11 February, 2026
Pentax DA to Canon EF Adapter Hack
In December 2025, I documented a crafty little project of modifying a cheap Pentax K to Canon EF adapter so the aperture of a DA 35mm/f2.8 macro lens (no aperture ring) could be...
9 January, 2026
Nikon IX 30-60mm – Resurrection of a Redundant Lens
I am writing here of the Nikon Pronea S, more specifically the APS Nikon 30-60mm lX kit lens that could not be used on any other Nikon brand SLR camera because the camera end of...
9 January, 2026
Carl Zeiss 80mm F2.8 SL66 Mount Adapted to Pentax 67
The Pentax 67 system lacks a 35mm equivalent lens with large aperture. What, there is a 75AL? I’m too broke to have ever heard of it. So, I’ll have to adapt it myself. A Carl Ze...
2 January, 2026
Lomo 35KP 140mm F1.8 projector lens adapted to Pentax 67
In the everlasting quest for large apertures on 67 format, the path to glory leads towards projector lenses. Among these, the Soviet Lomo 35KP 140mm F1.8 movie projector lens st...
I’m a big fan of the Color-Minotar lens that graces the tiny body of the Minox 35 cameras. About the only thing that annoys me about the lens itself is the misspelling of ...
7 November, 2025
A Pair of Unusual Lenses Adapted to a Fuji GFX 50S
Fuji GFX cameras produce extremely high-quality images, but native lenses are very expensive, hence my need to look for alternative options. I recommend the website deltalenses....
6 August, 2025
Rodenstock Apo-Sironar Digital 70mm F5.6 – Adapting a digital medium format lens to film
A few years ago the managers of the university I work for decided that the Creative Arts department, which taught a number of photography subjects, was insufficiently profitable...
27 April, 2025
A Blurred Journey – Through Nikon EM and Holga Lens
A day in December 2011, Boston, Massachusetts. It was a cold, snowy day. But nothing felt colder than the heart of a young man lost after a series of failures. I had just gradua...