old MF Nikkors without any trouble. There are a few guys out there with full frame canons and the Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 lens. The Canon also takes m42 mount with an adapter really easily.
Yeah, I'm more of a technical geek than an artist. I sometimes have trouble with composing a shot, and I don't shoot people really well. But I've played with IR, UV, Macro, tilt-shift, different film cameras and crap like that.
I hope I didn't come off as attacking you in that thread - I was just making the point that a 50 year old Nikkor still can work with a modern DSLR.
And I agree - some of the old lenses were dang sharp. They didn't try to go super fast or zoom, so the glass design was simple and it worked well. The old Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 that my brother has is as sharp or sharper than my high dollar 28-70mm f/2.8D.
Ah no trouble... the more information out there the better... I didn't know Nikon was so backwards compatible... the guys I know who tend to shoot Nikon have very nice modern cameras and think it is 'interesting' that I shoot my dad's glass on my camera...
That D90 that was converted... did you just pull the IR filter off the sensor or did you do more than that?
as per the tlr I use mine fairly often... takes great images... I posted this one from last weeked a few days back... it is the next image in my set...
I am taking it to my sisters wedding this weekend... she hired a pro at my insistance (who will like have his shiny new Nikon ;)) So i'll have my 35mm w/ 50 1.4 which I'll xproc, some BW 120 film for the Ricoh and my trust kx... just cause I can with something silly like a fish-eye or 18-250 on it...
I converted a D70. It is one of the more simple cameras to convert. The D90 has a dust reduction module that makes it a bit more difficult to convert, but still very possible to do.
You have to order an IR bypass filter that allows IR through but cuts visible light, then you open up the camera remove the hotmirror from on top of the sensor. (the hotmirror cuts UV and IR and allows visible light) Then you put the IR bypass filter in it's place and put it back together.
I like your stuff... interesting technical shooting stuff... like this Pan/Tilt and the IR stuff from earlier... great stuff that really shows the science to the art...
Canon completely changed their mount when went to AF. the old mount was FD, and the new mount is EOS. I don't think you can do it even with adapters. But interestingly enough, because of the shorter distance between the lens surface and the film/sensor plane that Canon has, there are adapters to allow Canon to use old MF Nikkors without any trouble. There are a few guys out there with full frame canons and the Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 lens. The Canon also takes m42 mount with an adapter really easily.
Yeah, I'm more of a technical geek than an artist. I sometimes have trouble with composing a shot, and I don't shoot people really well. But I've played with IR, UV, Macro, tilt-shift, different film cameras and crap like that.
I hope I didn't come off as attacking you in that thread - I was just making the point that a 50 year old Nikkor still can work with a modern DSLR.
And I agree - some of the old lenses were dang sharp. They didn't try to go super fast or zoom, so the glass design was simple and it worked well. The old Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 that my brother has is as sharp or sharper than my high dollar 28-70mm f/2.8D.
-Josh
That D90 that was converted... did you just pull the IR filter off the sensor or did you do more than that?
I am taking it to my sisters wedding this weekend... she hired a pro at my insistance (who will like have his shiny new Nikon ;)) So i'll have my 35mm w/ 50 1.4 which I'll xproc, some BW 120 film for the Ricoh and my trust kx... just cause I can with something silly like a fish-eye or 18-250 on it...
You have to order an IR bypass filter that allows IR through but cuts visible light, then you open up the camera remove the hotmirror from on top of the sensor. (the hotmirror cuts UV and IR and allows visible light) Then you put the IR bypass filter in it's place and put it back together.
Here is the instructions I used - http://www.lifepixel.com/ir-tutorials/nikon-d70-digital-infrared-conversion-instructions.htm
I really would like to sell my IR D70 and then pick up a D90 to convert. Live view and video would be fun with IR.