Critique Welcomed tell me this isn't cute!

[Hamish Gill]

Guess the lens and camera


Connie in the Park by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

 

[Paul Lange]

Well, I've seen better climbing frames...........

 

[Hamish Gill]

A good point well made

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Lovely shot H, looks like she's got the hang of her feet.
I find the Bokeh fascinating. They're like bubbles...... Is this the effect of this lens if yours?
How does it exentuated the bokeh so much?!

 

[Hamish Gill]

It's the summarit yeah ...
Its just the way it is Dan, I don't know enough about lens design to explain it ...
i guess the 15(?) blade aperture helps keep things circular ... And I know that the edged bokeh is caused by spherical aberrations ... But I don't really know what that means

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Awwww - looks like she's chasing bubbles Hamish

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

Bundle of fluffyness


Re Summarit : Hamish i had a Jupiter 85mm f2 in m42, it has 13 or maybe 15 blades, it had circular bokeh and quite a glow to photos, i think you may like it, the leica mount is rather reasonable in affordability.

 

[Brian Moore]

Bonny fotie! Amazing lens, too.

 

[Paul Lange]

It is a very cute photo Hamish, amazing how you change your perspective and view on sentimental photographs once you have kids isn't it?

Ignore my previous post, it was a joke but I worded badly and you got the wrong end of the stick, unless the photo is actually of a climbing frame and Connie just got in the way.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cheers Guys
i know you were joking Paul

Jupiter-9 Ahmad?
im watching a couple on eBay ...
Have you got any shots from it?

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

Jupiter-9 Ahmad?
im watching a couple on eBay ...
Have you got any shots from it?

Are you watching the Leica mounts Hamish ... m42 & kiev contax are more stocky in appearance.
Remembrance thread is taken with it. I have a few taken on my nex5 (i will try to locate). I would like to have kept it ...

 

[Hamish Gill]

M42's and ltm's ... Weighing my options
ive just bought a nex/m42 adapter ...

 

[Brian Moore]

This isn't cute!

Ok. I've done what you said. Now here's what I think: It's cute!

 

[Pete Askew]

Yep, no dispute from me. And I think your watch list might be very similar to mine! Don't worry though I won't buy anything without prior warning!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Im also trying to find a dreamy soft wide and a non-ai lens for my f/f2 ... thinking a 5.8cm 1.4 but i cant see any for sensible cash

 

[Pete Askew]

I picked up a mint 55 1.2 the other day. It's the lens mounted on the Apollo in the last of the shots here - http://www.realphotographersforum.com/film-conventional-cameras/8030-nikon-f-apollo.html.

 

[Hamish Gill]

yeh, I did spot that ... ... £xpensive?

Im looking for something with character, nice low contrast and flarey ... Im lead to belive the 5.8cm is a good example... although seemingly a bit of a collectors item unfortunately ...

Im tempted by a plain old original 5cm f2 ... thay seem pretty cheap

 

[Pete Askew]

£650. Reasonable I suppose given its condition and their rarity.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, sounds about right!

 

[Beth Carter]

love it! (and cute baby too)... but did i mention i love it? everything's soft and warm and flowy.