Post by lulalake on Jul 31, 2006 23:07:27 GMT -5
I got a 30D last week after much deliberation, Nikon 200D, Sony Alpha100, etc, etc. ( I do need the dasterdly digital for work)
I shoot a lot of 35mm film and have some Canon glass so, that fact plus the low noise etc, helped me decide to get the 30D.
Wellll, a couple of months ago I bought a ‘Kuminor” 500mm lens for about 40 bucks on eBay, just for fun. I figured it was a joke anyway and I could put an eyepiece on it and have a telescope, guide telescope or something of the sort.
You’ve probably seen these lenses on ebay and chuckled. I did. They are primes, f8 to f32, light as a feather, and like a short baseball bat.
I never got around to mounting it on my EOS1, my main film camera, but thought I’d mount it on the 30D for a laugh.
Ha.
Here is the result. I live in a small Texas college town near Austin that’s pretty photogenic and here’s the college main hall.
Here’s the normal 18-55 kit lens, no sharpening or anything:
Here’s the Kuminor, no sharpening, anything at f22
Here's a moon shot I did about an hour ago:
What I think is that I may have found the perfect takearound, beach, picnic 500mm lens. Perhaps they’re like Holgas, each having it’s own personality.
They also go by the name of Kalimar lenses and there are several on ebay right now.
Anyway it’s worth the money and a true collectible.
Cheers
Jules
I shoot a lot of 35mm film and have some Canon glass so, that fact plus the low noise etc, helped me decide to get the 30D.
Wellll, a couple of months ago I bought a ‘Kuminor” 500mm lens for about 40 bucks on eBay, just for fun. I figured it was a joke anyway and I could put an eyepiece on it and have a telescope, guide telescope or something of the sort.
You’ve probably seen these lenses on ebay and chuckled. I did. They are primes, f8 to f32, light as a feather, and like a short baseball bat.
I never got around to mounting it on my EOS1, my main film camera, but thought I’d mount it on the 30D for a laugh.
Ha.
Here is the result. I live in a small Texas college town near Austin that’s pretty photogenic and here’s the college main hall.
Here’s the normal 18-55 kit lens, no sharpening or anything:
Here’s the Kuminor, no sharpening, anything at f22
Here's a moon shot I did about an hour ago:
What I think is that I may have found the perfect takearound, beach, picnic 500mm lens. Perhaps they’re like Holgas, each having it’s own personality.
They also go by the name of Kalimar lenses and there are several on ebay right now.
Anyway it’s worth the money and a true collectible.
Cheers
Jules
