Saturday, October 30, 2010

Chinatown

Regular visitors here will know I have a penchant for old or legacy lenses. Yesterday I was lucky enough to find (for $15) a lens that some call the best 50mm lens ever made - the Super Takumar f1.4 50mm. I've only just begun to play with it but I like what I've seen so far. It may require a bit of work - there is a slight tinge of yellowness but I know how to cure that. Today's post is just a few shots of Victoria's Chinatown I took to test this lens.
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3 comments:

  1. JoJoOctober 30, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    Outstanding find!! And the photos look great to me. It was so foggy when I visited that my Chinatown pics came out quite dark with white sky.

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  2. MichaelOctober 30, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    Wow! Stunning results. $15, how can this be possible?

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  3. msdewberryOctober 30, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Nice find! Now I have some serious lens envy and I just got over the last hit of that!!
    Chinatown is one of my brother's favorite haunts. I think the Noodle Box restaurant is on the outskirts of Chinatown and I love going there for some food when we get to the island for a visit.
    Happy Halloween!

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