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Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135mm f/2.8 Review — Budget Bokeh
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Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135mm f/2.8 Review — Budget Bokeh

2026-10-012026-10-01

Minolta MC Tele Rokkor-PF 135mm f/2.8 — Budget Bokeh The humble 135mm may be one of the great bargains in […]

Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC: Perfectly Capable, With One Surprise
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Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC: Perfectly Capable, With One Surprise

2026-10-012026-10-01

Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC: Perfectly Capable, With One Surprise The Vivitar SMS 28mm f/2.8 MC is one of those […]

Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.4 (s/n 4059733)
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Minolta MD Rokkor-X 50mm f/1.4 (s/n 4059733)

2026-10-01

This is one of those vintage lenses that makes you wonder why you would spend very much money on a […]

“Scanning” Negs with a digital Camera-Reposting from my old Blogspot site.
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“Scanning” Negs with a digital Camera-Reposting from my old Blogspot site.

2025-09-192025-09-20

  For years I used a Nikon Coolscan to scan my slides and negs. Those scanners use a less-common Firewire […]

Variable IR Filter sample
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Variable IR Filter sample

2025-09-112025-09-11
A bunch of 50mm lenses compared
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A bunch of 50mm lenses compared

2025-07-10

Sony SAL5014, Minolta 50mm Macro, Canon 50mm f1.8 FD, Mamiya Sekor 50mm f2, Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50mm f2, Sigma Art […]

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