Bought some simple plastic lenses for my Nikon DLSR. Yeah – seems counter-productive but going retro can be fun. The lenses are actual called Diana F+ lenses – made of plastic, and I got an adapter so it connects directly to the f-mount on the Nikon. Very simple. Whole thing was maybe $40. So simple that you have to put the camera in full manual for it to even snap shots as it doesn’t recognize that a lens is attached.
Great thing about using a DSLR is that since it’s all manual, you don’t know what settings you’ll need so you can just keep trying and no film wasted. You have to test different ISO/shutter combinations. And to focus – there are only 3 settings on this little plastic lens, 1-2M, 2-4M and infinity.
Why? Cause I can. And a few of the pics have a fun color effect.
Check out the rest on flickr. I’m still figuring out the settings so these are all learning pics.
Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas through our son’s eyes. We’ve had so much fun with Ben this holiday already. We had our First 1st Christmas a bit early. (His Second 1st Christmas celebration will be with our family & friends next week.)
This has been such a wonder-filled year for us. We hope you find as much to look back on with happiness and joy. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
(By the way – coolest artist in the world. I asked if I could use the song in the video – got back an email saying sure and that I had great taste in music. I Agree!!)
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