02 / Abhishesh Sharma
Photography.
Manual lenses. Modern cameras. A different perspective.
Photography
A picture is worth a thousand words. I have been learning photography since 2016 and I am very fond of manual lenses. Thanks to the short flange focal distance of mirrorless cameras and in-body optical image stabilization in Sony Cameras, I can use half-a-century-old lenses on modern digital cameras effectively and create some beautiful images full of character and microcontrast.
Equipment
| Category | Tools |
|---|---|
| Manual Lenses Adapted to Sony Mount | Pentacon 50mm f1.8, Helios 44-2 Zebra 58mm f2, Minolta 35-70 f3.5, Minolta MC ROKKOR PG 50mm f1.4, Vivitar 100-500, SuperTakumar 135mm f3.5, Minolta 50mm f2, Minolta 45mm f2, Pentacon 50mm f1.8 II, 200mm f3.5, Industar 50mm f3.5, Fujian 35mm f1.7, Helios 44-4 58mm f2, Yashica 50mm f2 |
| Sony Mount Manual Focus FF | Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f1.2, Voigtlander 12mm f5.6 |
| Nikon Manual Focus FF | Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f1.4 |
| Canon Mount Automatic Focus FF | Tokina 100mm f2.8, 40mm f2.8, 50mm f1.8 II |
| Canon Mount Manual Focus FF | Samyang 85mm f1.4 |
| Sony Mount Automatic Focus FF | Sony 100-400 GM, 28mm f2, Tamron 28-75 f2.8 |
| Adapters/Extension Tubes | Sigma MC11, Sony 1.4TX Extender, Fotga adapters, Fotodiox Extension tubes |
| Camera | Sony A7RV, Canon 70D, Canon 5D Mark I |