We first visited Estepona in 2023. On that occasion our hotel was situated about eight miles out of town which meant a bus ride in for us before we could start exploring. I wanted to return but stay in the town or close to it. So with that in mind we booked a H10 hotel located on the edge of town and within easy walking distance of the town centre.
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It’s getting on for nearly a year now since I started regularly using vintage prime lenses, choosing to shoot with them rather than my modern Fujifilm alternatives, mostly zooms. I don’t own a vintage zoom lens. I’m not sure why that is other than I’ve enjoyed using my new prime lens collection and just not been minded to even research vintage zooms as an option. However there is one issue that’s become apparent with these old prime lenses since I bought my full frame Sony A7 MK3 earlier year.
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We took advantage of some recent good weather in the UK and booked a short caravan holiday, Mon-Fri, at Ladram Bay on the East Devon coast. A late booking discount meant we paid £360 for an eight berth caravan plus an extra £40 for the dog.
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Its been a while since I posted in relation to my vintage lens journey and I’ve added to my collection during that time. The first of my recent acquisitions was a Nikon 105mm f2.5 Pre AI lens. It was a popular lens back in the 70’s and 80’s and was made famous by Steve McCurry who shot the famous Afghan Girl image for National Geographic with a copy.
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A sudden spell of good weather has brought our local woodland and gardens to life over the past week or so. The weather here, in the South West of England, has been very wet but mild over the winter. So there have been no hard frosts to kill off delicate plants or hold things back.
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So, having successfully opened up a Helios 44-2 and reversed the front element using a newly purchased lens spanner (blogged here), I decided to attack another couple of lenses this week. Things went pretty well initially but, I learnt a tough lesson through inexperience with these older lenses.
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Having scoured so many vintage lens blogs and watched hours of vintage lens YouTube videos over the last few months, I was aware that lens elements could be reversed to achieve some quirky effects. It was something I hadn’t considered trying until I stumbled across Nadin Thomsons wonderful photography blog site. Here’s a link to Nadins site, it’s well worth making a visit – nadinthomson.co.uk
Continue readingI’ve written recently about my interest in vintage lenses and how much I’ve enjoyed using them. It’s very rare that I use my modern Fuji lenses these days. So, having convinced myself that using vintage lenses is not just a passing fad I decided to enhance my use of them by investing in a full frame camera.
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I bought, yet another, vintage lens from Ebay last week. I’d read a favourable review of the Nikon NIKKOR-S.C Auto 50mm f1.4, a 1970’s classic and decided I’d like one. It’s still widely available and I bought a copy, in mint condition, for £100. I’ve never owned, or used, a Nikon lens before but I’m suitably impressed. The build quality is superb and it’s a dream to use.
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Well this is really spooky. This week Anne challenges us to post images from photo opportunities we’ve stumbled across on one particular walk. I’ve done exactly that today, before I knew what was coming with this weeks challenge! Here’s the story of that walk.
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Steve Hyde 